Carl's Marathon Motorbike Ride to Visit All my RAF UK Stations page

Carl Surgey is raising money for The RAF Association (RAFA)
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Marathon Motorbike Ride to Visit All my RAF UK Stations · 3 August 2021

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From the age of 16, not long after leaving school, I joined Royal Air Force Medical Branch and served for over 26 years as a front-line medic. In that time I have had the opportunity to serve all over the world including Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Germany, and Cyprus. I have also served in many operational areas such as the Gulf war, Falkland Islands, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

When I retired, I started my own business which has been running successfully for the last 16 years. was one of the lucky ones, I had a great RAF career and came back to my family from all my tours safely.

Some of my colleagues were not so lucky either while serving or subsequently in civilian life. So I have decided to try to give back to those not so fortunate and am trying to raise £1000+ to help the RAFA Caduceus Branch to help those from the RAF Medical Branch who need it.

So my plan is to ride to all the UK RAF Stations that I was posted to in my career. I was lucky to serve at stations as geographically diverse as RAF Kinloss in Northern Scotland to Fort Blockhouse in the far South of England. So I am covering most of the length of the UK mainland. Some of these units no longer exist as RAF stations or as military areas at all anymore. However there is usually some memorial to the former station, and I will visit that where it exists.

This ride will take me 4 days and cover over 1200 miles. I am hoping to meet station personnel, hopefully, some from my own trade group.

Please give generously and help those who have served and really need it.

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The RAF Association (RAFA)

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RCN 226686 (England & Wales) - SC037673 (Scotland)
The RAF Association is dedicated to supporting serving and former RAF personnel and their families. Whether it's an injured airman fighting to get back onto his feet, a young daughter missing her parent away on overseas operations or a WWII veteran needing a shoulder to lean on, we are here to help.

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