Blackpool

For SJ's parents 50th wedding anniversary, we treated them to a weekend in Blackpool. This was where they met and has a special meaning for them. It's been years since I went to Blackpool and its changed almost beyond recognition. The seafront especially has seen some major renovation, however there are still plenty of places where it has clearly lost its way. We stayed in an amazing bed and breakfast...really top notch, I think it was called the Redland...

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The long walk...take 2

I've been wanting to do something for a cause that really means something to me for a while. Feet First are a charity that treat Talipes and Clubfoot worldwide. I was born with Talipes and have had several operations over the years to correct my feet. If you're born in pretty much anywhere in the western world, it's simple, easy and pretty painless to treat Talipes nowadays, however in much of the developing world, Talipes can be a debilitating deformity that cripples its victims and causes extreme pain, an inability to work and ultimately social exclusion and death.

SJ and I signed up for a 26.2 mile marathon walk around the London Olympic venues. We had to do an awful lot of training, walking around 30-40 miles per week but in the end it was well worth it. On Sept 1st, we completed our walk, taking around 8 hours and leaving some very tired legs...

We raised just over £2000 for Feet First. If anyone wants to contribute further, the you can do so here: www.justgiving.com/philipnunn

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