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Tottington vicar to walk 200km for charity despite a troublesome knee.
Summary
Rev Shirley Harrison of St Anne's Church in Tottington will take part in CAFOD's Big Lent Walk, aiming to cover 200km in 40 days to raise funds for clean water.
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Rev Shirley Harrison of St Anne's Church in Tottington is taking part in CAFOD's Big Lent Walk. The challenge asks participants to cover 200km over 40 days to raise funds for clean water projects. She plans to walk locally along the Tottington Lines and the Kirklees Valley Nature Trail. She has described having a troublesome knee but framed the effort in the context of people who must walk for water.
Key details:
- Rev Shirley Harrison, vicar at St Anne's Church in Tottington, is participating in the Big Lent Walk.
- The challenge asks walkers to cover 200km within 40 days.
- The fundraiser supports the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and its work on clean water.
- Rev Harrison plans to use local routes including the Tottington Lines and Kirklees Valley Nature Trail.
- The wider campaign includes more than 1,000 participants across the UK, and she expects to meet other walkers, sometimes accompanied by dogs.
Summary:
Her walk is intended to raise funds and to highlight the daily burdens some people face when they must travel for water. The effort will take place over the 40-day Lent period along local trails and is part of a nationwide CAFOD campaign involving over 1,000 participants.
