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Read the latest updates and view archived articles from Walking With The Wounded's 'Walking Home Home For Christmas' December campaign.
10 Walks to Inspire You in 2019
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As we approach the start of Walking Home For Christmas, take a look at some of our favourite walks and stories already planned for this year:
AFGHANISTAN TO ARBORETUM: Walking With The Wounded beneficiary, Simon Johnson, who has taken part in Walking Home For Christmas for the last 5 years, will be completing a virtual walk from Afghanistan to the UK, walking 3,500 miles over the course of the year, culminating in a 30 mile walk to the National Memorial during WHFC
39KM FOR 39 YEARS: Briony Hill will be celebrating her 39th birthday on 17th December with a 39km walk (24+ miles) from Salisbury Cathedral to the The Ship Inn at Upavon, hoping to raise £390.
HOLLAND TO HOME: Veteran, Ben, who now lives in Holland, will be walking 425 miles from Holland to his home town of Barnsley. He will be setting of on 3rd December and is hoping to complete the walk in 11 days completing an average of 40 miles a day. Hear more of Ben's story here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BenBeardshall
TEAM NOODLE: 6 year old Myiah, who took part in WHFC last year, is back at it again! This year she will be walking to school everyday (1 mile) from the 1st November until the end of term.
24 HOUR WALK: After taking part last year, Gary Smith is planning to beat his fundraising from last year by taking part in a 24 hour walk to see how many miles he can conquer!
SOUTH STAFFS: Ian Pringle and his students from South Staffordshire College are planning to walk from Tamworth Campus to the National Arboretum at Alrewas.
THE ROYAL WALK: After a successful walk from Windsor to Chertsey last year, Maria Fisher and her team will be completing a royal walk this year around Windsor Royal Park.
THE GREAT NORTH WALK: In 2015 a team of veterans took part in the Walk of Britain, raising funds for WWTW. For Walking Home For Christmas 2019, some of the team are coming back together to walk from the WWTW hub in Gateshead to the hub in Manchester. 125 miles in 4 days, 13 - 16 Dec. You can support their walk here
MOLLY'S CHRISTMAS WALK: On 13th December, Molly will be walking home from her school in Fakenham which is just over six miles!
THE SHOTLEY CRAWL: This popular walk, organised by Geraint Pugh, starts at the iconic Butt and Oyster pub in Pin Mill on the Shotley Peninsula, Suffolk. It follows the bank of the River Orwell and finishes by the famous Shotley Pier.
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