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A team  from Wesco Aircraft Europe will be participating on May 21st - 23^rd 2010 in the Coast to Coast cycle ride from Whitehaven to the North East coast of Sunderland.  This cycle ride involves 147 miles over varying gradients through some stunning landscapes with the intention of raising money for Cancer Research UK in memory of our late friend and colleague Paul Shirtliff.

What’s involved?
The 147 mile C2C starts in the former coal mining and industrial lands of West Cumbria, travels through the stunning scenery of the northern Lake District and heads into Keswick before passing through Penrith and the Eden Valley with its lush valleys and sandstone villages. It then starts the climb up to Hartside and onto the unspoilt Northern Pennines - the roof of England. There then follows an undulating ride as the C2C meanders through old lead mining villages, such as Nenthead and Rookhope, and down into the Durham Dales before entering the old steel town of Consett. From here it's an easy ride through one of Britain's old industrial heartlands to the North Sea and Sunderland. But, don't be under any illusion this is easy, it's a gruelling and very difficult route.

About Paul Shirtliff
Paul joined Wesco in Sept 1997 and worked in a number of roles within Sales and Contracts, his latest one was Contract Projects Manager. His technical knowledge of Wesco was second to none, but more importantly he knew what Wesco was about in a people sense. It was this approach to Wesco which made him a very popular person with both his Wesco colleagues and our Customers.

Prior to Wesco Aircraft, Paul was a professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Northampton Town, along with a career in some smaller clubs.

Paul was diagnosed with a brain tumour over 2 years ago and after two significant operations and aggressive chemo-therapy to halt this disease, Paul sadly lost his battle on 13^th September 2009.

So please dig deep and donate now, cancer sadly touches so many of us.

The team.......Adrian Williamson, Alan Bristol, Alex Murray, Andrew Chesswas, Andy Garner, Fran Warne, Fred Short, Granville Hall, Jai Mistry, James Kaye, Martin Ryan, Matt Greaves, Peter Armitage, Sarah Powala, Stuart Austin & Anna Corporaal. Support team - Graham Capell & Jo King.