Very Overdue Update...

Hi!

Firstly, apologies for the majorly overdue update... It's been a while, I know.

As I'm sure you're probably aware, Amy and I completed the walk (on 30th August) in just under eight hours, and without sustaining any debilitating injuries (unless you count one blister each...)

Our JustGiving page closes on the 1st December, which means that it's officially closed for donations. 

We've received a certificate from Arthritis Research UK, which is absolutely lovely of them!! 

The big news, however, is that we've managed to raise a massive £461.12!!!!

Which is certainly a lot more than our £150 target! In fact, according to our JustGiving page, we've raised 307% of our target!

When I've got more time, which will probably be over the Christmas holidays, I'll try and post some pictures up of our walk.

So, I'd just like to say thank you to a selection of people on behalf of Amy and myself:

• Ian Brown and Rita Sparrow (My parents) who helped to raise money, and my Mum was the first person to donate,
• Clare and Mick McDermott (Amy's Mum and Stepdad) who gave us advice and also donated generously to our cause,
• Trevor and Joyce Brown (My Grandparents) who raised a substantial amount of the money raised,
• Amy's grandparents (whose walking advice proved invaluable),
• Adrian Brown (My Uncle) who planned part of the route and did a large chunk of the walk with us (Friden to Whatstandwell),
• Arthritis Research UK, who supported us, and genuinely took an interest in how our walk and fundraising went,
• The volunteers at the Royal Derby Hospital (especially Bren!) who donated generously, were supportive and took an interest in the walk,
• Prim, (Amy's dog) who did most of the walk with us (and loved every second of it!),
• And lastly, everyone who donated! You're all lovely, and we sincerely appreciate the fact that you felt compelled to support us!

Thank you! And you never know, next year, we might be up to something else... ;)

Amy's been ill...

Hello! Apologies for neglecting this blog ever so slightly recently! We've not really got a great deal to tell you except for the following two facts:
1.) Amy's been poorly for the past week, so that's halted our already lax training routine. Not to be helped, and thankfully she's now on the mend :)
2.) We've already excelled our target!! Our justgiving page has reliably informed us that we've now got 132% of our target, and all thanks to the lovely people that have supported us so far by donating!

Amy and I have been on the phone today and, all being well, we'll be travelling to Youlgrave next weekend and probably walking from there to Matlock Bath.

Because of the fact that we've not had as much opportunity to 'train' as we originally anticipated, we did consider splitting the walk into two 9 mile walks. However, because we've already gained so much money on the pretence that we're walking the full 18 miles in one day, we came to the joint conclusion that it's probably better to stick to what we agreed. This way, we don't ruffle any feathers, and it doesn't appear as thought we're deceiving those who have already agreed to sponsor us.

Thanks for reading!
Xx

We forgot to show you the T-Shirts!

Here are some pictures of the T-Shirts that we'll actually be wearing on the day! 

 I'm sure that we won't fade into the background too much with these on(!)

Sorry for the lack of updates!

Hi! Sorry that we've not been able to update the blog for quite a while! 


In the time that's passed since our last blog we've been on several more training walks, and we've also been to London to celebrate Katie's birthday... Here are some pictures that we've taken along the way:

Amy looking across the fields.

Prim, on one of the 'training walkies'.

An filtered picture of the field and a ladybird hot air balloon.

Katie's birthday in London: The two of us.

Katie's birthday in London: Amy on the Tube.

A training walk in the woods.

Again, a picture of our training walk in the woods.

Some piglets that we saw on a training walk!

Katie's birthday in London: The two of us on the Tube.

Katie's birthday: If you look closely, you can see our reflections in the opposite window...

Katie's birthday in London: Amy in Harrods.

Outside Harrods.

A healthy birthday dinner for the two of us!

We've got at least three long distance walks planned for the week ahead, so we'll let you know how they go!

Thanks for reading!

Katie and Amy

xx

The Second 'Training' Session...

We had our second 'training' session today - which basically involved Katie getting the bus to Milford to meet Amy (after she'd finished her Pre-School placement) and walking back home.
After an unscheduled trip to the sweetshop...


Apparently, we walked 3.8 miles together today, according to Google Maps.

All in all, a comfortable and steady walk.

But unfortunately, we didn't find any more 20 pound notes on the ground!

Thanks for reading :)

Our first (and quite lucky) 'training' session in pictures...

Milford's Chimney

Hi, thanks for having a look at our progress! We went for our first 'training' session today, which involved us walking from Belper to Milford.

All in all, we managed 5.2 miles today. 

Amy and Prim

We took Prim (Amy's dog) with us, who certainly enjoyed the long walk!

Prim having the time of her life running through fields

Amy managed to find a twenty pound note!

With this, she very generously offered to buy us both chips from George's! 

(So we must've gained more calories than we'd have lost on that walk!)

Katie just staring at fields...

The River Derwent in Milford

Prim having a look at the river :)

 We bought supplies of crisps and muffins/sweets from the shop in Milford - What a healthy pair we are (!) And to continue the unhealthy theme, we got a lift home from King Street! So we didn't even burn off as much as we'd hoped, due to cutting out the walk from Belper Town Centre to our homes on the outskirts of the town!

(Oh dear!)

In other news, we've only received two donations so far, so if you do feel a bit flush, please send some money our way:

www.justgiving.com/katieandamy

We are serious about this, and we want to raise as much money as we can.

Our target is £150, so far we only have £23.

 Even if it's only a donation of a pound, it's still something that we'd be grateful for! :)

Thanks xx

(Text 'KBAW82 £... to 70070 to support us)

Our first (and quite lucky) 'training' session in pictures...

Milford's Chimney

Hi, thanks for having a look at our progress! We went for our first 'training' session today, which involved us walking from Belper to Milford.

All in all, we managed 5.2 miles today. 

Amy and Prim

We took Prim (Amy's dog) with us, who certainly enjoyed the long walk!

Prim having the time of her life running through fields

Amy managed to find a twenty pound note!

With this, she very generously offered to buy us both chips from George's! 

(So we must've gained more calories than we'd have lost on that walk!)

Katie just staring at fields...

The River Derwent in Milford

Prim having a look at the river :)

 We bought supplies of crisps and muffins/sweets from the shop in Milford - What a healthy pair we are (!) And to continue the unhealthy theme, we got a lift home from King Street! So we didn't even burn off as much as we'd hoped, due to cutting out the walk from Belper Town Centre to our homes on the outskirts of the town!

(Oh dear!)

In other news, we've only received two donations so far, so if you do feel a bit flush, please send some money our way:

www.justgiving.com/katieandamy

We are serious about this, and we want to raise as much money as we can.

Our target is £150, so far we only have £23.

 Even if it's only a donation of a pound, it's still something that we'd be grateful for! :)

Thanks xx

(Text 'KBAW82 £... to 70070 to support us)

Fundraising Pack...

We received a fundraising pack from Arthritis Research UK today - 

We're even going to get special t-shirts!

In other news - Tomorrow marks our first 'training' session.

If walking 3 and a half miles each way to have a pub lunch counts...

So we'll let you know how we get on with that!

xx

Welcome!

Thanks for having a look at this page!

We're Katie and Amy...

Although you probably already guessed that...

We're two 19 year olds from Belper in Derbyshire.

We're organising a sponsored walk later this summer, for Arthritis Research UK.

http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/

It'll just be the two of us, and more details will follow soon!

This blog is basically a diary of how our 'training' goes, and also a journal of how our fundraising attempts are going.

Not too well so far...

Our JustGiving Page is:

www.justgiving.com/katieandamy

There are also a few extra details on there that aren't mentioned here...

So we'd be eternally grateful if you could have a look, and if you're feeling rather flush, donate a few pounds to help us out!

You can even text to help us out:

"KBAW82 £..." to 70070

You can donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10. Just put how much money you want to donate after the code. :)

Alternatively, you could click on the 'Sponsor Me' widget which is running by the side of this page!

We need all the help and support we can get!

And we promise to keep you all informed about how it's going...

Thanks!

xxx