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Nine go on a jolly jaunt to Brighton….  Sounds like the title of an Enid Blyton novel but the truth is a whole, whole lot scarier…..

 

With Christmas come and gone leaving ever expanding waistlines in its wake thoughts turned to challenges new for the coming year. Now most of you will have driven down to Brighton, a few may well have cycled it but how many of you have considered walking it! After a flurry of emails we’ve assembled a team of nine hardy fools to tackle the London to Brighton Challenge - a 100km (63 mile) walk leaving Richmond Park on the morning of Saturday 12 May arriving in Brighton in time for breakfast the next morning! At an average walking pace of 3 miles an hour that leaves a grand total of 3 hours for food and rest breaks if we are to break the magic 24 hour mark.

 

So having done our bit to support the outdoor retail sector over the last few weeks it’s time to put on those new boots and start walking…. all 165,000 steps.

 

Whilst the stupidity of what we are attempting is slowly sinking in the blisters and aching limbs will surely fade after a few days / weeks. The individuals helped by our chosen charity, Walking With The Wounded, are not as fortunate.

 

The charity was started to raise awareness of those in the Armed Forces who have returned from service with serious injuries and disabilities.  The charity does this through by organising expeditions to some of most challenging places on earth demonstrating that our wounded service personnel are capable of leading fulfilling lives and contributing at the very highest level.   In doing so, they inspire others who are dealing with the challenges of life after service.

 

Walking With The Wounded supports charities that help injured servicemen and women, rebuild their lives – looking beyond immediate medical care and short-term rehabilitation to the challenges of reintegration and retraining, helping them on the long road to recovery and to leading a fulfilling life. Further details can be found at www.walkingwiththewounded.org.uk

 

Many of you will have seen the truly inspirational TV programme on the 2011 North Pole expedition, where the WWTW team, including 4 wounded soldiers, made a successful unsupported journey to the North Pole.  They covered the greatest distance of any polar expedition that season, man-hauling their sledges, containing all of their equipment and supplies, over 200 miles.

 

This year, after the success of the North Pole expedition, the team has set its sights even higher – to successfully summit Mount Everest and put a team of 4 wounded servicemen on top of the world. It is an undertaking of immense scale for able bodied individuals, let alone those wounded servicemen with severe injury and highlights the extraordinary determination and resilience of these individuals.

 

Any support you are able to give will be greatly appreciated. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.

 

Andy, John, Eamon, Paul, Robert, Chris, Tom, Mark and Steve 

 

 

 

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Walking With The Wounded

Walking With The Wounded

Charity Registration No. 1133558

Walking with the Wounded was established in 2010 to fund the retraining and re-skilling of wounded servicemen and women to assist them in finding new careers outside the military. Join us in empowering those who have given so much on our behalf.

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Am exhausted just thinking about it! Good luck to you all. Sam

Donation by Sam Jones on 12/03/12

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Good luck Chris!

Donation by Tom Grunwald on 12/03/12

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Good Luck!

Donation by Chanaka Jayawardhena on 12/03/12

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Good luck Paul with the personal challenge. Andy

Donation by Andrew Kelsey on 12/03/12

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Great cause - good luck Andy.

Donation by 6 hobley's on 12/03/12

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All the best Andy - great cause.

Donation by Paul Lines on 12/03/12

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That will be a welcome breakfast.

Donation by David Sanders on 09/03/12

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The best of luck chaps.

Donation by Tim Dunn on 09/03/12

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The best of luck to you Andy and the others. At least you should know where to get some decent treatment, should you need it (hopefully not !)

Donation by Warren Taylor on 09/03/12

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+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Are you sure it isn't Walking BY The Wounded? Good luck Andy and the other eight crazies!

Donation by Paul Humphreys on 09/03/12

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Good luck Andy. Don't forget the sudocrem (or is that just cycling).

Donation by Neal Ransome on 08/03/12

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Watching Andy set off for his three hour walk home after a long day at the office ouch....good luck and stay sober till you get there!

Donation by Mike Parish on 08/03/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Andy. Great cause.

Donation by Benjamin thorne on 08/03/12

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Recommend the Care UK Walk in Centre just by the station...........They do a good line in tea, sympathy and footbaths

Donation by Geoff Benn on 08/03/12

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Good luck Andy, Paul, Robert, Steve, Mark & co. May the (special) force(s) be with you. You'll may need them! x Fi

Donation by Fiona O'Nolan on 07/03/12

£30.00

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Good luck, Andy! Don't forget to take plasters...

Donation by Angela Culhane on 07/03/12

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Good Luck Paul. 25pence per kilometer. You can do it!

Donation by Andrew Maslin on 07/03/12

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Good luck Paul

Donation by John Mozie on 07/03/12

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Well done Paul, hopefully all the late night training will pay off. Good luck!

Donation by Paul Bray on 07/03/12

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Paul, I'm proud of you :-) Good luck!

Donation by Jacqueline John on 07/03/12

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Sounds like fun. Plenty of time to put the world to rights. Good luck!!!!

Donation by Mark Harris on 06/03/12

£20.00

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Good luck Paul... hope you all have a ball as well as raising plenty of money :)

Donation by Mandy Hodson on 06/03/12

£20.00

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Good luck! I'd join in, but well, with me not middle-aged, and the Achilles, and you know, stuff like that. Tell you what, I'll drink the beers

Donation by Nick Lee on 02/03/12

£50.00

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Best of luck mate, have fun !!

Donation by Pat O'Toole on 01/03/12

£20.00

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Good luck John! Very impressive! Xiaohui

Donation by Xiaohui Liu on 01/03/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$8,213.86
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$8,213.86
  • Gift Aid$1,608.21

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