Round and About Walk Maps and Guides May 20th to 2nd June 2024
CCBC Friends are working with Jean Shirley to organise and run the annual Round & About Walks.
The whole Ramble starts and ends at the Church Barn, Church Lane, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5FD. It is described below against the 7 maps provided. The Scramble takes you, via hills and valleys, through the first four maps (13 miles). The Amble, which follows the last three maps (10 miles), is a bit more gentle. We indicate the distance and ascent covered by each map, to help in your planning.
It’s all about enjoying the walk, taking in the scenery and raising funds for Blood Cancer UK and The Community College Bishop’s Castle.
The format of the walk changed in 2021 due to restrictions caused by the Covid19 pandemic and has proved to be very popular. This more flexible format enables you to access the walk over a two week period in May so that you can cover as much or as little as you choose over your preferred timescale.
How to Take Part
- The donation for an individual entry is £12 per person.
- The donation for a family entry is £25 and includes 2 related adults and up to 4 children
- Under 16s are free with an accompanying adult
Choose a donation type below. You will be taken to a donation page and then redirected to a page to download your Maps and Guidance.
For each of the donation option (Individual, Family and Voluntary Donations) there will be a drop down menu to opt in or out of Gift Aid.
Additionally, if you would rather help our fundraising without actually walking, you can simply go via the Voluntary Donation button to make your donation.
You will be provided with detailed maps with full directions in roughly 3-mile sections to to download. The routes will be marked thoroughly with arrows during the period that the walk runs, and volunteers take turns to walk the entire route every other day from May 20 – June 2, checking that arrows haven’t been blown away or eaten by passing cows. Even inexperienced walkers can follow the route with confidence
“the best marked route, by far, we have ever been on”.
Enter by clicking through on the entry type of your choice from this page. After that, you decide when to walk between May 20 – June 2, on which route or routes and with whom.
You provide your own refreshments and, most importantly, are responsible for your own safety.
Our Aims:
Our first aim is for you to enjoy the walking and the scenery. Our second aim is to support our chosen national and local charities, our target for this is £5,000.
Blood Cancer UK
In the battle to beat blood cancer, research and patient knowledge is vital:
- £10 buys vital information booklet for 10 people newly diagnosed with blood cancer.
- £100 pays a researcher to analyse 120 blood cell sample – any of which could hold the key to possible new treatments.
- £1,000 funds a research nurse for three days supporting patients testing new treatments.
Visit the Blood Cancer UK site for more details.
CCBC Friends
CCBC Friends have established a charity to support The Community College and its students by funding items that are beyond the budget of the College but of significant benefit to student experience. You can read more on the CCBC Friends page.
Items recently funded by CCBC Friends include:
- Electronic scan reader pens for students with special needs
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award registration and subscriptions to support all eligible students to participate
- Table Tennis tables and Outdoor shelters for students during break and lunchtimes
- New outdoor seating and tables
If you feel able to get sponsorship or make a larger donation, you will sustain vital life-saving work, give CCBC students the support they deserve, and make us very happy. Please give your friends the link.
Background
Jean Shirley is a very active member of the Bishop’s Castle community. Amongst other things she is a Trustee at the SpArC and has been a governor of The Community College for more than 10 years. She has been organising the Round and About Walks for more than a decade now to fundraise for blood cancer research because both her mother and husband died of leukaemia.
(Dr) Dave Shirley died 12 years ago. Not long before, his consultant asked why he had chosen to be a scientist not a medic. His answer – what’s the point of being a medic if there is no cure? – inspired Jean to do what she could to raise money to find that cure.
When Marta, Jean’s mother, died 45 years ago, only one of every ten children diagnosed with leukaemia survived. Now it’s eight out of ten. Moreover, six out of ten people of all ages survive blood cancer for at least ten years. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, however, is proving a tough nut to crack in older people.
In 2023 a total of £3,246 was raised.
If you have any questions or problems with your download please email admin@communitycollegebc.org.uk or telephone 01588 638257
Feel free to contact Jean Shirley directly with queries about the walks.
CCBC Friends registered charity 1201222
The Community College Bishop’s Castle, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5AY
Choose a payment type below. You will be taken to a payment page and then redirected to a page to download your Maps and Guidance.