Simon Dillsworth, Tim Seaton, Daniel Preedy and William Taper are all from Old Emanuel.

William also works for Willmotts who are supporting the team.

Dave Ames, is our legendary support crew.

Our team managed to trying to complete the 100km Trailwalker within 30 hours for the Gurkha Welfare Trust

The Gurkha Welfare Trust ensures that Gurkha veterans, their widows and their wider communities are able to live with dignity in Nepal, through the provision of financial, medical and community aid.

The walk is tough, it's 100km (62 miles) non-stop (apart from lots of tea, changing socks, loo breaks and maybe a eccles cake or an ice bun) in under 30 hrs.

It starts near Southampton and finishes in Brighton.

The route is across the South Downs Way. Hilly, but stunning, did I mention hilly?!

To add to the pain of blisters, for 30 hours, we will have to listen to Will talk about Willmotts and properties non-stop, Tim discussing the best linseed oil for rounders bats, Simon about some HI Tec IT solution he has that is the best invention ever (even better than the wheel!), Dan about how the amazing new type of carpet he is installing on a plane.

If you can donate that would be great!!

More about the Gurkha Welfare Trust

Established in 1969, The Gurkha Welfare Trust provide vital support to Gurkha veterans, their families and communities in Nepal.

We enable people to live with dignity by delivering essential financial and medical aid and work with local communities to provide access to clean water and education.

We operate through 19 Area Welfare Centres spread across traditional Gurkha recruiting areas in Nepal as well as one in India. We have around 400 staff working in the region.

We deliver a package of care to Gurkha veterans and widows to ensure they can live with dignity.

For over 50 years, our charity has provided financial aid to Gurkha veterans who are not eligible for a British Army Pension. The monthly pension we provide allows Gurkha veterans and their widows to buy food and essentials to remain secure in their old age.

Our Pensioner Support Teams journey into the hills of Nepal on motorbikes, in 4×4 vehicles and on-foot to pay them a pension, check their health and deliver medication in their own homes.

Our water projects bring clean water to people’s doorsteps.

We install individual tap stands and toilets for all households within a village. By ensuring a safe water source and reducing open defecation, we see sharp drops in water-borne diseases such as dysentery. Having a water source close by also reduces the burden on women and children, who traditionally spend hours collecting water each day.

Providing access to an education

Our schools programme builds and repairs schools in remote regions of Nepal to improve access to education and in turn offer a better future to Nepali children.

One of our longest running programmes, our schools have benefited hundreds of remote villages. Last year we built 13 in total. We also delivered what we call ‘minor’ refurbishments to 105 schools. This can be something as simple as the delivery of new desks or books, right up to the building of new toilet blocks. In total, our work on schools last year benefited over 40,000 children.

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If you can donate that would be really appreciated.

Best Wishes

OE and Willmotts Trailwalkers 2023