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🌟Challenge Update🌟
11th June: FINISHED! I've officially arrived at the Barbican, the original port where The Mayflower set off to America. I look decidedly shattered, boy that was hard work… but all worth it for all the donations and shares! Thank you to everyone who has supported me!
....now it's time for a pizza and well-earned rest.
11th June: Horrible weather for the final stretch to Plymouth, these were the only people outside with me!
9 June: my goal was to reach Rame Head in the sunlight, awesome! Got to the chapel at Rame Head. Spent an hour with the brilliant volunteers Anne & Andrew of Rame Head of National Coast Watch institution. Heard all about the work they do to keep people safe!
Earned my first Cornish cream tea of the challenge after Rame Head- jam first as they say in these parts!!
8 June: camping inside a gun battery on a cliff at Tregonhawke. Not a wink of sleep due to high winds!
7 June: East of Looe, looking through the mist to Rame Head in the distance. Over the next two days, I'll be getting there! I'm meeting lots of wonderful people giving me cash donations, too!
5 June: Best coffee in Looe, a saviour. Izzy’s La Piccola, this is becoming a coffee odyssey but it does get me through testing times on the challenge!
3 June: The hardest, most challenging 6 .5 miles I have ever done from Polruan to Polperro. I have words for it I cannot repeat!
2 June: Getting the ferry from Fowey(little boat) to Polruan.
2nd June: Woke up following the worst night in the tent. Rained all night, it tested me! News piece all about my challenge has gone live on the Alzheimer's Research UK website - have a read!
31 May: Charlestown at Short and Strong boy I needed that coffee!
28th May: Waiting for the ferry to take me across to Helford passage & onto the glorious Roseland peninsula with my full backpack!
29th May: Mevagissey with Harry or Oggy of Wreckers with his world championship winning pasty which he kindly gave me for free!
26th May: Finally doing some washing and overnight sleep near Falmouth shout out to Henrietta and Gary
Here is me doing a yoga move. Sorry to Lisa Hall but I cannot do a headstand given the risks involved! A sunny day to sort the full kit out too!
25th May: Arrived in Falmouth to rest my legs & do some washing! CornishStuff have shared my story too, check it out: https://cornishstuff.com/charities/153-mile-coast-path-walk-to-raise-funds-for-alzheimers-research-uk/
24th May: I am now camping in the 'wild' part of Cornwall, Wifi is limited but my Solar Battery is working very well in this heatwave! Beautiful sunrises each morning too! People have been so kind all along my journey so far. Shout out to Sue & Mark at Lt Trevothen Campsite Coverack who kindly gave me a free pitch for the night. Also, thank you to Steve Swain of Cambridge who has donated to cover the printing of the sponsorship logos & QR code on my tops!
23rd May: The sun is peeping through for the first time in 7 days! Very hot weekend incoming!
19th May: Passing through Newlyn. Passed the famous art School 🎨
17th May: I'm off… 153 miles for a life-changing cause 🏞️🧡
My Story
Dementia is heartbreaking. Watching someone you love fade as the disease progresses is cruel, and like so many of you, I’ve seen firsthand how devastating it can be. That’s why this year, I’ve chosen to take action and raise vital funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity.
This Dementia Action Week (18–24 May), I’ll be kicking off a huge personal challenge:
Walking from Land’s End to Plymouth — 153 miles along the South West Coast Path.
My goal is to raise £15,000, which works out at £100 for every mile I walk. Every step I take will move us closer to a future where dementia is prevented, treated, and ultimately cured — but I truly can’t do it without your support.
There’s no denying this hike will test me.
After 56 years of football, my knees have definitely seen better days, and I’ll be taking on steep coastal gradients and long days on my feet. A lot of strength training (and determination!) will be needed to get me there.
What keeps me motivated is the growing evidence that staying physically and socially active can have a positive effect on brain health and may help delay the onset of dementia. That belief — and the stories of people I’ll meet along the way — will be powering me forward.
I’ll be walking west to east, following the rising sun for inspiration. And I’d love your help keeping me going!
