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Coroner walking for Burma appeal
9:50am Wednesday 14th May 2008
THE Coroner for South and East Cumbria will start walking from Alston to Barrow next Sunday, May 17, to raise funds for a charity project in cyclone-hit Burma.
Ian Smith has been elected president of the Coroners' Society and intends to use his new role to raise funds for the charity project by doing a ten-day sponsored walk to Barrow via Cross Fell, High Street, Ambleside, Coniston and Ulverston, covering an estimated 70 miles.
One of the three charities he aims to support is an educational project in Burma set up by Scottish luxury travel company Pandaw River Cruises. The other two beneficiaries are Furness Mountain Rescue Team and Smile, a third-world charity for children with cleft palettes.
Mr Smith, 58, who lives in Newby Bridge, said he wanted to do more than be a guest speaker in his role as president.
For full story see this week's Westmorland messenger.
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