{"id":224955,"date":"2025-06-29T21:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224955\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:24:19","slug":"tetraplegic-biker-robert-tackles-13-bridges-challenge-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224955\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetraplegic biker Robert tackles 13 Bridges Challenge in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tetraplegic motorbike enthusiast is set to tackle a 10-mile route across 13 of London\u2019s bridges in support of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. <\/p>\n<p>Engineer Robert Shaw, 64, from Hampshire, will be joined by his Boeing colleagues as part of &#8216;Team BRAVO&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He was raised in a military family, with his father seeing active duty in the army during World War Two.<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u2019s career as an engineer has seen him work with all the Armed Forces, supporting them on-site, remotely and on active duty.<\/p>\n<p>For years, when not at work, one of Robert\u2019s great joys was taking to the road on a motorbike \u2013 but, in 2009, a car accident left him tetraplegic with limited mobility. <\/p>\n<p>Robert has now acquired a Can-Am Sea-to-Sky three-wheel bike which he uses for pleasure and to participate in charity fundraising for causes that are close to his heart.<\/p>\n<p>It is on this bike that Robert will participate in SSAFA\u2019s 13 Bridges Challenge, taking him from Trinity Square Gardens near Tower Hill and across some of London\u2019s most iconic bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u2019s route has been modified slightly, and he will participate on the day as part of Boeing\u2019s Reserves and Veterans Organisation (BRAVO) Team, comprised of Boeing staff who are all fundraising for SSAFA. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/www.inyourarea.co.uk?sort=recency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trust_Pilot_-_Web1.png\" alt=\"TRUSTPILOT WEB1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robert said: &#8220;Coming from a military family, and having worked with Armed Forces personnel for much of my career, I know the difference that a bit of support can make. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s important to me that service personnel can get help when they need it, and fundraising for SSAFA is a great way for me to fulfil that mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Robert has already raised \u00a3360 and Boeing, as a long-time corporate partner, will match all donations. <\/p>\n<p>People can support Robert&#8217;s efforts <a href=\"https:\/\/ssafa.enthuse.com\/pf\/robert-shaw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on his fundraising page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SSAFA has been working for the whole UK Armed Forces community for 140 years, since 1885. <\/p>\n<p>Its mission is simple: to reach and embrace the Armed Forces family, so they never battle alone.<\/p>\n<p>The 13 Bridges Challenge is open to people of all ages and abilities \u2013 find out more and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssafa.org.uk\/support-us\/events\/trek\/13-bridges-challenge-2025\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tetraplegic motorbike enthusiast is set to tackle a 10-mile route across 13 of London\u2019s bridges in 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