SSAFA walk

[bedfordrl]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but....

On the June the 25th my wife and I ,both Royal Mail posties and both in REME TA will be marching from HMS Nelson in Portsmouth to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire a distance,using mainly footpaths,of over one hundred miles in aid of SSAFA http://www.ssafa.org.uk/ mostly on our own.


Pity I look so bloody miserable.

Anyway if anyone has a few quid spare we have a donation website here http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundrai ... aybirds-66

There will be a regular Twitter update so any words of encouragement would be welcome.

ps spot the Bedford.... oooh it's behind you.....

[Lounge Lizard]

It's a bit misleading to state "On the June the 25th my wife and I will be marching from HMS Nelson in Portsmouth to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire a distance of over one hundred miles" when in fact you will be doing it "over five days starting from the 25th of June to the 30th", which surely is SIX days, not one or five.

[bedfordrl]

Whatever...

We intend to blast it and six days is the max, in reality it will be five or less.


really expected some words of encouragement,,, wish I had not bothered now.

[alloria]

Fantastic!

My family did a walk for SSAFA last year, along the west highland way, I think it is a good cause!

I hope it all goes well.

[dvbuk55]

Good luck Bedford.

Are they still using 3 tonners? Who painted that one?

[Lateagainpostie]

As an ex-matelot I applaud you for your efforts in supporting a very worthy charity, good luck with your walk, there's a tenner on it's way

[hulcottflyer66]

Christ that Lounge Lizard is a right misery

[surreymonkey]

It's a bit misleading to state "On the June the 25th my wife and I will be marching from HMS Nelson in Portsmouth to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire a distance of over one hundred miles" when in fact you will be doing it "over five days starting from the 25th of June to the 30th", which surely is SIX days, not one or five.

FFS does it matter? Just give a bit of encouragement for a good cause can't you?

[fishtank]

Good luck Bedford.

Are they still using 3 tonners? Who painted that one?

At least i get his username now.
Good luck Bedford.

[bedfordrl]

As an ex-matelot I applaud you for your efforts in supporting a very worthy charity, good luck with your walk, there's a tenner on it's way

Thanks mate.

[bedfordrl]

Good luck Bedford.

Are they still using 3 tonners? Who painted that one?

No and I did, it certainly was not the colour it said on the tin,due a re-paint this year in drab olive.

[dvbuk55]

Good luck Bedford.

Are they still using 3 tonners? Who painted that one?

No and I did, it certainly was not the colour it said on the tin,due a re-paint this year in drab olive.

The correct terminology would be Olive, drab. Rather than a paint job just drape some camouflage nets on the sides

[Lounge Lizard]

It's a bit misleading to state "On the June the 25th my wife and I will be marching from HMS Nelson in Portsmouth to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire a distance of over one hundred miles" when in fact you will be doing it "over five days starting from the 25th of June to the 30th", which surely is SIX days, not one or five.

FFS does it matter? Just give a bit of encouragement for a good cause can't you?

It would have been unfortunate if any of us had donated any of our hard earned wages on the basis of them walking 100 miles in a day when only a fraction of this distance was covered each day but with the their bodies weakened over the years by heavier bags and longer rounds most on here will accept that 20 or 25 miles a day is an appropriate distance and will wish them well.

[bedfordrl]

Did it..

Oh yes, and it took us five days!!.
We suffered mild heatstroke on Sunday and our walking speed dropped but we also managed a thirty miler in one day so hit the five day target..

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Although you did bring back some bad memories of "beasting sessions" and Tabs I did round Lyneham.