Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Ex-soldier in flipping hard challenge in Wester Ross to raise funds for NHS

Geoff Bowery is undertaking the challenge this Saturday in a bid to raise funds for the NHS
Geoff Bowery is undertaking the challenge this Saturday in a bid to raise funds for the NHS

A former soldier is to take on a flipping hard challenge this weekend in Wester Ross in a bid to raise funds for the NHS.

Geoff Bowery, who is currently residing in Strathcarron, aims to flip a 90kg tyre for a distance of 2.2 miles in a bid to support the work of the health service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr Bowery, who served in the forces for 22 years, latterly as a personal trainer, now lives in Saudi Arabia with his wife and six-month-old son.

The family have, however, found themselves stranded in the Wester Ross village after visiting Mr Bowery’s in-laws prior to government restrictions coming into force.

The personal trainer has said his current challenge, which will be undertaken on Saturday at sunrise, is to provide a challenging experience but one that is “worthwhile”.

He said: “I often do one challenge annually as a fundraising event, so I am going to flip the tyre from here to the Strathcarron Hotel which is four kilometres away.

“There is a lot of open space here where I can adhere to government guidelines on social distancing.

“If I were comfortable doing it I probably wouldn’t do it – I am doing this because I think it is going to be challenging.”

Mr Bowery man anticipates the challenge taking between four and four-and-a-half hours, but is confident he will succeed, saying: “The critical thing is to keep a good technique throughout.”

He set himself a fundraising goal of £300, which he has already more than doubled prior to even crossing the start line.

All proceeds will support the NHS.

Mr Bowrey added: “The work NHS staff are undertaking is challenging, admirable and awe-inspiring.

“I applaud the work they are doing and we should remember it is not just nurses and doctors.

“They are doing a fantastic job but the hard work also extends to the porters, carers and cleaners.

“It is a big enormous team that reaches out wider than the front line itself.”

Click here to donate.