A huge thanks to our business supporters!

A huge thank you not only needs to go out to all of our friends and family, and all those that have donated, but also to all our of our business contacts for their support!

As some of you may know, Lyndsey runs two local business promotion franchises, The Best of Durham and the Best of Sunderland, and we have had some great support from business clients and contacts! From the donating of raffle prizes to one of the clients printing logos on our T-shirts for the trek, we could not have done it without this vital support.

It is with great delight Lyndsey is able to offer the businesses something in return, by getting some local Press coverage about the trek in which the company will be mentioned.

Thank you to all who have helped - every little bit of help really counts and is very appreciated.

Lyns and Gill XXX

Only 9 weeks to go!!

Hi Everyone,

Well, in exactly 9 weeks we will be heading off for our trek of the Great Wall of China. So we are in the midst of our final training preparations. We have a number of local walks planned over the next couple of months, which will see us hiking Roseberry Topping and the Cheviot Hills, as well as walking Hadrians Wall and the Red Kite Trail around Gateshead.

We are continuing with our fundraising efforts and over the next couple of weeks we will be selling 'squares' for £5 each for a chance of winning £100 of Metro Centre Vouchers - please let us know if you want to buy a square!

Once again, thanks for your continued support and we will keep you posted!

Lyns and Gill XXX

The trek is getting closer!

Hi everyone,

Well, with the new year now underway, and only 3 months until we head off to China, our focus is now turning to kit preparation and increasing our training (as well as fundraising).

We have planned a number of walks and treks which we will undertake over the next few months and we are also planning to head over to the lake district for a couple of overnight stays to practice trekking over consecutive days.

Keep checking back and we will keep you posted on how our training is progressing and any other fundraising events we are planning.

Best wishes to everyone for 2009 and once again thank you to everyone for your continued support!

Love

Lyns and Gill XX

Pub Quiz Night

Hi!

Our pub quiz night went down well with all. It included some fantastic entertainment, great raffle prizes and a grand total of £900 raised!

We're so pleased to say that this has helped to take us over the 80% that we needed to secure our place on the trek...so a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us!!!

We'd also like to say a massive thank you to the team at Lycetts Insurance, Newcastle, for their corporate sponsorship. We'll be wearing their logo on our kit with pride throughout the trek.

Lots of love,
Lyns and Gill

xxx

Great North Run!

Well, we're pleased to say that we both finished the Great North Run this year in a respectable 2hrs 6mins! (Even more impressive as Lyndsey had to run despite suffering from tendonitis in her knee, which was v.painful!). A fantastic day and once again the weather didn't disappoint.

Well done to everyone who took part and raised money for charity.

xxx

Pre-Trek Training Weekend in Snowdonia

Hi!

We've finally got round to uploading some pics from our pre-trek training weekend with Expedition Wise in September which took place at Pen-y-pass youth hostel in Snowdonia.

We arrived on the Friday and met up with the rest of the group who were doing similar challenges, Saturday saw us all walking to the top of Mount Snowdon and learning about medical and hygeine issues, the right kit to take, pacing, water intake, etc. then Sunday was spent around the beautiful Ogwen Valley.

Really fun and informative weekend, we were with a great group of people and were lucky enough to have warm weather and sunshine! We left feeling so much more prepared for the trek ahead!

xxx

Pics from the Chinese Banquet Night