Rain, rain, oh and some more rain...

...but it won't stop Nationwide!

Today not only saw a month's rain fall in one day, but it was also the day that Nationwide Milton Keynes and Nationwide Oxford joined in with the Torch Relay.

Milton Keynes received the torch last evening, and after a night's rest and the torch on charge, an extremely relaxed team donned the George, Zippy and Bungle costumes and set off for Enterprise Aylesbury.

A little mix up at Enterprise meant that the torch was a little stuck, but never fear, Nationwide to the rescue...torch successfully collected from Aylesbury and returned to Oxford, where the George, Zippy and Bungle costumes caused much excitement.

All this rain, and the Silverstone Grand Prix has given the Oxford team a bit of a challenge to get to the ABP Club in Leicester by close of play, but they are on their way in the Nationwide Mercedes, and we're sure they'll arrive safe and sound in a few hours.

The team at Oxford certainly gave them a good send off, once Bungle and Zippy had finished their tussle that is...

Next stop for Nationwide on the Torch Relay is our Leicester Repair Centre on Monday and rumour has it they are on two wheels...!

Nationwide Wokingham go for a drive!

The weather might have been a bit on the damp side but the spirits at Nationwide are still well and truly buoyant, as the team at Wokingham proved with their leg of the I Love Claims Torch Relay. Receiving the torch from Enterprise Reading the night before, the Wokingham team set off on Thursday morning for Southampton. But not  before a spot of dressing up.

There's something irresistible about the George, Zippy and Bungle costumes that makes grown men want to wear them...Wokingham were certainly no exception. And so, George, Zippy and Bungle set off for Southampton:

On their way they raised several hundreds of pounds for the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity too, well done Nationwide Wokingham.

Next up Milton Keynes and Oxford...