Wells Lifeboat welcomes round UK walker who’s raising funds for the RNLI
Volunteer crew from RNLI Wells lifeboat today welcomed UK charity walker Beth Wickes at the lifeboat station.
Beth has been walking much of the UK coast as well as some inland long distance paths for the past year-and-a-half. She started her journey from Tower lifeboat station in London in October 2018 and is walking unsupported, after putting her possessions into store and handing her keys back to her landlady, after graduating from university. Besides taking some time out to explore Britain, she is raising money for the RNLI, Lowland Search and Rescue and Mountain Rescue teams.
Beth is currently completing her adventure by following the coast down through Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex before returning to London in May. Wells lifeboat crew members were delighted to offer her a cuppa and some encouragement at the boathouse, as she walked from Titchwell to Wells today, before setting off for Cley tomorrow and then on to Cromer.
Beth is likely to be among the last few fund-raisers to arrive in Wells and walk across the beach to the current Wells boathouse, built originally in 1869. Work is due to start soon on a new, modern lifeboat station to house a new Shannon-class lifeboat. The crew are grateful for her support and wished her the best for her onward journey.
You can follow Beth’s progress at her website at www.bethfootforward.co.uk or on Twitter @BethFootForward and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2101268513217564/ Donations to Beth’s charities can be made at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BethFootForward
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