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Lifestyle | 19th June 2025
 

Alan’s big Challenge for Doddie charity

 
 
 

Last year Alan Miller challenged himself to cycle 20 laps of the Potholm in one day (a 5-mile loop from the Kilngreen in Langholm). He started at 6am on Friday the 5th of July and finished just after 5pm.

This year he is planning to do as many laps as he can in a 24-hour period. Starting at midnight on Saturday 21st June. Which is the longest day and he’s pretty sure it will be for him too! He will be stopping during the time period to refuel etc.

In partnership with Yarns To Yearn For, our plan is for every £1 donated your name gets randomly added to a square on our poster(s) each poster has 250 numbered squares ascending to whatever number we can reach.

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