Now that our little walk is over Russell, Fizzy and I have a massive list of thank yous to make!
Firstly thanks to our corporate sponsors Delphin and Salamon and Kirby Sheppard Solicitors.
Secondly thanks to all the chaps with technical know how and wizardry who enabled us to set up this website and keep it updated as we walked. These heroes are Jabba, Tim and Sarah. Thanks too to John Raison for our printing requirements, to Paragon Books for publicity and to Crosby Chacksfield for posters and general support (and for the book and play of the walk!).
Thirdly thanks t0 Sidmouth Mummers for their fund raising calendar and to Nick Seymour, Leigh Dean and Brenda Pring for all their hard work on “Liz and Fizz’s Qiuz Night”.
Fourthly thanks to everyone who gave us such a right good send off from Minehead! These people were:
Henry, Rosie, Rob and Adam Piper
John and Liz
Paula Hullet from CHSW
CHSW Minehead Friends Group
Andrew Dean for the scrummiest cream tea of the trip!
Thanks too to all our lovely friends and family who travelled up just to make sure we left!
Fifthly, thanks to everyone who kindly provided accommodation and food all the way around the beautiful South West Coast Path! These were:
Flo and Lynny Roberts (for the best Cornish/Devonish pasties in the world!)
Doreen (for a constant supply of rock cakes)
Trina Jarrett
Yvonne Chubb for the campsite at Coombe Martin
Rob and Linda for a lovely dinner at the Watersmeet Hotel
Westward Ho! Cricket Club
Clovelly Village Hall
Stoke Farm Campsite
Coombe Barton Inn at Crackington Haven
Trish for letting Russ camp in her garden
Nick and Jane Pickles and their lovely family
The wonderful Tim and Yo Scarrott
Martin and Audrey Wood
Robert and Angela Seymour (an education in toast etiquette and neighbourhood watch!)
Terry’s sister at St Ives
Lamorna Cove inhabitants (for not moving us on!)
The unique Mary Orsman and Dylan the black Labrador!
Mr and Mrs Doddy and Diddy Doddy!
Whitsand Bay Holiday Park
Roger and Pat Packe
Roy and Avril Fairclough
The Old Inn at Wembury
Galmpton Campsite
Roger and Jane Bell
Kate and Paul (for a lovely welcome at The Sea Shanty in Branscombe)
Dave and Pat Tresize
Pebble Bank Campsite
Ferrybridge Inn
Sixthly, thanks to all our fellow walkers who joined us on the way providing much entertainment and evening merriment! These were (hope we haven’t forgotten anyone!):
Rob Turnbull (sorry about the absence of a fish finger sandwich!)
Brenda and Dave Pring
Leigh and Charlie Dean
Tim, Sarah and Ellie
Kathleen
Steve
Debbie and Louis
Pete and Marie (and the jelly babies!)
Rob Piper
Angie, Mick and Joe Carney (cheers for the chilli!)
Frances and Alex Le Puill
Gill and Paul
Martin, Anne and Little Russell!
Mark Smith
Ian (with his telescope and chocolate!)
Ryan and Ben Smith
Olivia Buchanan Smith
Marcelle and Nello
Beryl, Marie and Cilla
Wendy
MPPMM (Michelle)
Doddy and Julia
Terry and Oscar
Jodie and James
Jamie Le Bunion Boy
Alex Smith
Pauline Keast
Roger and Pat Packe
Alan and Gerry Kerr
John and Cathy Keast
Andrew/Amy/Ames/Amos/Andy
Carol Harewood
Katie Harris
Sidmouth Wednesday Walking Group
Iain Roberts
Adele and Yasmin
Lewis, Tim and Robert (brave souls who joined us around Portland!)
And huge thanks to Dave and MPP (Pauline) who walked over 200 miles with us!).
And finally our biggest thanks go to Mrs Smith (Gill), sag wagon woman supreme, logistics coordinator, sandwich maker, driver and bearer of clean knickers and without whom life would have been so much harder!
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR KIND FUND RAISING AND DONATIONS!
WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU AND WE LOVE YOU ALL!
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