Walk 2008
The Sharks Team
The 2008 Walk, held on Monday 26th May 2008, was another success, with sponsorship of £105,000 raised.
The Senior Walk had 988 starters with a record 959 walkers completing the course. They raised a total of approximately £95,000.
The Junior Walk had 204 starters and raised a total of approximately £10,000.
The money raised was distributed among 116 charities, organisations and projects.
The individuals who raised most money were Karen Sawbridge (senior Walk) and Will Read (Junior Walk). The most successful team was Team Olivia (walking for the Olivia Morris Fund)
The first walkers home were Andy Rawlings (Senior Walk) and Jonathan Fletcher (Junior Walk), a repeat of their 2007 results. Vicky Morris and Lucy Dalton shared the honour of 1st lady home in the Senior Walk while Annabel Dalton celebrated her birthday as 1st girl home in the Junior event.
Mark Perry and Janet Dawes were the winners for completing the shortened senior course.
John Hayward was once again the oldest walker to complete the distance.
Full prizewinners, results and times can be found on the Winners 2008 page.
All finishing positions can be found at the following links :-
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Charities etc. Benefiting |
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2Hands |
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63 Squadron (Bridgnorth) ATC |
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Adams Grammar School |
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All Forces Club |
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Alveley Primary School |
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Alveley Tennis Club |
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Alzheimers Society |
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Asthma UK |
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Ataxia Telangiectasia Society |
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Beacon Centre For The Blind |
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Birmingham Children's Hospital PICU (Intensive Care) |
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Brain Tumour UK |
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Breakthrough Breast Cancer |
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Bridge Dry Bar Trust |
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Bridgnorth Africa Project |
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Bridgnorth Area Youth Orchestra |
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Bridgnorth Athletic Club |
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Bridgnorth Badminton Club |
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Bridgnorth Beavers |
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Bridgnorth Camera Club |
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Bridgnorth Community Bus |
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Bridgnorth Cub Scouts |
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Bridgnorth District Ambulance Community First Responders |
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Bridgnorth Hockey Club |
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Bridgnorth Hospital League Of Friends |
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Bridgnorth Lawn Tennis Club |
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Bridgnorth Lions |
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Bridgnorth Musical Theatre Company |
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Bridgnorth Netball Club |
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Bridgnorth Rotary Club |
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Bridgnorth Rowing Club |
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Bridgnorth Rugby Club |
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Bridgnorth Rugby Under 18 Girls |
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Bridgnorth Scouts |
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Bridgnorth Spartans JFC |
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Bridgnorth Special Educational Needs Support Group |
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Bridgnorth Town F.C. |
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Bridgnorth Townswomen's Guild |
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British Heart Foundation |
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Brown Clee Primary School |
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Bylet Bowling Club |
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Cancer Research UK |
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CARE Ironbridge |
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Castlefields Primary School |
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Cheerleaders Fundraising Committee |
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Chorley Village Hall |
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CLIC Sargent |
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Compton Hospice |
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County Air Ambulance |
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Cystic Fibrosis |
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Delta (Supports Deaf Children) |
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Ditton Priors Village Hall |
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Dorset Expeditionary Society (Kenya 2008) |
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Fair View Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Friends Of Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge School |
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Friends Of Oscar Fradgley |
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Friends Of Simon Walters Appeal |
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Gateway Mencap (Bridgnorth) |
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Helping Hand |
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Highley Colliery Band |
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Hope House Children's Hospices |
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Idsall Gymnastics & Trampolining Club |
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Innage Grange Care Home |
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Innage Lane Swimming Pool |
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Innage Monday & Wednesday Club |
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Jon Hayward Memorial Trust |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
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Kidney Research |
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Leegomery Methodist Church |
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Leukaemia Research |
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Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund |
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Lymphoma Association |
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MacMillan Cancer Support |
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Morville Primary School |
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Much Wenlock Twinning Group |
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National Deaf Children's Society |
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Ndi Moyo (HIV / AIDS Care in Malawi) |
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Northgate Swimming Club |
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NSPCC |
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Oak Farm |
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Oldbury Wells School |
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Olivia Morris Fund |
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Orphanage @ Elder Lourdes, Ghana |
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Ovacome |
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Oxfam Darfur Appeal |
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Parkinson's Disease |
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Penn Hall School |
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PRH Breast Cancer Research |
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PRH Children's Ward |
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Prostate Cancer Research |
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Quatt Village Hall |
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Red Cross |
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Riding For The Disabled |
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RNIB |
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham |
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RSPCA |
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Save The Children |
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Scouts |
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Severn Hospice |
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Severndale Special School |
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Shrewsbury Hospital Renal Unit |
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Shropshire Housing Alliance - HYPS |
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Shropshire Warriors Basketball Club |
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St. John's Primary School PTA |
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St. Mary's Church, Alveley |
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St. Mary's Church, Bridgnorth |
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St.Mary's Youth Initiative |
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Stacey's Trust |
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Teenage Cancer Trust |
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Telford Rugby Club |
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The Bridge School, Hadley |
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The Lymphoma Association |
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Tiny Gems Parent and Carer Group |
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Under Tree Schools (provides education for Sudanese Girls) |
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Wyldwoods |
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Youth To Lourdes |