Caring magazine 47 Caring November 2017 | Page 10

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Climbing great heights

Carers UK Patrons , Tiggy and Johnnie Walker MBE have had some real highs and lows over the years , but none more so than their recent escapade trekking the Great Wall of China , raising funds for carers along their way
“ Walking the Wild Wall section of the Great Wall was frequently as testing as going through chemotherapy – and often more frightening ”, Tiggy Walker declares as the group of trekkers land back in the UK with exhausted legs and weary feet .
The Walkers , along with 13 of their friends and Carers UK ’ s athletic Head of Fundraising , Jeremy , completed a six-day trek of the Great Wall of China , raising an astonishing £ 60,000 for Carers UK .
“ Carers are utterly selfless people and they make a wonderful contribution to their fellow man , so we wanted to do something challenging to raise money for Carers UK , to give carers some much-needed support . We had never heard of an
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