Inge Bevers

Finish in sight

To all my supporters and followers a huge thank you! Financial or otherwise, your support is greatly appreciated - I must be honest here, if it was financial, just a tad more appreciation than the 'otherwise' support, it was after all a fundraising challenge ;)

1 day to go

With only one day to go, here's another call for money! Sorry, no picture today, it was a bit dark when I stepped out to do my post-work walk. Working from home today so an earlier start than usual but still a start in the dark. Last night I met a few people walking their dogs that seemed blinded by my headtorch so I readjusted the setup and it all worked out. No people hiding behind hands to not get blinded this time. Progress! Anyway, walk logged and time for a last appeal to your generosity. Please help me reach my target of raising £300 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital. A deserving cause and every single penny helps! If you have donated already, thank you so much! If you haven't and can spare a few pennies, thank you in advance!

visit to favourite bear

This morning I was reminded of the main reason for getting the train to Manchester. Paddington is on tour and he is in Manchester - he'll be there for another 11 months so I might go again!

nearly at the end of the working week

Don't get me wrong, I love my job, I love working with the customers helping them to get the best out of their ERP system, but the weekend is 'me-time'. Hockey in the winter, cricket in the summer and then there is cricket in the winter as well: tutoring new umpire courses like last weekend, umpiring/scoring my own club's indoor team. This weekend there will be no hockey for me, just indoor cricket - I'll get a picture for my next blog, so doing a bit of extra kms when I can. Today's lunchtime walk took me to the local shop. Moore is a small village along the canal and it has a lovely village shop that also holds the post office. They sell locally produced ice cream and I need to  put a request in for small pots of the raspberry ice cream.Today was a great ice cream day, but the real excuse to go to the shop was cup-a-soup, so no Daresbury ice cream as i needed one hand to carry the soup. But ice cream was had, obviously! A stock picture today showing part of my regular routes from home. Ah yes, and here comes the regular spam - scratch that, call for donations and support! If you have a penny to spare (more if you can), please help me reach my fundraising target of £300 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). They do so much good and have brilliant plans to do even more! Thank you in advance for all your support and pennies!

half way!

Yesterday was the half-way mark for my fundraising activity and it was also the start of a leaner period in walking. Not the weather, just the activities in the evening and weekends in the next 2 weeks. I'm proud of what I've achieved so far - please if you have pennies to spare and haven't donated yet, use the link below/above/left/right; you know the drill!

inspired to push myself

Thank you all for your contributions and those who haven't, thanks for taking the time to read my updates - a little ping would help as well, not just as an inspiration to me to push myself and get into my evening walking hat after work to do the local shop (2.5km roundtrip) taking the long way around and get the post-work walk in as well! That walk takes me along the road, then into a small nature reserve, along the river and into the shop. Shopping done, it's back along the river but up the road back home. As mentioned before, I'm lucky where I am.

targets reset

With progress in donations - thank you all, including Andy who gave me £10 last night at a meeting - and in kms, I decided to up my game. I've already surpassed my revised fundraising target so going to add another £100 to make it an even £300 meaning I will keep asking that question ;) so please, if you have a penny or more to spare for a great cause, I'm walking 200kms in October to help raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Off to do my lunchtime walk along the canal soon. No pictures now, I might add one tomorrow from my evening walk.

1st weekend of the month

WIth meetings, cycling to work (I don't use those kms by the way) and a few very busy days at the office, I'm happy with the progress so far. This and next weekend will give me plenty of opportunity to get a bit ahead - more about that later.

1st walk logged

Working beside the Bridgewater canal means having the opportunity to nip out for a lunch time walk - my 'lunch time' is very flexible as I tend to forget and then head off at 15.30 ;). Today I was early-ish as the sun was shining and as I write it (16.15), clouds are threatening to shed some water (again). Anyway, long story short, here's a little shot of me on the bridge coming back from my little walk along the canal. Won't bore you with further images as this is/should be a daily from Monday-Friday.

getting ready for the challenge

Walking/hiking 150k in 31 days means 5 ks a day on average. Doesn't sound much but it's the consistency of doing them, so I'm getting warmed up and very happy that the cricket season has ended. I am a scorer so cricket days, of which there are many between mid April and mid September, are long (7-8 hours) but most of it I'm sitting on a chair recording what happens on the field of play. Most of 'my boys' (club, county 1st XI, county O50s and a few other teams that include women's teams) know I love walking/hiking and using it to 'clobber' money out of people to support great causes. Hockey season has now started, so I have been doing a bit to get a bit fitter and I feel ready to smash it. So thank you in advance for your support - I love getting cheered on but I'd love it even more if you could spare a few pennies! With dry October here, why not donate the money you save from swapping a pint for a soda! Any other excuse to support this great cause is equally valid though! I'll do a picture next week when I officially start, promise!

I’m walking 200K in October for GOSH Charity! 

I’m challenging myself to walk 200 kilometres this October to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity).

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, around 750 seriously ill children and young people are seen at GOSH from all over the UK for life-changing treatment and care. Every day, doctors and nurses battle the most complex illnesses, and the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs.

And with every kilometre I walk, I’ll be helping GOSH Charity give seriously ill children the chance of a better future.

This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support, so please help me to achieve my goal by giving whatever you can; no amount is too small to make a difference.