Jim and Ewan's Big Trek

We're undertaking an 887 mile trek around the coastline of Shetland in aid of The Archie Foundation, SOFT and The Fire Fighters Charity.

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Hi there. We're Jim Leask & Ewan Anderson, and we're undertaking an 887 mile trek around the coastline of Shetland in aid of The Archie Foundation, SOFT and The Fire Fighters Charity. We've set a target of £22,000 to be raised, roughly representing £1 for every Shetland Resident.

We're aiming to walk the 887 miles of coastline of every inhabited island in Shetland. At the start of the summer we'll walk 113 miles around 7 of the smaller, more difficult to get to islands on our days off work, before tackling the remaining 774 miles and 6 islands over a 31 day period starting on the 24th June, averaging 25 miles per day over the 31 day period.

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Jim and Ewan

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Big Trek charity calendar now on sale

November 28, 2011 By Jim Leask Leave a Comment

That’s  the Big Trek calendar out on sale now and if we do say so ourselves, they are pretty damned good. Great value too at £7.50 per calendar or 3 for £20. The photo’s in the calendar are taken by myself, Ivan Hawick, my 3 sisters (Christine, Clare & Lorna), Dale Smith & Lisa Johnson…. [Continue Reading]

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November 28, 2011 By Jim Leask Leave a Comment

Jim and Ewan's Big Trek

Fetlar

October 4, 2011 By Jim Leask Leave a Comment

Fetlar  Saturday 24th September It was an early start today, well it was for Ewan. I had a Up Helly Aa Jarl squad quiz on Friday night so decided it would be best to err on the side of caution and be chauffeured to the ‘Garden of Shetland‘. We arrived in Fetlar at 11am and… [Continue Reading]

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About Jim & Ewan

Jim and Ewan have been friends for 19 years after meeting at the Anderson High School. Jim works with the Bridges Project and lives in Hoswick with his wife, Katie and two sons, Stuart and Thomas and their miniature Daschund, Hali. Ewan works at the Shetland Recreational Trust and lives in Aith with his girlfriend Jenny and their collie Link.

Disclaimer

Donations are made with the knowledge that we will make every possible effort to stay within the schedule that we have set. Should any unforeseen circumstances arise, we may be forced to make alterations to our plan.

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