Once again we're taking to the hills and walking in memory of our beautiful daugther. We're pleased to say that once again we are supporting the Encephalitis Society, a very small but extremely worthewhile charity and one that has helped us meet other people who have had experiences with this horrible virus. Any donations made in person and not through the just giving site will be donated to the East Midlands Ambulance Service who did a fantastic job of helping us on the morning Lucie passed away - it must be a very rewarding job but obviously on days like that it must be horrendous. We can only thank them for their help and donate your generous gifts as part of that thank you.
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We are taking part this year in the Just Walk event in the South Downs. We will be tackling the 60km route in the space of just under 24 hours....The itinerary is below and we'd love to have your support and encouragment throughout the journey even if you dont fancy the walk yourself! Please visit http://www.acrossthedivide.com/index.php/products/event/p-00323.html for further information.
Saturday 12th May 2012 0630hrs - Sign-in opens for 60km and 40km walkers at Goodwood (Horse) Racecourse, near Chichester, follow the JUST WALK signs. Breakfast will be served along with tea and coffee giving you a bit of extra energy for the start of the day! You will need to be signed in by 0740hrs. Please do come prepared for the walk with the necessary kit for all weathers! Read on for full kit lists. There is free parking at the racecourse and this will be signposted for you on the day. 0740hrs - Sign-in closes. All walkers will need to gather for the JUST WALK opening ceremony (with the infamous ATD warm-up!) and then the 60km and the 40km routes start together. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the venue, sign-in and have your breakfast so you are ready to gather at 0745hrs. 0800hrs - JUST WALK 60km and 40km routes start. 0815hrs - 20km walkers at Goodwood (Horse) Racecourse, near Chichester, follow the JUST WALK signs. Please do come prepared for the walk with the necessary kit for all weathers! Read on for full kit lists. There is free parking at the racecourse* and this will be signposted for you on the day. 0915hrs - Sign-in closes for 20km walkers. All walkers will need to gather for the JUST WALK opening ceremony (with the infamous ATD warm-up!) and then the 20km routes starts. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the venue and sign-in so you are ready to gather at 0915hrs. 0930hrs - JUST WALK 20km routes start 0945hrs - Sign-in opens for 10km walkers at Goodwood (Horse) Racecourse, near Chichester, follow the JUST WALK signs. You will need to be signed in by 1045hrs. Please do come prepared for the walk with the necessary kit for all weathers! Read on for full kit lists. There is free parking at the racecourse* and this will be signposted for you on the day. 1045hrs - Sign-in closes for 10km walkers. All walkers will need to gather for the JUST WALK opening ceremony (with the infamous ATD warm-up!) and then the 10km routes starts. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the venue and sign-in so you are ready to gather at 1045hrs. 1100hrs - JUST WALK 10km routes start 1200hrs - Big cheers all round as the first expected 10km and 20km walkers return back to the racecourse for a huge congratulation, refreshments and their well deserved JUST WALKED t-shirt. 1400hrs - Big cheers all round as we expect the first 40km walkers to return back to the racecourse for a huge congratulation, refreshments and their well deserved JUST WALKED t-shirts. 1600hrs - This is the time that we expect the final walkers to cross the line after walking for 20km, a great achievement. 1800hrs - Big cheers all round as the first expected 60km walkers return back to the racecourse for a huge congratulation, refreshments and their well deserved JUST WALKED t-shirts. 1900hrs - This is the time that we expect the final walkers to cross the line after 40km of endurance walking. To walk this distance is undoubtedly a huge achievement. Sunday 13th May 2012 0100hrs - Although there is no time limit for either walk, this is the time that we expect the final walkers to cross the line after 60km of endurance walking. To walk this distance is undoubtedly a huge achievement. Walkers will be returning from the 60km route throughout the evening and into the night. These walkers will have put in a huge effort and will need a massive amount of encouragement and support as they cross the line, so we welcome all who wish to stay and support the walkers over the finish line. Itinerary
