Progress of the walk can now be followed at Videos, pictures and diary updates from the walk!
The Walk:
In July and August 2010, Alex Walker and Liam Kirkwood will be walking the 1000 (and a bit) miles from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats on the North coast of Scotland. The walk is to raise both money and awareness for the Chernobyl Children's Project, a charity whose main goal is to provide humanitarian aid to those who are still feeling the profound effects of the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant disaster. The pair will be relying solely on the generosity of the British public to make the walk possible, and together with a number of fund-raising events aim to raise £3000.
From January to June 2010 we will document their struggle to train for this mammoth task, as well as announce some very special events to which all of you are invited. The Diary (for you to keep an eye on how strained their friendship becomes, and how toned Liam's calves get) will also be added to during the walk, depending on the wifi situation in the Scottish Highlands.
Please have a look on our Get Involved page for information on how you can, quite literally, get involved. We realise that not everyone can offer financial contributions; there are many many other ways you can help out.
About The Chernobyl Children's Project (UK):
Each summer Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK) brings around 150 children to Britain for a recuperative holiday. It also organises holidays in clean parts of Belarus for children whose disabilities make it difficult for them to travel.
Many of the children brought to the UK are in remission from leukaemia or cancer. They are chosen by an organisation in Minsk called Children in Trouble, which is run by parents of children with cancer.
Holidays abroad are vital for their children, particularly in their teens, when many fall ill for a second or third time, and the death rate is very high.
The project also includes groups of very young children who come for a holiday with their mothers.
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