The Memory Walk On Saturday 17th September me and my two daughters joined over 6000 walkers of different ages to walk 2 laps round the beautiful Heaton Park in Manchester in support of Alzheimer’s Society and to remember the ones affected by dementia and raise …
Cycle Miles in the Aisles
The Beginning I had this event booked for ages… roughly since the end of June. So early as I did not expect that my local Tesco (Buckshaw Village) to organise this fundraising cycle for me so quickly. I fancied doing some sort of sporty challenge …
Up and down the Nicky Nook
One hot Tuesday afternoon… Tuesday 16th August 2016. It was a hot, sunny day and we don’t get many of these in the north. I finished work a bit early and met my husband in his hometown of Garstang. There was another reason why this …
It is all for the charity
A bit of a different topic this week. I thought it would be good to write a post giving the readers some insight into how the fundraising for a charity challenge works. Charity or Holiday? Every day we get bombarded with Facebook posts, emails, newspaper …
Once upon a hot weekend in London
Dr Samuel Johnson once wisely said: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. This phrase resonates with me every time I go down to London. What is London going to surprise me with this time? Canary Wharf To be completely …
My Journey to Middle Earth
I am back to my training this week and this post is all about my journey to “Middle Earth”. Well, not literally… Google… So I have recently decided to step up my training and to do one big walk every week. By big walk I …
My Magical Home Town – Krakow
This week’s post is a bit different as it does not involve wearing my trekking gear, walking up any stairs or overall prepping for the trek. This week I am going to take you on a tour of my home town – Krakow in Poland. …
Stepping up Rivington Pike
And I am off again! I quite enjoy this walking malarkey. This week I had the pleasure of my husband accompanying me on my hike. As we had a child-free Sunday, we decided to explore the nearest hill to us, Rivington Pike. It is one …
Inspirational Women
Somebody once said “Surround yourself with people who are going to motivate and inspire you”. And why on earth would you not want to do it? I was lucky enough to spend a few hours with some unbelievably inspiring women the other week. I can’t …
Finally, My First Walk
W- Day So today is the day. I have completed my first walk in my boots. My seasoned walking friends suggested breaking me in gently and walking half of the Guild Wheel which is a circular walking and cycling route round Preston. The route we …
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