refugee action blog

So… it’s over. 25 miles after starting, I finished. I had two brave souls, Danielle and Erica, for company the whole way, and another 16 people who did one way only – a great crowd. All walking for destitute asylum seekers, all hoping to raise money for Refugee Action’s walk with destitute asylum seekers and all hoping to raise awareness of the extraordinary challenges faced by these ordinary people.

It rained as we set out from Refugee Action’s Leicester office at 0635 and we were glad of the waterproofs for the first hour, but the weather turned and we enjoyed a grey, dry day, which was all we wanted really.

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Tomorrow morning, early, too early, I’ll put on my walking boots and head off into the rain towards Loughborough. It’s about 12.5 miles from Leicester, and another 12.5 back. I’ll be walking with a collection of people, some of whom I know well, some of whom I’ve never met, to raise money for Refugee Action’s work with destitute asylum seekers.

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