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by Julie Magee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk


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round 170 mem­ bers of the far­ ming community joined the Far- imers Walk for


Cancer Charities at different stages of the approximately 80-mile, five-day long event. Backed by a devoted


support team, the walk’s original organisers, Richard Schofield, Helen Bury and Colin Townson, were joined by different members of the farming community each day of the walk which followed a route through the Yorkshire Dales and Hodder Valley. Setting off from Middle-


ton-in-Teesdale Auction Mart on Monday July 28th more than 50 people joined the walk each day with a core group of 10 completing the full walk. The aim of the walk was


to raise funds for cancer charities while, at the same time, raising awareness of rural communities. Richard Schofield, a


sheep shearing tutor for the


British Wool Marketing Board, had always fancied walking from Middleton- in-Teesdale to Slaidburn - an area he knows well through work. He lost his father,


Stephen, aged 74 to throat cancer in 2012 and origi­ nally suggested the walk to his wife, Jennifer. As word got around,


Richard, of Tosside, was


joined by Colin Townson, of Westcoast 4X4, Clithe- roe, Helen Bury (nee Park­ er), who lost her mother to cancer and has had the disease herself, plus many others. Epjoying fine weather


for the majority of the walk, the party then faced down­ pours of torrential rain on Friday as they made their way back to the finish point at Parrack Head, Slaid­ burn. Here they were wel­


comed back by local school pupils, Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans and Lady Clit- heroe. Colin Townson told the


Clitheroe Advertiser: “The weather was brilliant until the final day of the walk, but there were no injuries and it was a very well run


c v cm . / i n u g e u u u i k . y u u must go to the amazing support crew which includ­ ed Valerie Towler, Jennifer Schofield, William Towler, William Horner and Pe­ ter Nelson, the latter who ^ supplied two of his luxury coaches to ferry people around. These people helped to make the walk perfect.” He added: “Many people


showed amazing courage to take part and complete the walk. Everyone was walk­ ing for a reason - to raise awareness of cancer, the charities that provide sup­ port and to raise awareness of rural communities.” Donations can still be


made until September 1st viawww.justgiving.com/ teams/farmers-walk The total amount raised


by the walk will be an­ nounced at the Hodder Valley Show on Saturday September 13 th. CDsofthe walk will


be available by this weekend from Co­ lin Townson on 01200 429980/07976252191, Richard Schofield on 01729840589/07563 701677 or Helen Bury on 07813 256215.


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shows those who took part in the Farmers Walk for Cancer Charities walking from Tan Hill to Hawes. The three photos above


this main picture show lo­ cal farmers, Roger Dugdale, Frank Mason and Alan Carr, on the last leg of the Farmers Walk for Cancer Charities from Wray to Slaidburn. The photo in the centre


shows walkers on the route from Hawes to Ingleton with the Ribblehead Via­ duct in the background. And the


the 10 who completed the full Farmers Walk for Cancer Charities Walk: from left to right - Richard Schofield, Annis Schofield, Helen Bury, Colin Town- son, Carol Mellin, Andrew Thornber, Alison Ash-


• worth, Susan Hartley and Sam Thornber. Marjorie Brass (not pictured) also completed the walk as did black labrador Bertie.(s) The final photo below


shows the organisers of the Farmers Walk for Cancer Charities on the last leg of the event. Soaked to the


Colin Townson, Helen Bury and Richard Schofield, walking from Salter Fell to Slaidburn to finish the walk, (s) Some of the photo­


graphs were taken by walk­ ers and Slaidburn resident David McNamee, the latter who also braved the torren­ tial rain on Friday to cap­ ture the walkers on their


journey back to the Hodder Valley.


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