Walks for Charities by SWCP Association Members
Are you a member planning a walk along the Coast Path for charity? Send us details and we'll add your walk to this page. Once you've completed your walk, send us a photo and a report and we'll include these as well.
Julia Pitchford
Julia Pitchford is walking the South West Coast Path to raise funds for Brain Tumour UK, in memory of her Dad. Doing the 630 miles in 34 days, starting on Tuesday 15th May in Minehead and hopefully finishing in Poole on Sunday 17th June, Father's day.
"My Dad, Roger, was diagnosed with a brain tumour on the pituitary gland, sadly he lost the battle but I want to help others who find themselves in a similar situation.
It will be a hard task for me as last year I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. But with help from my family and friends, this will not stop me from getting out there.
My donate page is here and I have a web page here which tells you all about it. There is also a blog so you can follow me and see how I'm doing"
Mick Foster
Mick Foster is setting off on 9th May to walk the whole 630 miles. He hopes to get to South Haven Point on 3rd June and is hoping to raise £26,000 for the British Heart Foundation.
The ultimate challenge for a long distance hiker, with in total over 115,000 feet (35,000 metres) of ups and downs. If you add in Mick's walks to and from his overnight accommodation, it will approximate to 26 marathons in 26 days.
Mick, who had a heart transplant some 19 years ago, is walking with his good friend, John Trafford, who also benefits from a kidney transplant. They are both passionate about organ donation but Mick is keen to donate every penny received towards the British Heart Foundation "Mending Broken Hearts" appeal. The BHF is investing in a programme of research into regenerative medicine which it is believed can develop the technology to report damaged heart muscle and diseased arteries.
Please help Mick in his quest to raise his personal target of £26,000 - £1000 for every marathon completed in just 26 days.
Mick can be contacted on: michaelfoster044@btinternet.com, Mobile: 07891 416552
Just Giving site: www.justgiving.com/Michael-Foster0
John Bright
John Bright is setting off on May 19th to walk from Padstow to Falmouth to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Anyone wishing to support him please send cheques made payable to Cancer Research UK to him at 11 Leonard Cheshire Close, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7RN.
Steve Ridd and his Mum
In the last two weeks of October, my mother and I are going to walk the entire 300 miles of the Cornish Coast Path. We want to do this major challenge to raise funds for two great charities that are close to our hearts: the South West Coast Path and the Polperro Memory Cafe.
You can read more and follow their progress here
Pete Crago
Between Tuesday 3 April and Thursday 17 May 2012 I will be walking the South West Coastal Footpath (SWCP) from Minehead to Poole in aid of RNLI.
You may follow my progress on www.petecrago.blogspot.com.
Tom Bland and Mal Law
On 17th June, Englishman Tom Bland and New Zealander Mal Law will set off from Minehead in an attempt to run the entire 630 miles of the South West Coast Path in under two weeks. They are raising money for two mental health charities on both sides of the globe - Mind in the UK and the NZ Mental Health Foundation. They will run between 40 and 50 miles each day, culminating with a 66 mile, day and night final stage to complete the Path by 1st July.
They are hoping to raise £10,000 for Mind in the UK and NZ$20,000 for the Mental Health Foundation in NZ. Anyone wishing to support Tom and Mal can donate either in Pounds at www.justgiving.com/CoastPathRun or in NZ Dollars at www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/MalcolmLaw
You can find more details about Tom and Mal's challenge on the website: www.coastpathrun.co.uk. You can also follow their progress in the build up and during the run at: www.facebook.com/CoastPathRun
