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Elvis Presley: The King of rock and roll

Elvis Voe:  a remote inlet to the north of Bressay in the Shetland Islands

Presley: a farm south of Forres in Moray

Elvis to Presley: a 400 mile walk linking Elvis (Voe) and Presley in aid of Cancer Research; also known as the King of Walks

Thank you for visiting the Elvis to Presley fundraising page. Please dig "Way down" into your pockets and sponsor us online. As you can see, we are aiming to raise at least £5000 for Cancer Research.

We set off from Elvis Voe on April 20th 2006, aiming to arrive in Presley a month later on May 20th. A route has been plotted through Shetland, Orkney and the Highlands that take in a number of localities with somewhat tenuous Elvis links including:

The Lash which is either a headland on Orkney or the stretch of water next to it (as in “Viva Lash Vagueness”) 

Letterewe (“Love Letterewe Estate from my heart”)

Loch Maree  (as in “Loch Maree is  the name of her latest flame”)

Kinlochewe (“I can’t help falling in Kinlochewe)

Loch Monar (“That’s alright Monar”)

Beinn Sgritheall aka Ben Sgriol (“He goes by the name of Ben Sgriol”)

Glen ‘Kingie’ (near Glenfinnan)

Ben Nevis (as in “It’s now or Nevis ”)

Corrour (As in “Don’t be Corrour-el”)

For further details of the route and information about our sponsors, please visit our website at: www.kingofwalks.org

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Cancer Research will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Please sponsor us now and many thanks for your support. So as the great man once sang on A little less Conversation:

“Come on baby I'm tired of talking
Grab your coat and let's start walking"

Fab idea - good luck!! Donation by camilla priede 21/04/06  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

What a fantastic idea! -Good Luck! Donation by Anne Dempster 21/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I just can't help believin' that fools such as you will be all shook up when you've finished. Donation by Big Robbie 21/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Jon Shaw 21/04/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck Nick. What a great idea. Donation by Anonymous 20/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Fantastic Idea - good luck! Donation by Susannah Priede 20/04/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope the sun shines on you for the next month Donation by Rona Kennedy 20/04/06  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Say Hi to the Red Smiddy for me. Donation by Mary Masson 19/04/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

In a burger bar in Memphis, the King is always customer Donation by potato-eater 19/04/06  

£45.00

A fantastic effort, Good Luck. I don't fancy being your socks though! Eeww! Donation by Cath Jackson 19/04/06  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great idea - good luck! Donation by Louisa 19/04/06  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Lorraine 19/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Sarah Moore 19/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Brenda Mackie 19/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

What a fantastic idea! Hope your dancing feet are still intact by the time you get to Presley... Donation by Jillian Hastings 19/04/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

All the bst guys....hope the underwear makes it home in one piece Nick ! Donation by Joyce Clark 19/04/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Jane Atterton 19/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Nick! Donation by Angela Henderson 19/04/06  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

best of luck with it Donation by Michael Fordham 18/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Clare W 14/04/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by John Cargill 14/04/06  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by anne 13/04/06  

£100.00

Good luck - pack plenty of plasters! xx Donation by Adrienne Tear 12/04/06  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

fhuair thu brògan dha-rìridh agus am brod:leatháir gorm Donation by andrew blaikie 12/04/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Charlotte Storr 11/04/06  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Emma Lougheed 11/04/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Very best wishes - enjoy the views - uh huh! Donation by anonymous 11/04/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Rachael Evans 09/04/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anna Verges Bausili 09/04/06  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go on then. A bit for each kilometer. Donation by Regina Styles 07/04/06  

£17.50 + £4.94 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £2,727.25
  Offline donations: £5,109.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £709.99

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