Next Monday the 25th of July Richard Lineham and Gethin Thomas are setting off from Crawfordsburn Country Park to kayak around the province of Ulster. The circumnavigation will involve paddling the coast line of Northern Ireland, Donegal and crossing Ireland from Dundalk to Ballyshannon using rivers and waterways. The total distance covered will be 350 miles (560km) and will take 3 weeks. The aim of the journey is to raise £3500 of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Macmillan provide a large range of cancer support services including counselling, complement therapies and endless cups of tea. Macmillan have been stars over the last two years helping Alex (His wife) whilst she was sick and helping Richard get back on his feet after she passed away in September 2010. It is important to Richard to raise money for Macmillan so that they can help others as they helped him. It would be great if you could help increase the profile of the trip in the media and enable him to raise as much money as possible for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Richard would like paddlers to come along and wish him a good journey and paddle along with him if you want. More information about the circumnavigation can be found at www.ulstercircumnavigation2011.co.uk there is a Facebook Page Ulster Circumnavigation 2011
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