Walking Hadrian's Wall to raise money for Malawi Education Project May 23, 2008

All-action girl and good friend of the project Lorraine Hardman is going to raise money for Bristol based NGO, Malawi Eduction Project, by walking the Great Wall of China next year. As a warm up in anticipation of 2009's mammoth trek she's starting locally, whilst thinking globally, and staying a little closer to home.

Hadrian's wall is on the border of England and Scotland, and the Trail is 84 miles, or 135 kilometres, long. It's a beautiful part of the world, and if you have any breath left after all that walking it will be swept away by the spectacular landscape around you!

Lorraine is still recruiting a team of stompers to trek this amazing path and fundraise for the Project.

The dates intended to walk are 23 May - 31 May, or until 2 June for those that want to continue for longer. The approximate size of party is growing due to demand, starting at 10 we hope but its upwardly mobile and open to more people, up to a maximum of 50!

The plan is to walk the trail, east to west, starting in Newcastle, having a north eastern night out on Friday, having an easy walk for the first day on Saturday, and ending in the picturesque Solway around a week later. Along the way we will take in some amazing Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Roman Sites and World Heritage Sites. Other details will be confirmed closer to the time, and upon contacting Lorraine to confirm you'll do it!

Participants will need to self fund between 50-100% of the cost of the activity themselves, and then raise through sponsorship as much as humanly possible for the project! It's an amazing challenge and we are very grateful to Lorraine for organising it. If you want more information please contact us through the website and we will pass your info onto Lorriane

Official Website: http://www.malawieducationproject.com