An achievement! - 10 hours...45km (28 miles)...in 'ONE' day...walking from Salisbury to Winchester.

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April 13th 2008

Published: April 13th 2008

Saturday 12 April - 05:45am....Barp!, barp!, barp! Off goes the alarm, with eyes still shut Lav turns of the alarm and wakes Steve, reminding him of the amazing day's challenge ahead. Originally we thought the walk we had planned was 26 miles, but discovered it is actually 45 km (28 miles)!! GULP! The day's plan was to walk from historic Salisbury, join the 24 mile 'Clarendon Way', and follow it a... Read Full Entry

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Lavinia and Steve Burch

Lav and Steve

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

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Broughton village, Wiltshire

Lav and Steve outside St. Mary's Church. Broughton, Wiltshire

A dovecote. St. Mary's Church. Broughton, Wiltshire

This dovecote is located in St. Mary's churchyard. Battery pigeons were raised in this circular structure in medieval times, with 3 and half tons of young pigeons slaughtered each year.