Pennine Way Challenge to raise funds for Gurkha Welfare Trust
True Adventure is delighted to be supporting Michael Willis and Bruce Jackman - two septuagenarians - on a Pennine Way Challenge to raise funds for the Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT).
Their challenge starts in the Peak District, goes through the Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines, Northumberland, Cheviots, and finishes in the Scottish Borders. The highest point of the trail is 3000ft, all the ascents together total 40,000ft, and 85% of the journey is across fell or moorland. The normal time to complete the route is about 19-20 days. They intend to do it in 14 days!
The GWT is a charity established in 1969 to provide a Welfare Pension for those Gurkhas who were discharged before they earned a Military Pension (i.e., 15 years service), or for their widows. The GWT also provides medical support for all ex-Gurkha Servicemen in Nepal, where there is no NHS, and carries out community aid projects for Gurkha villages - as does the Cairn Trust that builds, equips and maintains schools, which we also wish to support.
Payment can be by cheque made payable to 'The Gurkha Welfare Trust' and sent to Bruce at the address below. Alternatively, if you want to donate via the internet by credit or debit card, then go to www.justgiving.com and type in 'Bruce Jackman' in the 'Sponsor a Friend' box.
Brigadier Bruce Jackman OBE MC. The Garden Apartment, 2 Litfield Place, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3LT
