<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The coast of Scotland is amazing in terms of its environment&nbsp;and length - with its twisting, convoluted shape and myriad of islands, there is a great deal of coastline to consider. It is estimated that 60% of the total UK coastline lies within Scotland. This represents around 6000 miles of coast.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">My name is Duncan Leith and I have been a long distance cyclist for the past 25 years. This year I&rsquo;m taking on a challenge cycle the roads of the Scottish coast&hellip;maybe not the 6000 miles but a thousand plus. I have chosen to raise some money for the wonderful charity Kiran&rsquo;s Trust at the same time. (For more info about Kiran&rsquo;s Trust go to <a href="http://www.kiranstrust.org/"><span style="color: #2300e8;">www.kiranstrust.org</span></a>) In the past I have completed various cycle routes:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Land&rsquo;s End to John O&rsquo; Groats 3 times<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Cuba end to end<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The tour of Corsica<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Atlantic to Mediterranean across the Pyrenees.<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Tour of Thailand.<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">For more than 30 years I wrote prolifically for the comics Beano, Dandy, Beezer, Topper, as well as the ever popular Christmas Annuals. I am now retired and when not in the saddle I&rsquo;m writing books or painting.<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"> Thanks in advance to my local pub, The Larachmhor, in Pittenweem, for pledging their support.<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.<span style="mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->