Optician bosses focus on bike ride.

From: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) | Date: September 26, 2001 | Copyright information

BOSSES at the headquarters of opticians chain Dollond & Aitchison are turning to pedal power to raise pounds 100,000 for the blind.

Directors Russell Hardy, Andy Ferguson, James Hogg, Geoff Robinson, Des Taylor, John Mumford and Roberto Zaina will cycle from London to Birmingham on Friday, October 5, to raise money for the Fight for Sight charity.

They will start from their oldest branch, in The Strand, in London, and ride for up to three days to their newest...

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