Patrick’s journey has taken him from his commute into work, to continuing a beloved hobby in his post-work years – all on the back of a motorcycle! Having spent his career as a meteorologist working for the Met Office, he’s been spending his retirement years delivering life-saving services as a blood bike rider. In this episode, he tells us about his career and his work with charity Freewheelers EVS, the charity providing this hidden emergency service to the NHS by delivering blood, organs, tissue, donated breast milk and even specialist surgical tools. Patrick reflects on his career and shares his experiences in retirement, with some words of wisdom for those approaching retirement in the next few years. Listen to this episode using the embedded player on this page, or by searching 'Civil Service Pensions Podcast', wherever you get your podcasts. Useful links: Accessible version of this episode Transcript Partial Retirement Pension calculators Pension Portal Pre-retirement training See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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