Fundraising progress

HI All,
I haven't posted for a while as it's felt like we've all been constantly busy. We're feeling like we're really getting somewhere from a fundraising point of view and our fitness efforts seem to be paying off too.

We last walked together a weeks weeks ago when we started at 8 a.m. at Parkgate on the Dee side of the Wirral and walked inland with the aim of heading across to Eastham on the Mersey shoreline. It was a really pleasant walk and was meant to be 11.5 miles. Of course we got lost which meant it took us extra time, plus of course we had to stop for a very nice coffee in the tea shop in Willaston. Highly recommended when you've been walking for a couple of hours!

We passed through Raby Mere and stopped to say hello to the ducks. What a shame they don't rent out rowing boats on the mere any more that would have been a laugh as well as being a workout opportunity! When I was a kid and the roads were a lot quieter on a Sunday we used to cycle to Raby Mere and have a picnic by the stream.

Angela contemplating!

Unfortunately, due to the fact that we don't walk that fast and we got lost a couple of times we ran out of time! I needed to get back to take my smallest to the cinema and Angela needed to transport her son to a rugby match. So after walking 11 miles we called it a day in Bromborough and Flora's daughter Sara came to pick us up and take us back to our starting point in Parkgate to retrieve our cars. While we were waiting to be picked up I popped into the DW sports club and picked up some free one day passes that they were donating for us to raffle off. So a big thank you to them! The Smyth's toyshop in Bromborough also donated a nice big toy for our fundraising efforts. The staff in there were really happy to help.

Things seem to be going well with the fundraising and we raised £167 on Sunday morning at a car boot sale. Lots of friends, family and colleagues have donated their cast offs for us to sell and we've still got enough stuff to do another couple of sales. Our schedule has got pretty hectic and plans include:

19/05/13: Wirral coastal Walk, all sponsorship gratefully received!
02/06/13: Car boot sale
08/06/13: Re-arranged adventure day, come and abseil and have a hike up Moel Famau
09/06/13: Wirral Bikeathon, this is run for the leukemia and lymphoma society
09/06/13: Strawberry tea at the Wro in West Kirby, many thanks for their support!
16/06/13: Car boot sale
22/06/13: Charity party night at the Irby Club, thanks for their support!
30/06/13: Car boot sale
07/07/13: Liverpool to Chester Bike Ride, I'm considering doing this, haven't committed yet!
14/07/13: Bag pack at Morrisons in West Kirby, thanks for their support.
21/07/13: Bag pack at Morrison's, thanks again!
11/08/13: What sounds like an amazing and eclectic show at the bombed out church in Liverpool, lots of performance, stalls, food and drink. probably 2-7p.m.
17/08/13: Bag packing at Marks and Spencer's food court, Cheshire Oaks. Thanks to them for their support.
21/09/13: Bag packing at Sainsbury's, Neston hopefully with help from Neston Air cadets. Thanks to Sainsbury's and the cadets for their support.

From the beginning of September we'll have 10 weeks to go before the trek and intend to have a really big push on the fitness front to make sure we're ready for the challenge. Just to brag, my Weight Watching is going very well and I've lost more than 10% of my body weight since the beginning of Feb so I'm feeling very much more energetic!

Better dash to take the dogs out and get ready for work!

TTFN, Pauline.