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From 28th September to 4th October 2009, John Howard-Smith and Jonathan Punter will be joining a group of people in a trek around the third holiest City in the world.  Our collective objective is to raise £50,000 for Sense International.  This small charity helps children in some of the poorest countries handle the dual disabilities of being both deaf and blind.   By providing expert teaching to them and their parents, Sense International’s aim is to ensure the best quality of life, thus enabling them to reach their individual potential and live as independently as possible.  

 

We will trek 120km across Northern Spain for the last part of the 9th Century pilgrimage to the final resting place of St James, the Apostle and moor slayer.  On the way we will visit beautiful Romanesque churches and gothic cathedrals, interspersed by much of the local delicacies (including the excellent regional wines!!).

 

If you doubt we will make it to the end and receive our “Pilgrim Passport” maybe you would consider sponsoring us to incentivise us further?   Our target is to raise at least £4,000 between us, having covered the costs of the trip ourselves.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to us both personally, and will mean even more to those who benefit from it.

Jonathan & John

 

Well done John to both of you from both of us . Jonathan P has a familiar ring to me . Perhaps you will advise in due course. Donation by David Gould 20/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Well done ! I look forward to hearing about Rioja ... Donation by Nicolas Stallworthy 17/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done boys - very impressive Donation by Justin Higgo 13/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hi John well done with the walk! Donation by Jane Betts 23/10/09  

£20.00

Well done! Hope you recover soon Donation by Peter Ford 14/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Mary Fahy 12/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done Donation by Frank Hobson 11/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done on completing it and with knees intact! Donation by Matthew Claisse 09/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hope St James made the walk easy for you, especially after calling Santiago only the third Holiest city in the world! It is one of the 3..... Donation by Luise Parsons 07/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I'm sure that you'll enjoy the wine if not the walking! Good luck Donation by Nick Salter 06/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Jeremy Matthews 05/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by james knowles 05/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Daniel Adams 03/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope its going well and you are enjoying! Donation by Amit Roychoudhury 02/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

John and Jonathan, Keep going -great effort Donation by simon webber 30/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Kirsten English 30/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck and arrive back safely Donation by Andrew Davidson 29/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

...so should I have used Robin's page? Who'd be a broker.... Donation by Neil Cumming 29/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great cause .. great destination! Donation by Peter Smart 29/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Wonderful cause. I do not wish to get near your feet for a week or two ! Donation by Raymond Smith 28/09/09  

Good luck..and fun (if you can!) Donation by Bill Hamilton 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Nick Grant 28/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done and good luck to you both. Go easy on the Rioja for the first 30km each day! Donation by Robert Warner 27/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by David Kershaw 27/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Mark Chetwood 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

it's a lot of effort to pick up some decent wine.... All the best Donation by Chris Catchpole 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Best of Luck! Donation by Jane Coghlan 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Up hill all the way, but nothing a couple of finely tuned athletes couldn't conquer! Good luck! Donation by Geoff Cooper 25/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to you both - may the wine make the trek that little bit easier! Donation by Andrew Melrose-Cantouris 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope you enjoy. They don't make heroes like St James, the Apostle and moor slayer any more. Slightly more impressive than Gordon Brown. Donation by David Elliott 25/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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