Instead
of sitting in a seat clutching a set of Pace Notes or wandering around a
Service Area as CLO answering inane queries and sorting out serious questions from
competitors and bystanders, former national and international rally co-driver, Campbell
Roy is going for a ramble in the countryside. A rather long ramble - the ‘Trek500’.Unlike the Proclaimers who
sang about walking 500 miles, but somehow didn’t get around to actually doing
it, Campbell has set himself the task of walking not just a mere 500 miles, but
to be more precise, 540 miles. And it’s not just any old meander this is a walk
on the wildside. He’ll be following the ‘Scottish National Trail’ across moors,
through glens, over rivers and round mountains.
Having been personally
involved in many different charities and assisted on various charitable events
over many years, Campbell is doing this one on his own initiative although he
is inviting anyone to come along with him or join him on any ‘Stage’ of the
hike or any part of it.Starting from Kirk Yetholm in
the south east corner of Scotland on the 11th July, the 540 mile route will
take him north skirting Edinburgh to the south west and then heading westwards,
skirting Glasgow to the north east before heading north through Aberfoyle and
Callander into Perthshire. From there it’s on to Kingussie and Fort Augustus
then onwards and upwards to Kinlochewe and over Assynt towards the final Finish
Control at Cape Wrath on the north west tip of the Scottish mainland on the
26th September – hopefully!
And the big question- why?
It’s all in aid of raising funds for ‘Prostate Cancer Research’. Full details
of the route and timings, for this mammoth challenge and how to support it and donate
to it, are on the website, see below.
And while TV, radio and the
news media are full of stories of soap stars and celebrities, sporting stars
and retired sportsmen and women undergoing arduous charitable fund raising
tasks, there has been no acknowledgement of this challenge from any of the main
media outlets. On that basis it is up to ordinary folk to do their bit to
support, donate and sponsor this worthy cause.
Prostate cancer affects
thousands of lives. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed in their life and that figure
represents 1 death every 40 minutes. Just think about that for a minute or two.
Now I should add - and not to
put it too politely - that Campbell has long since passed his ‘first flush of
youth’. Indeed he may never see the number 5 or even 6 as the first figure of
his age ever again! So unlike all these so-called fund-raising celebrities who enlist
the help of ‘trainers’ and nutritonists, and who-knows, spirit-gurus or
whatever, Campbell is just quietly preparing and getting on with it, so let’s
all do our bit to help, support and sponsor his efforts.
Full details and route
outline and timetable on the website:
https://www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/trek-500/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589500706454
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