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Birmingham office marches on

St Basils Walk


On 5th June 2010, six members of the Birmingham office undertook a 28 mile walk in the Cotswolds in aid of Midlands based charity St Basil's. The charity provides support, advice and accommodation for young people aged 16 - 25.

The circular uphill and downhill trek started at Chipping Campden school taking the group though the undulating Cotswold region, at its highest point passing Broadway Tower. The weather was warm and humid, although the sun was dampened most of the day by cloud, which provided perfect conditions for a long walk through the Cotswolds.

The team of 6 including Gethin Chislett, Melissa Wase-Rogers, Steven Jaggers, Vicky Beach, David Evans and Hannah Ward commenced the walk at 7.35 and checked-in at the finish line at 16.49. They managed to complete the walk in 9 hours, 12 minutes, coming 7th out of the 80 teams that undertook the walk (3rd not including those that ran!) and beating teams such as Price Waterhouse Cooper, HFC Bank and Drivers Jonas Deloitte.

The team are now all fully recovered after having sustained blisters, bruises and lost toenails, however it was worth it in the end, raising in excess of £600 for the charity.