Iolo Williams calls on walkers to join theWelsh1000walk 2017


Welsh naturalist and TV presenter, Iolo Williams, is calling on people across Wales to don their walking boots and join hundreds of others on 22 April 2017 in aid of Alzheimer’s Society. theWelsh1000walk is a major fundraising event that will attempt to circumnavigate the coast of Wales, including Anglesey and Offa’s Dyke in one day. This is a total distance of 1,057 miles along the Welsh national coastal path. There are 71 separate walks for people to choose from, ranging in length and diffi culty, and each will be led by an


experienced leader. Iolo Williams, who joined a walk near his home town last year, said “I was delighted to join one of the walks last year. My late father lived with dementia, so I have fi rst- hand experience of the devastation it causes. The work of the Alzheimer’s Society is crucial in helping to improve treatment for people living with dementia today and search for a cure for tomorrow.” Each walk has a dedicated guide, who will lead a maximum of 12 people and ensure your walk is enjoyable and safe.


Krysia Groves, from Llantwit Fardre near Pontypridd, one of the many


volunteer leaders


on theWelsh1000walk explains. “I led a walk on the fi rst theWelsh1000walk event and it was a fantastic day out. I really encourage others to sign up and reap the benefi ts of exercise, fresh air and beautiful views, all for a worthy cause. I’m thrilled to be leading a walk again in 2017” Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive Offi cer for Alzheimer’s Society said; “I am delighted t heWe lsh1000wal k


has once again chosen to raise vital funds for Alzheimer’s Society. This ambitious fundraiser is run entirely by volunteers and we would love to see hundreds of people sign- up and walk a stretch of the beautiful Welsh coastal path, to help support the


850,000 people living with dementia in the UK.” How can people sign-up for a walk? Visit thewelsh1000walk. com and click on the ‘walks’ page, where you will fi nd a full list of walks and their locations. Each one is graded by length


GEM offers fi ve ways to keep calm on stressful road journeys


ROAD SAFETY AND breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to avoid getting involved in confl icts on journeys. The advice follows the two year suspended prison sentence handed to Harvey Spencer Stephens following a ‘road rage’ attack in August last year. Former actor Stephens sprang to fame as devil child Damien in the 1976 movie ‘The Omen’. GEM road safety offi cer Neil Worth said: “Some drivers believe it’s acceptable to behave on the road in a way they would never dream of behaving in other areas of their lives. This is most likely because being in the car has the effect of dehumanising a situation of confl ict. “We tend to ignore the risk of possible consequences,


either to ourselves or


to other road users, so we allow our frustration and anger to be directed at those who get in our way or whose driving actions displease us.” GEM has identifi ed a few steps (taken from its ‘Courtesy on the Road’ leafl et) that will hopefully reduce the risk for a driver of being the target of someone else’s aggression: 1 Keep calm and show restraint. Every journey brings the risk of frustration and confl ict. Make a pledge to be patient. Avoid using your horn or making gestures in anger. 2 Avoid competition and resist the desire to ‘get even’. If the standard of someone


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else’s driving disappoints you, don’t attempt to educate or rebuke them. 3 Don’t push into traffi c queues. If you wait and clearly signal, you won’t wait long before another drive lets you in. But they don’t like being forced into giving way. 4 Say thank you, say sorry, Courtesy encourages co-operation on the road. If you make a mistake or perhaps cut things a bit fi ne, then a gesture of apology avoids confrontation and helps defuse anger. 5 Move away from trouble. If you feel seriously threatened by another driver, then ensure your car doors locked and drive (at legal speed) to the nearest police station or busy area (petrol station forecourts are ideal). Use your mobile phone to alert the police. Pressing the horn repeatedly or continuously is likely to deter a potential attacker. Neil Worth concludes: “It’s all about showing consideration, patience and tolerance. We all make mistakes from time to time. “Remember also that some drivers will be out there looking for argument and confl ict. They may take pleasure as a situation escalates – but no one has control over how it will fi nish, and that’s what makes any involvement potentially so dangerous.” Free copies of GEM’s Courtesy on the Road leafl et are available for download from http://www.motoringassist.com/the- gem-story/leafl ets/


Exciting London female alt-rock duo REWS have announced an Ireland & UK Tour for Feb/March. REWS are currently creating a real buzz among UK radio tastemakers with Huw Stephens recently making them his ‘Tip of the Week’ on BBC Radio 1 and John Kennedy his ‘Shock of the New’ on Radio X. They have also played on Radio 6 with Tom Robinson and all 38 BBC Introducing shows! REWS are the sassy, high energy, pop rock duo consisting of songstress Shauna Tohill and beat-maker Collette Williams. Together they are creating a genuine buzz on the UK/Irish music scene following the release of their four recent singles. “Can You Feel It“, “Death Yawn“, “Shake Shake” and now the chart banging “Miss You In The Dark”. Across the summer Shauna & Collette have performed at a string of high profi le festival performances including Glastonbury, Green Man &


and diffi culty. All funds raised, either through people signing up to a walk, raising sponsorship or donating directly will go to Alzheimer’s Society. To donate


visit:


www.j ust gi vi ng. c o m/ f u n d ra i si n g / theWelsh1000walk2017


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