Arnside to Kents Bank, South Lakeland / North Lancs.
Why not join us with your family and friends for a unique day out in the fresh air on Morecambe Bay. Your participation by gaining sponsors to do this will help raise vital funds for the Bay Search and Rescue Team which as an independent charity relies on annual events like this to survive. The team which is made up of volunteers do not get any Government funding and this is our major fundraising event of the year. The walk as always will be led by Cedric Robinson, the Official Queens Guide to the Sands and supported by team members from Bay Search and Rescue in their distinctive orange hi-visibility jackets. Some of the team will be walking with you and will be happy to discuss our role on the Bay, and some will follow in our amphibious and all-terrain Hagglund rescue vehicles which you will have an opportunity to look around - and maybe a ride in if all that fresh air proves too much!
We depart from Arnside promenade at 11am prompt and will walk across to Kents Bank Train Station near Grange-over-Sands, arriving a few hours or so later. The length of the walk varies depending on the route Cedric takes on the day through the channels (and around any quicksand obviously - which is why he is the Queens guide!). Children and anyone comfortable walking for approximately 3 plus hours are welcome. There are usually some channels to wade through so be prepared to get wet to your knees or so. Anyone not happy to wade or who gets tired can always take a ride in the Hagglund. Dogs are more than welcome if kept under control, especially as other dogs will be there too!
This is an ideal day out - some gentle exercise all the family can join in with, lots of fresh air and a chance to say you have done something unique.
Already Signed Up?
If you have already signed up for the walk we can now offer you an easy way to gain sponsors and collect sponsor money as we now have a Virgin Money Giving Charity page. To register and create your own personal fundraising page - click here
Then simply click on the "Start Fundraising' button at the top right. When you are asked for the event registration fee option click on the option "I've already paid my event fee'.
Once you have created your fundraising page you can email all your friends, link to your Facebook or Twitter pages and monitor how much you have raised as your sponsors can simply pay online. It also means that the charity will get GiftAid added to all sponsors straight away.
Not yet signed up but want to join us?
To find out more about the walk and see some photo galleries of previous walks - Click here
To register and create your own fundraising page - click here
Then simply click on the "Start Fundraising' button at the top right. This will allow you register for the walk (£10 for adults and £5 for children under 16) and to create your own sponsor page. You can email all your friends, link to your Facebook or Twitter pages and monitor how much you have raised as your sponsors can simply pay online. It also means that the charity will get GiftAid added to all sponsors straight away.
It is very easy to do, but if all this is a bit technical you can also either register simply online via our paypal registration page or post your registration and we will send you a sponsor form to print out.
If you know of anyone else who may be interested then please forward this email on. Bay Search and Rescue is an independent charity and receives no government grants so every penny counts.
Thankyou for your support.
www.baysearchandrescue.org.uk
