Martin and Mandi South Downs Walk - March for a Cure 2019 - NAILED IT
Martin Turner is raising money for Parkinson’s UK
Story
In time Parkinsons will take away your smile, your balance, your sense of smell, your ability to walk, your ability to swallow, it often leads to depression and it may eventually take your life. But it doesn’t only affect you, it affects your family and friends too...it is a life sentence.
Parkinsons is an incurable neurological disease and I was diagnosed 4 years ago......
It has been over 50 years that sufferers have relied on one drug, Levedopa - it’s not a cure, it only has a small timeframe of usefulness (about 5 years) and it only treats the symptoms and has some horrible side effects so, whilst I can still walk, I’m committed to long-distance walks in order to raise money in the search for a cure.
In 2016 Dave Clark and I walked 220 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea in 13 days, in 2017 Mandi, Josh and myself walked the West Highland way and on day ten climbed Ben Nevis and then last year with Dave, the wonderful Claire Addison and my amazing wife Mandi we nailed the Dalesway in Six days on the hoof! Having raised over £300,000 so far we’re not done yet....
Walking is a constant challenge for people with Parkinson’s....so whilst Parkinsons will take many things from us and our families it will not take our determination and willpower...together we WILL defeat it, we WILL find a cure.
“Walk on, walk on.......”
Please give as generously as you can and, as we are walking close to London there is every opportunity for you to join us for an hour, a day or even the whole seven days and over a hundred miles from Winchester to Eastbourne.
Thanks for reading,
Your total contribution will go straight to Parkinsons UK, a wonderful organisation, populated by fantastic and driven people and a charity with a remarkable technological arm, which investigates new cures by the week with their remarkable virtual biotech initiative.
Much love and I’ll hope to see you in Winchester.....please find the itinerary below.
Martin & Mandi
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THE ROUTE: & Meeting times and places
Day 1: Sunday, September 22 Winchester to Exton 12.5 miles
Meet at Statue of King Alfred the Great, Winchester at 9.15 for 9.30 leave,
NB people staying in Warnford need a cab from Exton on at the end of the day’s walk and then on Monday morning to restart from outside Shoe Inn, Exton.
Day 2: Monday, September 23 - Exton to South Harting: 16.5m
Meet outside the Shoe inn, Exton 0900, leave at 0915
Day 3: Tuesday, September 24 - South Harting to Amberley: 20m
Meet 8.30 at The White Hart, South Harting at 0825...leave at 0830
Day 4: Wednesday, September 25 - Amberley to Upper Beeding: 13m
Meet outside The Sportsman Inn, Amberley at 0915 for 0930 leave
Day 5: Thursday, September 26 - Upper Beeding to Lewes: 16.5m
Meet outside Post Office Upper Beeding at 0845 for 0900 leave.
Day 6: Friday, September 27 - Lewes to Alfriston: 13.5
Meeting place in Lewes To be confirmed but we will leave at 9.30
Day 7: Saturday, September 28 - Alfriston to Eastbourne: 12.5m
There are two routes from Alfriston - inland and coastal.
I propose that we take the coastal route, it’s longer but more attractive. Our final days walk will start in the centre of Alfriston outside Ye Olde Smugglers Inn at 9.15 for photos and leave at 0930.
See y’all soon.
Martin xx
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Parkinsons is an incurable neurological disease and I was diagnosed 4 years ago......
It has been over 50 years that sufferers have relied on one drug, Levedopa - it’s not a cure, it only has a small timeframe of usefulness (about 5 years) and it only treats the symptoms and has some horrible side effects so, whilst I can still walk, I’m committed to long-distance walks in order to raise money in the search for a cure.
In 2016 Dave Clark and I walked 220 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea in 13 days, in 2017 Mandi, Josh and myself walked the West Highland way and on day ten climbed Ben Nevis and then last year with Dave, the wonderful Claire Addison and my amazing wife Mandi we nailed the Dalesway in Six days on the hoof! Having raised over £300,000 so far we’re not done yet....
Walking is a constant challenge for people with Parkinson’s....so whilst Parkinsons will take many things from us and our families it will not take our determination and willpower...together we WILL defeat it, we WILL find a cure.
“Walk on, walk on.......”
Please give as generously as you can and, as we are walking close to London there is every opportunity for you to join us for an hour, a day or even the whole seven days and over a hundred miles from Winchester to Eastbourne.
Thanks for reading,
Your total contribution will go straight to Parkinsons UK, a wonderful organisation, populated by fantastic and driven people and a charity with a remarkable technological arm, which investigates new cures by the week with their remarkable virtual biotech initiative.
Much love and I’ll hope to see you in Winchester.....please find the itinerary below.
Martin & Mandi
xxxxxxxx
THE ROUTE: & Meeting times and places
Day 1: Sunday, September 22 Winchester to Exton 12.5 miles
Meet at Statue of King Alfred the Great, Winchester at 9.15 for 9.30 leave,
NB people staying in Warnford need a cab from Exton on at the end of the day’s walk and then on Monday morning to restart from outside Shoe Inn, Exton.
Day 2: Monday, September 23 - Exton to South Harting: 16.5m
Meet outside the Shoe inn, Exton 0900, leave at 0915
Day 3: Tuesday, September 24 - South Harting to Amberley: 20m
Meet 8.30 at The White Hart, South Harting at 0825...leave at 0830
Day 4: Wednesday, September 25 - Amberley to Upper Beeding: 13m
Meet outside The Sportsman Inn, Amberley at 0915 for 0930 leave
Day 5: Thursday, September 26 - Upper Beeding to Lewes: 16.5m
Meet outside Post Office Upper Beeding at 0845 for 0900 leave.
Day 6: Friday, September 27 - Lewes to Alfriston: 13.5
Meeting place in Lewes To be confirmed but we will leave at 9.30
Day 7: Saturday, September 28 - Alfriston to Eastbourne: 12.5m
There are two routes from Alfriston - inland and coastal.
I propose that we take the coastal route, it’s longer but more attractive. Our final days walk will start in the centre of Alfriston outside Ye Olde Smugglers Inn at 9.15 for photos and leave at 0930.
See y’all soon.
Martin xx
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.