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| Walking
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On
the second week of her walk around Devon's borders, 大象传媒 Radio Devon
reporter Jo Bishop has progressed from the North Devon coast to Burlescombe
in east Devon. We caught up with her at the Grand Western Canal between
Holcombe Rogus and Burlescombe. |
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大象传媒 Radio
Devon reporter Jo Bishop
has completed the second week of her walk around Devon in aid of the
radio station's Chestnut Appeal.
Jo,
who is Radio Devon's East Devon reporter, set off on Saturday 30th
August and her walk is due to finish on 26th September.
In
the second of our weekly walks with Jo, we caught up with her on Day
14, Friday 12th September.
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| Jo
with Bella, after Bella's unscheduled swim in the canal... |
We
were at the Devon-Somerset border, walking along the Grand Western
Canal between Holcombe Rogus and Burlescombe.
Jo then finished the day's walk by crossing the bridge over a very
congested M5! This was the half-way mark of her walk - both in terms
of time and distance.
During the second week, Jo has passed through lots of little hamlets
- and the welcome she's received has been one of the highlights of
the walk.
"I've been completely overwhelmed by the way people have come
out to meet me and join me on sections of the walk.
"People have been so kind, and it's been great to visit these
tucked away little places."
The toughest day of the second week was Monday, when Jo walked more
than 20 miles from Combe Martin to Malmeshead, via Lynton and Lynmouth.
And she says there's more of the same ahead: "There are parts
of the coast path in east Devon which are quite tough, and I've got
that to look forward to early next week," said Jo.
So far, the weather has been unbelievably kind - and Jo's keeping
her fingers crossed it stays that way!
Jo, who is doing the walk with her dog Bella and with back up support
from her father, hopes to raise thousands of pounds for the Chestnut
Appeal.
The
appeal is raising money for a unit at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth
to treat patients with prostate cancer.
Click onto the links on the left of this page for more information
about Jo's walk and about the appeal.
As of today (13th September 2003), the 大象传媒 Radio Devon Chestnut Appeal
has reached just over 拢200,000. The target is 拢1 million.
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