<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The unadulterated views of James Courtenay                  Deputy Leader of Southend Council]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://jamescourtenay.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[jamescourtenay]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jamescourtenay.wordpress.com/author/jamescourtenay/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Bikeathon]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Took today out of politics (after running monthly surgery yesterday) to complete, for the second year in a row, the Southend Bikeathon (<a href="http://www.southendbikeathon.co.uk/">http://www.southendbikeathon.co.uk/</a>)with colleagues and friends from my day job to raise money for charity.</p>
<p>No photos &#8211; I was too knackered to take one afterwards, but this is my team&#8217;s fundraising website: <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/bikermice2011">http://www.justgiving.com/bikermice2011</a></p>
<p>Back to politics tomorrow!</p>
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