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Andy Trickett

31 Miles for Nature

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Our favourite places in nature are under threat from climate change, habitat loss and pollution. We need to act now to save them. 

With a fifty year history of defending nature, Greenpeace's mission is to create a greener, healthier, and more peaceful planet. Any donation you make could help power their campaigns to keep our oceans healthy, our forests standing, and fossil fuels in the ground.

Greenpeace never accepts money from companies or governments, so they depend on supporters, like us, to fund all of their campaigns.

Please sponsor me today and help me reach my £150 goal. Read my separate blog below about what I'm planning. Thank you!

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Supporting Greenpeace, Protecting our Planet - can you sponsor me?

Monday 11th Aug
When this initiative popped up for October I felt compelled to take up the challenge. 
WHY DOES IT MATTER SO MUCH?
 I see an urgent need to raise awareness about the ongoing harm to our environment: air; water; land; as humans we rely on all of it for survival and it's human activities which are doing the damage. As the most developed (not necessarily brightest) species we are custodians for the welfare of all living things and we need to put them ahead of ourselves much more and in so doing create a healthier future for those coming after us. Greenpeace is fearlessly active on this vital issue and relies on donations to maintain its efforts. Just take a look at what they do for our collective benefit.
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/about-greenpeace/victories/

WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?
The idea is to complete at least one mile every day in October, doing so to focus on My Favourite Place, in whatever way you fancy doing it. It is a celebration of the wonders of our environment, and as many will know I'm a regular walker, enjoying the loveliness of Dorset and beyond. So I want to make this activity memorable for me, but also bring other people along too, either by walking alongside me or following my activities, as you prefer. It won't be one mile a day (or even 31 in a month), but a series of my favourite walks I've either led for Ramblers in Dorset already or plan to, both east and west of the county, crammed into a couple of weekends. 
I reckon I'll have done at least 50 miles across those four walks, which doesn't include any others I join, or the last one on our hiking holiday in the Azores, which you cannot accompany me on - sorry :)
By the end I expect it to have included the two highest points in Dorset, glorious Corfe Castle, the Jurassic coastline, a part of the county where you feel like you're in a rainforest, and a favourite piece of the Stour Valley Way. Some pictures I've added reflect these places. 
WHAT CAN I DO?
I'd love you to support me by coming on any of the Dorset walks - and, if you can, to please support the cause Greenpeace represents by making a donation. 
HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT THE WALKS?
I'll add separate details of the planned schedule (dates, places, descriptions) plus I will add them to the Dorset 4050 Ramblers walk schedule, making clear they are connected to my own challenge. 
PLEASE NOTE THAT RAMBLERS IS A SEPARATE ORGANISATION AND IS NOT ENDORSING GREENPEACE, IT'S JUST MY WAY OF RACKING UP THE MILES FOR MY OWN PURPOSE AS AN INDIVIDUAL

Thank you to my Sponsors

£32.86

Peter & Carol Nunn

Go Andy !

£31.80

Vernon Mitchell

As a lifetime diver I support any clean up of our oceans / overfishing / shark / whale protection. Go for it❗️

£31.80

Daniel Trickett

Go smash it Dad!! A walk in the park for you 😄 This is such an important cause needs attention. I’m with you 100% .

£31.80

Hilary Jordan

£31

Penny Lawrence

Excellent venture, Andy! Thanks for doing this. I'll join you all for a walk when I can. All best wishes Penny

£30

Andrew Trickett

£21.20

David And Sue Barnes

Great idea Andy and such a worthy cause - good luck!

£21.20

Trevor Egginton

Good luck Andy! Hope to join you sometime in October

£20

Kevin Pallister

£15.90

Anonymous

£15.90

Bryony Fernandez

xxx

£10

Lisa Maria

£10

Anonymous

£10

Simon O'connor

Many thanks Andy for bearing witness to the need for us all to help protect the endangered life support systems of only home - planet Earth! Hope you enjoy every one of those fundraising miles for Greenpeace :)

£5.30

Jacqueline Elbaz

Hoping to join you on some walks, enjoy!