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Tilly's Challenge
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Tiverton and District Fundraising Branch No. 481
Hon. Organiser: Mr Jack Wilkins - Hon. Treasurer: Mr David J. Stump
GUIDE DOGS GREAT
Starting on 17 August, Tilly Trotter, who is 69, and her Guide Dog Dalby, will lead a Charity walk around the 163 mile Tarka Trail to raise funds for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association while giving an opportunity for all to enjoy the great outdoors and meet their own personal challenge. Tilly will be accompanied by Grant Rajabian and Kevin Beaumont, both 14, who will act as her scouts.
It costs £35,000 to support a Guide Dog throughout its working life and Tilly wants to give another blind person the chance to benefit as she has done. The Tarka Trail forms a figure of eight centred on Barnstaple. The southern loop follows the rivers Torridge and Taw and skirts the fringes of Dartmoor while the northern loop crosses Exmoor and then goes along the north Devon coast from Lynton to Braunton before returning to Barnstaple. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM:- TILLY TROTTER 01884 840 179 OR JACK WILKINS 01884 840 200. Information and Sponsorship forms from: Jenny Letten/Marie Densham 01392 219778
See itinerary below.
Itinerary
Starts - Barnstaple on Sunday 17 August 2003
 Map reproduced by kind permission of Devon Books. Notes for Participants
Note: Regarding the section from Petrockstowe to Hatherleigh. Most of this walk is over privately owned land and many fields have stock in them so dogs have to be on leads. There are also at least nine high stockfenced stiles which dogs have to be lifted over. This is not the best day for dogs (or their owners).
You are responsible for your own safety and that of your dog at all times. Blind or partially sighted people must have a sighted person with them to undertake the walk with Tilly. An adult must accompany young people under the age of 16. It is advised that you carry appropriate maps, whistle, and compass especially for the remoter areas. On the moor the distress signal is 6 long blasts on a whistle, count to sixty then 6 long blasts again keep repeating. Always follow the countryside code, keep to the paths, close gates, take your litter home, don't start fires, don't soil water ways, don't annoy animals or let your dog annoy them, think of others: cyclists, horse riders and vehicles on the road sections. At the beginning of each day you will be given a telephone number that can be used in the event of an emergency. Clothing and footwear, always wear appropriate for the walk being undertaken. Remember the walk covers old railway lines, roads, coastal footpaths, to part of Dartmoor and Exmoor. The weather can change by the hour, from rain to sunshine, fog, to gale force winds. EVEN IN THE SUMMER. Food and drink, you are advised always to carry water, you must make your own arrangements for food for yourself and your dog, during the days walk. Together with any overnight accommodation you require, or any transport requirements. Local tourist offies are good sources of information on these. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association or the organisers Tiverton Fundraising Branch cannot provide any of the items mentioned in the above notes. It is IMPERATIVE that EVERYONE SIGNING ON for the walk in the morning also REGISTERS that they HAVE FINISHED. These are guidance notes only for your own safety and are not mandatory.
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