Diocesan News
Lisburn Cathedral Parishioner Treks 192 Miles for Abaana
Nonie Scott, a churchwarden at Lisburn Cathedral, Diocese of Connor, has completed a 192 mile trek across England to raise funds for local charity Abaana!
Nonie, who is a keen walker, followed the famous Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route, from St Bees on the Cumbrian coast across England to Robin Hood Bay on the Northumberland coast.
En route she crossed the mountains of the Lake District and the Pennines and traversed the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors! In total the trek climbed some 8,800 metres – the height of Mount Everest!
Nonie said: “The weather for most of the walk was very hot but temperatures dropped for the last couple of days and this made walking easier. I met a lot of lovely people and passed through some very interesting places, such as Kirkby Stephen where the annual Appleby Horse Fair was in full swing and Richmond, a large medieval town.
“It was amazing to finally arrive at Robin Hood Bay on the North Sea coast after 15 days ‘on the road.’”
Nonie said she wanted want to thank all those who so generously sponsored her. All the money raised is going to Abaana, a charity based in Bangor, Co Down, which has been working to help children living in poverty in Africa, principally in Uganda, for the last 18 years.
Abaana has built 13 primary schools, currently provides sponsorship for some 1,350 children to receive an education and works with children living rough on the streets of Kampala in Uganda. (To find out more, go to www.abaana.org).
A spokesperson for Abaana said: “We are so grateful to Nonie for undertaking such an amazing challenge in aid of the work of Abaana. The funds raised will make a genuine and lasting difference to the lives of boys and girls living in poverty in Uganda. A huge thank you to all those who supported and sponsored Nonie.”
For further information contact Karen Bushby, Connor Diocesan Communications Officer, on 028 9082 8874 or 07766 103880 or email [email protected]
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Connor Diocesan Communications Officer
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Karen Bushby
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