The Dales Walkers

Back in 2007 a group of nine friends and I walked the 74 mile length of the Dales Way footpath in Aid of The Joseph Salmon Trust. There wasn’t one among us who was a seasoned walker, in fact the furthest some of us had ever walked was between the pub and the chip shop.

But as friends of Neil and Rachael (the parents of Joseph Salmon and founders of the Trust) we all wanted to show our dedication and support towards what they were doing. And even if we had not had that personal connection, we all believed passionately in the Trust’s work, and wanted to do our upmost to help those who have lost a child.

On the 23rd of July 2007 we set off from Ilkley for our epic journey, arriving tired and we were limping at Bowness-on-Windermere six days later. We’d had a great time and gained a huge sense of achievement. We’d also raised over six thousand pounds for the trust, a sum that we were extremely proud of.

You can read an account of the walk here, as well as watch some video footage we filmed along the way.

So what next?

In July 2010 we are going on another walk. This time along the 84 mile long Hadrian’s Wall Footpath, travelling nearly coast to coast across the width of England.

But it’s not just the mileage that has increased. This year we’ll be walking with a lot more people.

During the fundraising for our Dales walk we got a great deal of support from the readers of my blog (allthatcomeswithit.com). In fact donations from the blog accounted for over a thousand pounds of our total raised. So when I started thinking about organising another walk I asked if any one my readers fancied coming along.

The response was incredible.

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