Thud!!!

[Sweder]

I was away for a week in New Orleans - tough job and all that - and got home to find a pack from Dave Bedford waiting on my desk . . .

. . . sadly, it contained the aforementioned rain jacket : ( so it;s hey ho and a golden bond place we go . . . shame coz it'll cost the charity 300 quid just to get me round, but it's better than not taking part.

By the way, not wishing to start an anti FLM session or anything but . . . Plodder, on the front of your 'YOU'RE IN!' magazine there's a picture of two lads by Tower Bridge giving it large into the camera. They are my lads from this years' JDRF team . . . but the organisers have AIRBRUSHED THE CHARITY NAME OFF THEIR SHIRTS in the photo! How sad is THAT? Apparently they can because they own everything to do with the race, including the rights to the photos, but I think it sucks. JDRF has requested an explanation, but in the end there's not much we can do. We suspect its because JDRF is not an official charity this year, and though it's a great pic they (FLM) don't want to
dish out free high profile publicity for one of the 'minor' charities.

Anyone who'd like a copy of the original pic by e-mail, drop me a line.