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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Please read from bottom to top like a blog :-)<br><br></span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://robgillespiephoto.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/dogs-trust-sarah-nickis-fund-raising-hike/">Check out photos from my visit to the Dogs Trust at Kenilworth<br></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">March 12th:<br>Sarah: </span></strong><span style="color: #000000;">Wow - I put the blog post up two days ago, and so far you lovely people have donated £200 already. Thank you so much :-)</span><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><br><br>January 27th:<br></span></strong><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sarah</strong> - spent the morning at Kenilworth Dogs Trust. Everyone was lovely and I had lots of kisses and cuddles from the dogs :-)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Note: Don't stand in the way of 2 greyhounds running around ;p</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>January 24th & 26th:<br>Sarah: </strong>visited family at Queen Elizabeth Hospital - and took the stairs upto level 4!<br><br><em>Note: let the husband take the lift!</em><strong></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">January 21st & 22nd:</span><br>Nicki & Sarah</strong> and some girl friends went to London for the weekend. Stopped in a Travelodge just outside centre of London. Carried luggage round with us (weight bearing practice) Pedometer says 12 miles over weekend<strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Note: Nicki says "</em>Doc Martens aren't good walking shoes, I have blisters from London, yuck!"</p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>January 14th & 15th:</strong></span><br><strong>Nicki & Sarah</strong><br>So the training begins! <br>7 miles Saturday<br>7.7 miles on Sunday. <br>Took the dogs with us - won't be doing that again - they collapsed Sunday evening!! Nicki and I ordered pizza and ached lots!! <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><em><br><br>Note: Don't stay up till 3.30am watching films!</em></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>2011 </strong></span><br>Nicki and I have challenged ourselves to hike The West Highland Way in Scotland June next year to raise money for the Dogs Trust.<br><br><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>The 96 mile (154km) terrain ranges from lowland moors, dense woodland and rolling hills, to high mountainous regions in the Scottish Highlands. </strong></span><br><br><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>The route starts at Milngavie passes through Mugdock Country Park, follows the shores of Loch Lomond, passing Ben Lomond, through Glen Falloch and Strathfillan, crossing Rannoch Moor, past Buachaille Etive Mor to the head of Glencoe, climbing the Devil’s Staircase, descending to sea level to cross the River Leven at the head of Loch Leven before entering Lairigmor and Glen Nevis and finishes at Gordon Square in Fort William. </strong></span><br><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong> </strong></span><br><strong>Nicki and I are paying for all our accommodation, transport and food. All money given will go straight to Dogs Trust!</strong> (please see below for details)</p>
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