I always enjoy killing two birds with one stone (not literally, naturally; after all, I am a Life Fellow of the RSPB).

My GP admonished me some years ago to exercise more. So I began walking, exploring my neighbourhood – and what I saw on my travels (rubbish everywhere!) irritated me so much that I began carrying a couple of carrier bags, and a grabber, so I could pick up the litter at the same time.

'Killing three birds' is even better...

I'll be taking my first step on the Greenpeace 25 Mile Challenge on 23Oct2023. The aim is to walk 25,000 miles – the circumference of the Earth! 🌎 – before 30Nov2023.

Impossible? Well, yes, of course such an epic task is impossible for just one person (gets out calculator: walking ~650 miles a day for 39 days works out at ~27 miles per hour – with no time to sleep, eat, and, er, do those other necessary things).

But I won't be alone; 999 others are joining me to share the load, so each of us has to only walk a thousandth of the total, that is to say 25 miles; and as my current litter patrol target is ~16 miles a week, I can easily manage a mere 25 in five weeks.

So, long story short: would you sponsor me for this Greenpeace challenge, please?

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