Newbiggin on Lune to Kirkby Stephen
Ramblings
BBC
4.5 • 768 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2013
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
This week's Ramblings is presented by the broadcaster and musician, Dougie Vipond, who took over the map and microphone on a beautiful July day when Clare Balding was away.
Dougie joined an amazing young girl, ten year old Annabelle Asher, on a stretch of the Coast to Coast walk from Newbiggin on Lune to Kirkby Stephen.
With her parents' support, Annabelle spent the first couple of weeks of her summer holidays walking the entire 190 mile route in order to raise money for the Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal.
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, was the highest ranking officer to die in Afghanistan. He was a pupil at the boarding school where Annabelle's parents teach, and where Annabelle lives. When Annabelle found out what had happened to Lieutenant Colonel Thorneloe, she was determined to raise money in his memory.
Always a keen walker - once turning down a trip to Disney, for the chance to climb Snowdon - Annabelle completed the Cotswold Way last year (for the same charity), and has her sights set on the Pennine Way.
Dougie Vipond was a founding member of Deacon Blue. For BBC Scotland he presents the rural affairs TV programme, Landward, The Adventure Show, and Sportscene.
Producer: Karen Gregor.
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| 0:44.4 | Dugie ViPond. Today on Ramblings, I'm near the village of Newbigin-on-Loon in Cumbria to |
| 0:50.9 | meet a remarkable family who are taking on the coast-to-coast walk. |
| 0:54.9 | Now this woke was devised back in 1972 by Alfred Wainwright. |
| 0:59.8 | It stretches 190 miles from St. B's in the west to Robin Hood Bay in the east, |
| 1:05.7 | taking part at the Asher family, Dad Adam, Mum Fiona and 10-year-old Annabel. |
| 1:12.5 | It is a beautiful sunny day. The sky is a deep, deep blue. There's some wispy clouds on the horizon. |
| 1:18.7 | Conditions just after 10 o'clock in the morning, already in the high 20s. A beautiful day for walking, |
| 1:23.8 | but not necessarily that great for you, Annabel, because at times, times I know yesterday it got kind of tough for you |
| 1:29.2 | yes it did very much because there was just so much going on and I just felt really tired as well because I haven't got the best of seat |
| 1:40.1 | and I guess there are ways of doing this you can stay in B&Bs or hotels and do it comfortably, |
| 1:46.5 | but you're not. |
| 1:47.2 | Your dad's making you do it the tough way. |
| 1:49.2 | Yes. |
| 1:50.2 | I actually don't mind it. |
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