End of our training for the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust fundraising hike...calm before the storm! April 20th 2008 Only 7 days to go! Will there be rain or sunshine along the Pennine Way? Let's hope the weather is kind. Sadly we have reached the end of our training for the Pennine Way and now ahead awaits a challenging 429km of hiking and a total ascent of nearly 32,000 ft (higher than Everest, which stands at 29,000 ft) to help raise awareness of ectopic pregnancy, raise valuable funds for the Ectopic Pregnan ... read more
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We are Lavinia and Steve Burch. In May of 2008, we set out on a highly daunting 429km (268 miles) hike along the Pennine Way, the oldest and second longest national trail in Great Britain, to raise money for the charity - The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust (www.ectopic.org.uk/fundraising/?p=46), starting on Sunday 27 April 2008, after Lavinia very sadly nearly lost her life to an ectopic pregnancy in July 2007. The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust was established in 1998, in memory of Sophie Winter, who sadly lost her life due to a misdiagnosis of her ectopic pregnancy. The charity seeks to raise awareness of... full info