{"id":493,"date":"2019-09-23T10:03:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T09:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cranleigh.org\/nickschallenge\/?p=493"},"modified":"2019-09-23T10:03:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T09:03:35","slug":"the-finishing-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cranleigh.org\/nickschallenge\/2019\/09\/23\/the-finishing-line\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FINISHING LINE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nick has completed his Cornish Coastal Path! He has raised over \u00a321,000 (and still counting) for the Cranleigh Foundation. Having walked all 295 miles of the coastal path, Susie Schofield caught up with Nick to find out how he \u2013 and his feet \u2013 are feeling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nick with his sister-in-law, Julie, as they return to their starting point of Mullion Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What were the\nhighlights of the walk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018My walking companions,\u2019 says Nick, not missing a beat, \u2018all\nof whom were marvellous!\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick had over 20 walking companions join him along the path which was good for the soul and conversation. As well as fellow Old Cranleighans, family, Cornish friends and work colleagues donned their walking boots to accompany Nick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Earlier on the walk with, left-right, Martin and Mel Williamson, Nick, Andrew and Lesley Griffiths<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nick hadn\u2019t \u2018fully appreciated how fantastic the Cornish\ncoastline was \u2013 I\u2019d only seen parts of it\u2019. And indeed, the coastal path goes\nthrough parts of Cornwall which are very much off the beaten track. \u2018I was\nexhilarated by the whole journey,\u2019 Nick explains. \u2018Firstly, because of the\nfantastic colouring of the flowers \u2013 the gorse blossom amongst the heather \u2013\nsecondly, the stunning scenery we walked through, thirdly the sound of the\nbirds (particularly the seagulls) and the incessant beautiful noise of the\nsea\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026and the lowlights of\nthe walk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It was probably the indifferent weather on three or four\ndays, particularly in North Cornwall.\u2019 (Your correspondent can testify to the\n\u2018indifferent\u2019 weather she squelched through in South Cornwall\u2026.) Nick admits\nthat \u2018the terrain was arduous in places\u2019 with rocks to scramble over, steep\ninclines to mount and descents that you could only approach by going down on\nyour bottom. This was not a challenge where your dignity always remained\nintact. Nick suffered injury too: \u2018near Looe I was chased by a bull and fell\nover and dislocated my little finger\u2019, for which he is soon to have surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of his observations of Cornwall, an area which he\nhas been familiar with ever since his childhood, Nick said that \u2018I was\ndisappointed to see at close hand the demise of the fishing industry in\nCornwall, in particular the smaller harbours on the Cornish coast. For the sake\nof Cornish people\u2019s livelihoods, this is a matter which has to be\naddressed\u2019.  True to his word, Nick is in\ndiscussions with the National Trust to see what can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overlooking Mullion Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Why are you raising\nmoney for the Cranleigh Foundation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I am a great believer in the Foundation and what it\nundertakes.\u2019 It finances bursaries to provide a Cranleigh education for\nFoundationer pupils, children who have lost the support of one or both parents\nthrough exceptional or tragic circumstances and who would benefit from the nurturing\npastoral environment at Cranleigh. Nick has been a trustee since the Foundation\nwas set up in 2007 and is now chairman of the board of trustees. He undertook\nthis Cornish Coastal Challenge to raise the profile of the Foundation and \u2018it\ngives me the opportunity of personally raising funds for the Foundation.\nHopefully, as a result we\u2019ll get more people interested in it\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nick taking stock of the last 250+ miles!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Having Foundationers at Cranleigh is an important part of\nthe school\u2019s ethos. If we have the resources to achieve its aims as we can\nincrease what we\u2019re doing. Ultimately we hope to have two Foundationers in each\nyear and we\u2019re well on our way to achieving that particular goal\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would you have\ndone differently on the walk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Nothing,\u2019 is Nick\u2019s immediate response. \u2018Thanks to all the\npeople who helped me \u2013 Vickie Ingle, Elizabeth Parker, amongst many others \u2013\nmeant that it went as smoothly as it could have gone.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nick with Vickie Ingle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What would you say to\nanyone thinking of walking the Cornish coastal path?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You\u2019ve got to have somebody there to support you in terms of driving to the start and picking you up at the end, as well as pit stops along the route. Liz Parker was very helpful in this regard.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick\u2019s 5 top tips for\nwalking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Have good footwear \u2013 Nick is proud to announce\nthat, even after 295 miles, he didn\u2019t suffer from any blisters!<\/li>
  2. Walk in shorts and long socks<\/li>
  3. Have good wet weather gear<\/li>
  4. Have a good breakfast<\/li>
  5. Do not have lunch. Have a large ice cream en\nroute and a good pint of cider\/beer when you\u2019ve finished!<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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