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Matthew Bees
Jun 23, 20239 min read
That Was The Week That Was
As I sit and write theses words, it's exactly a week since our departure from Lenham, the little village in Kent that will now forever be...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Day 7 - Lenham to Canterbury
The Walk We set off from Lenham feeling positive, because it was our last day, but also with a little reticence because we were nursing...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Day 6 - Rochester to Lenham
The Walk The walk commenced on the Medway bridges which, despite the fact cars and lorries are racing past at high speeds, offers some...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Day 5 - Westerham to Rochester
The Walk Let's start with an apology. Yesterday's blog might have been a bit moany, it was a long day and today I'm going to be more...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Day 4 - Westhumble to Westerham
The Walk Today's walk was especially hard! The temperature, even when set off at 7.15am, was already in the high teens and after leaping...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Day 3 - Seale to Westhumble
The Walk It was another early start to try and avoid the full heat of the day. Setting off at 7.15am we soon reached the start of our...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Day 2 - Four Marks to Seale
The Walk We decided to make an early start to avoid the heat and set off from our hotel at 7am. We had to walk approximately 3km just to...
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Matthew Bees
Jun 10, 20232 min read
Day 1 - Winchester to Four Marks
Winchester Cathedral Our adventure started at the magnificent gothic cathedral. The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter,...
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Matthew Bees
May 28, 20233 min read
Parkinson’s: The condition that keeps on giving
A blog post from a good friend who was diagnosed with Parkinson's back in 2012. They are an inspiration and one of the funniest people...
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Matthew Bees
May 25, 20231 min read
Parkinson's UK press release
The Parkinson's UK Media and PR office have issued a press release about our challenge and fundraising. To download and read the release...
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Matthew Bees
May 9, 20231 min read
Packing Dilemmas
As a long distance, multi day walking novice I have recently been thinking about what needs to go in the pack/rucksack for a seven day...
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Matthew Bees
Apr 17, 20234 min read
Muddy Practice
With less than two months to go until we walk from Winchester to Canterbury, Phil and I had finally managed to coordinate our diaries and...
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Matthew Bees
Apr 6, 20232 min read
St Swithun's Way
St Swithun's Way is named after Swithun, a 9th-century Bishop of Winchester, who is the patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. It was...
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Matthew Bees
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Harold Fry
One of the many inspirations behind our walk is the brilliant debut novel by Rachel Joyce, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. The...
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Matthew Bees
Mar 20, 20235 min read
WHY WALK?
This blog is a expanded version of what appears on our Why? page on the website unlikelypilgrims.org Picture Credit: Pilgrim's Way sign,...
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