100 Mile Walk Challenge 2018
Walk to Commemorate & Thank the Ladies of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.)
Welcome Back to my Blog
My 2018 Walk
It’s that time of year again
when I start the final preparations for my Solo 100 Mile Walking Challenge. I’ve
been busy since I finished last year’s walk in Stratford upon Avon in March.
This year’s walk will be in
Norfolk starting near Swaffham, Norfolk walking along The Peddars Way to
Hunstanton and then along the Norfolk Coast Path to finish in Great Yarmouth. I
have chosen this route because on 11th May 1943 Whitfield House
Hostel, where the A.T.S. were billeted, was bombed and 26 A.T.S. girls died. I
hope to finish my walk at the Burlington Palm Court Hotel (which was built on
the bombed site) where a memorial plaque has been placed.
Me & my Charities
My name is Margaret (Marg) Davies.
I am Welsh (originally from Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire) & I have been
walking for pleasure since my age was in single digits!! From school I went to
Art College & then joined the Army for 5 years as a Short Service
commissioned officer in the Women’s Royal Army Corps. From there I went back to
college and re-trained as a primary school teacher. I remained in teaching for
nearly 30 years in Nottinghamshire and finally in Worcestershire where I now
live.
In 2007 I was diagnosed with
aggressive breast cancer. I went through a couple of operations & 5 years
of treatment for cancer. In 2013 I was given the all clear. I thought I was
home free but 2017 was the year that I discovered I was still living with
cancer. I discovered another lump which proved to be cancerous and have
undergone another two operations and 20 sessions of radiotherapy (I also had to
have a basal cell carcinoma removed from my face!!) Unlike last time, when I
had chemotherapy and felt quite ill, this time I was determined to try and stay
fit and I’m more determined than ever to complete my Walking Challenge in May
2018.
This year I am raising funds for
two charities that are very close to my heart. Firstly my local Worcestershire
Breast Unit Haven charity that set up and run the excellent unit where all my
diagnosis and care was organised. It is a small local charity that punches well
above its weight! The care that I have received in and through this calm and peaceful
unit in the grounds of Worcestershire Royal Hospital cannot be faulted. My other
charity is the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (incorporating the QMAAC
& ATS Comrades Association) as it is thanks to their work in re-connecting and
supporting ex-soldiers like me that I have the extra boost I need to continue
to live my life so well with cancer. Through the Association I am able to be
inspired by remarkable women who know the true meaning of service and
dedication without losing any ‘joie de vivre’
If you’d like to sponsor me
please follow this link:
You could also contact either of my two
charities and they will pass your details onto me so I can contact you
directly.
