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BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Deaf couple in tandem cycle bid
A deaf man who is going blind is cycling 1,000 miles with his deaf wife to raise £30,000 for charity.
Bob Nolan, 50, from Aberdeen, is cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End with wife Louise on a tandem cycle, in aid of Deafblind Scotland.
He has been deaf since birth and is now going blind, having been diagnosed with Usher Syndrome.
Mr Nolan said: "I've done several marathons for Deafblind Scotland, I've been looking for a bigger challenge."
The father-of-three, who works for Shell, explained of this weekend's start: "We thought what better way to raise awareness of deafblindness, than to do a 1,000-mile tandem ride together, from Lands End to John O'Groats.
"My job is to pedal from the back and look glamorous whilst Louise has to do all the other stuff.
"I'm really excited by this challenge, not least because I still have a little useful sight and hope to enjoy some of the wonderful scenery we will no doubt pass on our two week trip, but also because I hope to raise £30,000 for a charity that does so much to help deafblind people all over the country, many of whom are much less fortunate than I."
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His wife, whom he met at school, has also been profoundly deaf since birth.
The tandem ride coincides with Deafblind Awareness Week in Scotland.
Drena O'Malley, Deafblind Scotland's resources manager, said: "Bob is an inspiration to us all and a terrific role model for deafblind people who believe their active lives have prematurely come to an end."
Their progress can be followed on a tandem blog at 2008 Land's End to John o'Groat's Tandem Challenge : Home.
A deaf man who is going blind is cycling 1,000 miles with his deaf wife to raise £30,000 for charity.
Bob Nolan, 50, from Aberdeen, is cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End with wife Louise on a tandem cycle, in aid of Deafblind Scotland.
He has been deaf since birth and is now going blind, having been diagnosed with Usher Syndrome.
Mr Nolan said: "I've done several marathons for Deafblind Scotland, I've been looking for a bigger challenge."
The father-of-three, who works for Shell, explained of this weekend's start: "We thought what better way to raise awareness of deafblindness, than to do a 1,000-mile tandem ride together, from Lands End to John O'Groats.
"My job is to pedal from the back and look glamorous whilst Louise has to do all the other stuff.
"I'm really excited by this challenge, not least because I still have a little useful sight and hope to enjoy some of the wonderful scenery we will no doubt pass on our two week trip, but also because I hope to raise £30,000 for a charity that does so much to help deafblind people all over the country, many of whom are much less fortunate than I."
Blog progress
His wife, whom he met at school, has also been profoundly deaf since birth.
The tandem ride coincides with Deafblind Awareness Week in Scotland.
Drena O'Malley, Deafblind Scotland's resources manager, said: "Bob is an inspiration to us all and a terrific role model for deafblind people who believe their active lives have prematurely come to an end."
Their progress can be followed on a tandem blog at 2008 Land's End to John o'Groat's Tandem Challenge : Home.