Go Mary go!

Spare a thought today for my friend and fellow councillor Mary Evans, from Stansfield, who is undertaking the 100 kilometer London to Brighton Challenge. The walk is likely to take anything between 24 and 30 hours on a route of footpaths and trails. The event starts in Richmond this morning.

Mary is raising funds for St Nicholas Hospice and is undertaking the feat with a team of three others, pictured in training below.

The event is billed as The UK’s Greatest Endurance Challenge, and I think it is an amazing task to take on.  I know that Mary has been preparing for a little while, but, none the less I personally cannot contemplate how difficult the walk is likely to be.  A few years ago Nick and others walked from Ipswich to Sudbury to raise funds for Gainsborough’s House, and that was enough of an effort for all concerned.

Full information about the event can be found here.

Best of luck Mary!

If you wish to make a donation to speed Mary on her way, and to understand why she has taken the challenge click on this link.