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One of my "Bucket List" of things to do was to ride the Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica in Los Angeles in my 66th year on a Harley-Davidson Low Rider.

Having been a "Biker" in my youth it was a real ambition of mine.

Sadly, for many reasons, principally Coronavirus, this is not going to happen. So having to re-think this I then thought perhaps I could ride the A66 in England which runs from Workington in my home county of Cumbria across to Middlesbrough in the North East. I have a friend who has a Trike ( a 3 wheel motor bike) who kindly offered to take me. - not exactly a challenge though!

So then I thought how about walking the A66, a mere 120 miles?

Seems a decent challenge?

And then I looked into it a little more closely and whilst it seems a good challenge it is really quite dangerous walking along a major A road, so onto plan C. Walk along the approximate route of the A66.

This has to be a fundraising challenge as a 120 mile walk is not exactly a "Fun" thing to do so I had to decide what to raise funds for.

For me this is  a "No Brainer".

The Keswick Lions Club's major annual fundraiser " The Keswick Beer Festival" which I am very proud to have started 24 years ago had to be cancelled earlier this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, with the loss of around £30,000 to our club.

This money would have been used to support a multitude of local, national and international causes. Over the years our club has been a major contributor to The Lions Club International Foundation which is our worldwide charitable organisation which  has recently handed out over $5million dollars in grants just to Covid19 related causes alone.

Half of the funds I raise will go to the Keswick Lions Club and half to our International Foundation

As Lions , every penny we raise goes to our intended causes, as we, pay for our own overheads through our subscriptions. So every penny you donate counts

I will be starting on Friday 18th September and my walk will take 10 days. Taking in The Wheatsheaf Lorton (of Course) - Keswick-Penrith-Appleby-Barras-The Tan Hill Inn (the highest pub in England)- Barnard Castle-Darlington- Hartburn-finishing in Grangetown on Sunday 27th September.

120 Miles and around 260,000 steps!

Please would you support me in my fundraising effort.

Thanks very much.

Alan