Sports Quakers are beginning to appear after our recent request for information of them.

Here is something from the intrepid William West of Mount Street Meeting, Manchester.

William writes: 'Dear Friend Eye, I have cycled since I was nine nearly 50 years ago. Last September I decided it was time to begin to train up for Lands End to John o'Groats and I will do the 1,000 mile trip this August, Deus Volens. My trip will raise money for HIV counsellor training in Kenya. I have set up a blog billonbike that shares my progress, bits of bike lore including creative use of bananas - cyclists' best food. Richard Summers from Quaker Life hopes to travel part of the way with me as do some other F(f)riends and my Meeting are very supportive.

'The impact of my training on me has been enormous, I am fitter and feel better in myself than for years. I find cycling gives me much needed solitude and sometimes resembles Worship so my trip will be something of a pilgrimage.'

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