Dear Colleague,
Can I thank you all for your support for the Awareness Walk which took place this last week end. Despite the rain, the exceptionally water logged ground and the early starts, 7am, we walked the Dartmoor leg without a problem, arriving at Chagford 5 minutes before our target time.
We even met the Western Morning news photographer at New Bridge at an agreed rendezvous and had a live radio interview with David Fitzgerald on BBC Radio Devon from a windy Bel Tor Corner as he had featured our walk on his Saturday radio show.
Sunday across Exmoor saw us down to 3 in number and unfortunately after 13 miles, at a great speed, then down to 2 as one of our colleagues turned his ankle damaging a anterior collateral ligament, as I now learn the injury to be. That meant David Turner and I went into rescue mode and helped our injured colleague off the moor walking another 2.5 miles or so back the way the way we had come retracing our steps to get our colleague picked up. With only a few hours of daylight left and having to the retrace of our steps we had run out of time to finish the Exmoor leg as we had planned.
We will be going back to finish the last leg soon.
To everyone one that sponsored us thank you for your support. We raised a great deal of money for the Devon and Somerset Community Foundations and I hope raised awareness for the charities and DASLS.
James Cross
DASLS President
president@dasls.com
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well done x Donation by victoria willden on 02/11/09 |
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WELL DONE WILLS! Donation by Vic Houghton on 28/10/09 |
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Well done all - Hel & Kev Donation by helen bywater on 27/10/09 |
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Donation by James Roden on 27/10/09 |
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Brave soldiers. Very well done Donation by Richard Adams on 26/10/09 |
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Great Effort guys Donation by Jeremy Howell on 26/10/09 |
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Congratulations to all-especially Pete. Well done Donation by Patrick Clarke on 25/10/09 |
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The sun is shining James. Great stuff! Donation by Rob Newman on 23/10/09 |
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Good Luck to you all. Hope its not too soggy! Donation by Bridget Garrood of Cartridges on 23/10/09 |
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Donation by David Whiteley on 23/10/09 |
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All the best - especially with the weather! Donation by Edmund Probert on 23/10/09 |
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Good luck! Donation by Caroline Salvatore on 23/10/09 |
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James and all at KH - good luck from all at Bright Donation by Richard Price on 22/10/09 |
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Go for it boys -leading from the front again James !! Donation by Pete Boyne on 22/10/09 |
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May the Force be with you Donation by paul derbyshire on 21/10/09 |
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James and co -A very worthy cause and good luck on your long journey and I hope those suits are machine washable! Donation by Slade de Lacey, solicitor Follett Stock on 21/10/09 |
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Donation by Katherine Read on 21/10/09 |
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Very best of luck.Strangely enough I'm starting the coast to coast route myself on Sat and I'll be right behind you! Donation by Malcolm Dickinson on 21/10/09 |
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This is a great charity which I am very pleased to support - good luck on the walk Donation by rosie bracher solicitor on 21/10/09 |
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Enjoy it! Donation by Maggie Hemsworth, University of Plymouth on 21/10/09 |
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Good Luck and just remember as you walk it's not the South Devon cicadas that are making that clicking noise it's your joints! Donation by Boyce Hatton Solicitors on 20/10/09 |
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Good luck! Donation by John & Peter on 20/10/09 |
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Good luck James, hope the weather holds out. Don't worry, you should be home in time for X Factor results on Sunday. Donation by Ang Beresford on 20/10/09 |
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Donation by Tony Griffin on 20/10/09 |
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I am sorry I will not now be there - best of luck. Donation by Tony Steiner on 20/10/09 |
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| * Total raised online: | £709.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £709.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £143.56 |
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