SFRS Eastern Promise

Our fundraising link is also live, with the team working with @firefighters999 and @SOBScharity to raise awareness and of their vital work and to raise funds to allow this work to continue. Please check them out and drop us a donation while you are at it! gofundme.com/f/the-eastern-…

Huge shout out to @KentraSport for kitting the team out with socks and beanies. Made every pedal stroke that little bit easier 🧦

The penultimate day! It feels like Christmas Eve (if Santa was lycra clad, a bit sore, tired and fuelled by cake). Today sees the team go to Jedburgh, Newcastleton, Hawick, Selkirk, Galashiels and Lauder (where we have our next overnight stay).

Regardless of how tough the hills get, they don't come close to the challenges faced by the people helped by @SOBScharity and @firefighters999 It is these people that we are doing this challenge for. Please check out our pinned post and help us to reach our fundraising goal.

Tomorrow sees the team reach the most Southerly point of the East SDA - Newcastleton (the Copshie) sits just North of the border between Scotland and England. Psychologically tomorrow is massive - as each pedal thereafter takes us closer to Edinburgh and the finish line.

Day 5 comes to an end with our safe arrival at Kelso. A really warm welcome from WC Gary Lees and his team & now looking forward to a rest & refuel tonight. If you haven't already, please share our challenge! And keep your eyes peeled for a very special breakfast tomorrow 👀

After a mammoth number of miles, the mechanical issues are starting to inevitably rear their heads. Thankfully we have the support of ScotCycles to work their mechanical magic & get the fleet back on the road. Huge thank you to them for their skills & expertise to get us sorted

A great welcome at North Berwick and a much needed refreshment in Dunbar courtesy of our supporter @BelhavenBrews We're undecided on whether Garry's face enhances the pint or makes it less delicious than normal. What do you think?

In Cupar, we had the pleasure of being hosted by the family of our loved & much missed friend & colleague, Colin Speight. Margaret & Bill (Colin's parents) provided a lovely meal & we had the privilege of meeting his daughter, Caley. It is an honour to do this in his memory.

Day 5 and the rain is finally off and the sky looks a bit more friendly. Today will see us complete East Lothian and start the Borders leg - from Haddington to North Berwick, before heading South through East Linton, Dunbar, Eyemouth, Duns, Coldstream and finishing in Kelso.

There once was a team from Fire, Who it seemed would never tire, They pedaled non stop, The pace refusing to drop, Even when the weather was dire. The team had an ask, It wasn't beer by the cask, But to click the below link & complete a donating task! gofundme.com

Haddington at last! Most challenging day of the event so far, with the longest distance day to date and all achieved in non stop rain. As the saying goes - if it ain't raining it ain't training, and if it is raining, the wetter the better.

Special thanks to our colleagues in @Tyne_Wear_FRS who kindly lent us their Deputy Chief Officer for the week. DCO Stewart Nicholson was formerly the @fire_scot Deputy Assistant Chief Officer for the East SDA and one of the original architects of this event.

One of the best things about this event is getting out across the East and meeting the people who make the @fire_scot team work across our stations and wider communities. This includes Margaret, who ensures that Newburgh Fire Station in Fife is kept in a clean, tip top condition!

The SFRS Eastern Promise cyclists are on their fourth day on the 600-mile journey across the east of Scotland. You can track their progress via TrackTrail ➡️ ow.ly/WqS350RSers We wish them a safe journey across the finish line. 🚵‍♀️ #EasternPromise #SupportingWellbeing

Day 4 is upon us and it is a biggie! Cupar, Newburgh, Auchtermuchty, Glenrothes, Lochgelly, Dunfermline, Sighthill, Crewe Toll, McDonald Road (and @MuseumScotFire), Marionville, Newcraighall, Musselburgh, Tranent and Haddington.

The team are safely in Cupar after an epic day in the saddle and enjoying fantastic local hospitality. Tomorrow takes us down through the remainder of Fife, part of Edinburgh and in to East Lothian - with Haddington being the next overnight stop. Today's weather was 'Scottish'.

Ainster! Onwards to St Andrews.

Steaming through Pettycur Bay en route to Kirkcaldy. The most Northerly point of today will be Tayport, which sits just across the Tay from Dundee.After today, the route only ever heads South - with the most Southerly point (Newcastleton on the English Border)reached on Saturday.

While you are thinking about the impending rain, please think about the @fire_scot cyclists out there and raising funds for @firefighters999 and @SOBScharity and help in whatever way you can. , Check out our pinned post for the fundraising link.

Anstruther, St Andrews, Tayport and Cupar. The weather may impact our speed and also necessitate more frequent stops, but as always you can track our progress below: Eastern Promise - Charity Ride / 20–26 May | Track-Trail-Live

Day 3 begins with a typically Scottish weather warning 🌧️⛈️ A long route today taking the team around the East Neuk of Fife and finishing at Cupar Fire Station. Our route takes in West Calder, Livingston, Broxburn, South Queensferry, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy, Methil, St Monans..