Becky Williamson

Joining up the coastline

Fundraising for Marine Conservation Society
£672
raised of £500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Joining up the coastline, 25 May 2007
Marine Conservation Society

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1004005
We deliver innovative projects to ensure healthy & abundant seas

Story

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

I completed my walk round Islay's coastline on 6th May 2008 with a ceremonial crossing of the River Laggan. I had wanted to wade across with some friends who had joined me on stages of the walk. However, the tide was in and the water was too deep so there was nothing for it but to use the rope swing bridge - and it swung a lot!

The walk was completed on my 40th birthday.  After careful calculations I worked out I walked 120.75 necessary miles, but 196.25 miles in total. This was because many times I had to walk there and back.

It has been almost all enjoyable (a few scary bits) and challenging. Most of it I did alone, but friends joined me at various points and it made a nice change to have company. I never felt alone, however, as there is always wildlife around you when you are out in the wild.

Highlights of the walk have been The Oa where I saw several Golden Eagle, staying in An Claddach bothy last summer and watching Fiona's welly sink in a river on the north-west coast of the island. (She had misjudged when trying to throw her wellies across to welly-less me!) She quickly waded in to rescue it and then we saw a bright orange welly on the beach.

Humorous though this was, it was another reminder of the disgraceful state of some of our beaches. MCS campaigns for clean beaches in many ways and needs your support. I have seen many beautiful beaches during my walk and yet not a single beach escaped at least some evidence of human carelessness; on the less accessible beaches, where community beach cleans are not possible, the debris was shocking. MCS urgently needs your financial support.

So far I have raised about £350, but I'm still not at my target of £500. It's not too late to make a donation. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Marine Conservation Society will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Share this story

Help Becky Williamson

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

Marine Conservation Society

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1004005
The Marine Conservation Society is the UK charity dedicated to protecting our seas, shores and wildlife. We work to ensure that the rich wildlife of our seas can be restored, that fish stocks can recover and our beaches and bathing waters can become cleaner.

Donation summary

Total raised
£671.50
+ £47.10 Gift Aid
Online donations
£671.50
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.