Staff at UKOLN are wishing former colleague Andy Powell the best of luck on his one-man charity bike ride from Lands End to John O’Groats in memory of former Deputy Director of UKOLN Rachel Heery who died a year ago. Andy, who worked with Rachel at UKOLN for some 10 years, gives the motivation behind his 1,000-mile odyssey in his blog End to John O’Groats and invites everyone to donate. Andy’s journey began yesterday in Cornwall and he will blog, blip and tweet progress as he manages his trusty but ageing steed and a dodgy knee all the way to Scotland. Details of these and how to donate can be obtained from Andy’s site.