Wonderful Weekend of Walking. January 13th 2008 After receiving depressing confirmation on Thursday (10 January) that sadly the only way for Lavinia to carry a pregnancy safely will be to undergo a fourth operation to reconstruct and strengthen her uterus; or alternatively we will have to opt for surrogacy - we decided to try to lift our spirits by embarking on a weekend of walking with family and friends. For us we find that going for walks/hi ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Maidstone Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
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