30 December

This year’s Lions Festive Walk from Baddesley Clinton National Trust House returns to a Sunday on 30th December.

Knowle and Dorridge Lions hope that the change will encourage numbers back to the 500 or so walkers who have previously turned up keen to walk off the Christmas pud in the Warwickshire countryside.

‘The change from the usual Sunday for the past two years was unavoidable,’ says Walk organiser Simon Newell. ‘We hope that by the 30th December most people will have had enough relaxation in front of their TVs and PCs and will want to get out and get some exercise and raise funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice, Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, the Meningitis Trust and other local causes.’ The Lions Festive Walks have raised over £60,000 since 1993 for over 35 different national and local charities.

Always based around Baddesley Clinton House where the National Trust provide the free use of their car park and facilities, the signposted walks range from 4 to 11 miles along country paths, lanes and towpaths, will use the Tom O’ the Wood for refreshment.

‘This year we have 4 supporters - in addition to the Tom o’ the Wood, e-on, John Shepherd and Midlands Fuel Oils are all ensuring that all our costs are covered and hence that the Lions can assure walkers that every pound of donation or sponsorship will go to the deserving causes’, says Simon. ‘We hope that readers families will make the free to enter Walks part of their Festive calendar and will commit to collecting lots of sponsorship from colleagues and friends over the Christmas period for these very worthy causes.’

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