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After suspended our charity walk after 2 days and 28 miles on The Ridgeway last month due to dreadful ground conditions are adventure will restart tomorrow. The weather conditions seem almost perfect, so finger crossed it will continue so for the next 9 days
My friend Harry Johnson has fully recovered from his back problems at the start of our walk and will now join me hopefully to the end. It’s a total of 94 miles and really looking forward to the beautiful landscapes and hopefully lots of wildlife so that I can practice my photography.
We are of course doing this for a reason, to help Yateley Industries who employee people with disabilities but having financial difficulties and need our help. I have set a target of £3,000 and so far we have raised £2,570 (85%) so please use this link if you can help, every penny counts https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/nikos-polydorou
Tomorrow we’ll be walking from Sparsholt to Bury Down and on Wednesday from Bury Down to Goring etc.
I will of course keep you updated with progress and hopefully a few photos

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