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Nicola and Clive Tipler

cyclon — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:12:12 +0000

Nicola and Clive lived close to the centre of Reading. Nicola was a retired science teacher and Clive was a retired technical engineer. They both had adult children from previous marriages.

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Deborah Ajulu

cyclon — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:03:03 +0000

Themes: Fitness, Weight, Weather, Training, Safety, Mobility Deborah lived on her own in a sheltered accommodation flat in south east Oxford. She had lived in the city since 1987 when she arrived as a refugee from Uganda. After retiring from her academic career she continued to work voluntarily for a charity implementing community development projects... [Read More]

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Val Scatchard

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:58:25 +0000

Val was a retired nurse living in Cumnor, on the western outskirts of Oxford with her husband. They had moved there four years ago and were in the process of renovating properties to enable their two sons and their families to live with them.

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Terry Clarke

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:58:14 +0000

Terry had lived in Tilehurst, near Reading, since 1963 and retired from being a traffic engineer in 1989. He had lived on his own since his divorce in 1979, with two of his four sons living nearby.

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Michael Quirke

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:57:50 +0000

Michael had retired in 1998 and had lived with his wife in a bungalow on a quiet cul-de-sac in East Oxford since 1988. Growing up in Ireland he had cycled very extensively with his friends, eventually selling his bike to cover his travel to a job in Southampton aged 19.

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Jon Cameron

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:57:38 +0000

Jon retired in 2008 and moved to Forest Hill, a small village to the East of Oxford, in 2013 where he was rebuilding a cottage which he shared with his partner. He had cycled extensively when growing up and had been given a Raleigh bike for passing his 11+ which he used to go to school and also to roam with his brother and friends.

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Jo Baldock

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:56:06 +0000

Jo lived on her own on the outskirts of Reading, where she has lived for 35 years. She worked as a Registrar in the centre of Reading. Jo often visited her daughters and sister who live locally and also played guitar and went on walks with friends.

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Gill Flynn

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:55:51 +0000

Gill purchased a new bike to enable her to take part in the pedal cycle trial. She had lived on her own in Barton, on the Eastern edge of Oxford for 11 years, doing very little cycling during this time.

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Erica Willis

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:55:42 +0000

Erica lived in Eynsham, a large village 7 miles to the North West of Oxford. She had recently retired from teaching reception-aged children and had lived alone since her husband died in 2012.

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Dave Thurston

cyclon — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:55:32 +0000

Dave lived in a quiet cul-de-sac in Reading with his wife and eldest son. He was recovering from a second heart attack twelve months previously and suffered from fatigue.

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