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Retired Worcestershire Vicar Begins 700-Mile Walk from Land’s End to Scottish Border to Raise Funds for ShelterBox
Dave Foster, 71, set off Saturday from Land’s End in Cornwall aiming to reach Berwick-upon-Tweed by July 4, covering the full 268-mile Pennine Way in an eight-week trek. The Rotary Club of Evesham Vale member has raised just over £9,300 toward a £20,000 goal for the disaster relief charity, which Queen Camilla serves as patron. Foster previously walked 425 miles in 2023, raising more than £10,000.
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Dave Foster, 71, a retired vicar from Worcestershire, began a sponsored 700-mile walk from Land’s End to the Scottish border on Saturday to raise money for the disaster relief charity ShelterBox. The trek will take him north to Berwick-upon-Tweed on the Scottish border, with a target finish date of July 4 after eight weeks on the route.
Foster stopped at ShelterBox’s Truro headquarters the day after he began his walk.
He is undertaking the journey to support ShelterBox, a disaster relief charity founded by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in 2000. ShelterBox, of which Queen Camilla is Patron, said it had sent a message of support to Foster. GB News reported that the charity responds to the immediate aftermath of earthquakes, floods or conflict by providing families with basic tools to survive and begin rebuilding.
Foster has set a fundraising target of £20,000. That sum is enough to provide 50 family tents or 1,000 thermal blankets. According to his JustGiving page, he has raised just over £9,300 so far. The route includes steep coastal paths, unpredictable weather and the full 268-mile length of the Pennine Way.
In 2023 Foster completed a 425-mile trek across the width of England and Wales, raising more than £10,000 for ShelterBox, GB News reported citing the BBC. Foster said the new challenge builds on years of involvement with the charity. "After retiring, I had the opportunity to take on a new challenge – walking further and for longer than I'd ever done before and using that to raise funds for an inspiring cause like ShelterBox," he said.
