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My story

 

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We are going to do a 190 mile walk across England from the 19th of June to the 1st July this summer. It is called the Wainwright Coast to Coast walk.

    The walk begins at St. Bees in Whitehaven and will finish at Robin Hood's Bay in Whitby. The walk has a set route but is not a trail. We will have to navigate ourselves and the walk will take us approximately 12 days to complete. With the terrain ranging from mountains in the Lake District and Yorkshire dales to the flats of the North Yorkshire Moors, we will cover anywhere between 8 miles in a day to 28. We have chosen not to stay in any of the Bed and Breakfasts along the way and so we will be camping in the fields along the route. We will of course be carrying all of our supplies and so the mountainous regions will be very demanding with such a load on our backs.

    We would like to do all of this for the charity Starlight. It’s a charity dedicated to giving terminally ill children any wish in the world. They have never yet said no. The wishes range from anything between meeting John Terry to going to Disney Land. The wishes always involve the entire family, creating fond memories for them all.

    We really hope to be able to raise enough money to make some of these children’s wishes come true, so any donations will be very greatly appreciated.

 Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 'the world's greatest living explorer' (Guinness Book of Records) and an old Etonian, has sent the following message of support: 

"Good luck Robert and friends on your first major endurance walk.  Make sure you do a real live trial run together beforehand to test out all your gear and to make sure you work together as a team"

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Starlight Children's Foundation gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

                                                                 

Paul: your father told about your great achievement with your three mates. Many congrats, a great cause too. Donation by Toby Fildes 07/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done - sorry I was not there to administer first aid to you blisters !!! A fantastic achievement. lol x Donation by Steph (IH) 17/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well, done Alex and friends. Donation by Marion and Derek Allen 27/08/09  

£20.00

Slightly late perhaps, but a heartfelt well done all round! Quite an achievement! Donation by Marian Jones 20/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hey Alex & friends, congratulations on completing your walk and on raising such a fine sum! Sarah, Mike & Rupert, friends of Alex's Mum Donation by sarah halls 16/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great achievement, great cause, well done! Donation by the keely clan 15/08/09  

£50.00

Good effort, well done. Hope you have recovered now! Donation by Fiona Warren-Smith 10/08/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Alex, £20 from my chum Sue Robbie. Well done. Donation by Paula Edwards 04/08/09  

£20.00

Even more donations! Thank you to everyone who has helped to raise such an incredible amount Donation by Paul Stheeman 30/07/09  

£254.00

well done Charlie, love Granny Donation by john ramage 28/07/09  

£80.00 + £22.56 Gift Aid

Well Done Charlie. That takes guts. Donation by gary sinyor 22/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 22/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Alex, sorry I was late getting this done. Donation by Sandra murphy 21/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations Robert & co: offline donations & congrats also collected from Mrs Campbell, Mr & Mrs Little and Mr & Mrs Wallace Donation by Beeching 20/07/09  

£65.00 + £18.33 Gift Aid

What a big achievement and something you will always remember. Well done Donation by The Wilkinson 15/07/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

A fantastic thing, to do well done !! Donation by Karen Robinson (friend of Alex's mum) 14/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done all of you Donation by Nick Beeching 13/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Alex, Well done what a GREAT achievement. Donation by Andrew Bailey 13/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Charlie. Love from Grandma Margaret. Donation by Margaret Gwynn 09/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Tres bien Charlie! JC and the frogs Donation by John Carnell 08/07/09  

£25.00

This is from my daughter Elizabeth Vicary who 's birthday is today and wanted her present to go to a charity Donation by robin vicary 08/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Charlie. A great achievement. J, S, K and P. Donation by John Gwynn 08/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Charlie - an am amazing achievement! Donation by Lou 06/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done boys! best wishes from the Norris family Donation by Gillian Norris 04/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Charlie, love Granny Donation by Ursula Hardy 04/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

WELL DONE FANTASTIC Donation by michelle sheehy 03/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go for it, Charlie and mates. I shall look forwad to hearing all about it from Liz. (From the mother of Liz's friend Nicola) Donation by GLORIA ATKINSON-CARTER 03/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

fantastic work boys - you must be so proud. Looking forward to hearing about it Charlie Donation by Georgie, Amelia and Freya 02/07/09  

Good luck on the last leg and well done! Donation by Charlie and Harriet Brocket 02/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Job Charlie Donation by royston abernethy (mate of your dad) 02/07/09  

£10.00
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