Our annual Ten Tors walk across Bodmin Moor each May is an event used to help other groups to raise money for themselves. We charge a fee for teams of four people to enter, they can then raise money for their own good causes.
For this fee the Lions mark and marshal the route across the moor, provide drinking water at points along the route and with the help of Cornwall Search and Rescue provide First aid and evacuation if needed.
The event was started in 1981 by Lion Gerald Worden and Alistair Pellow. That first year the route was marked by wooden stakes with cut up plastic bags attached. These were all driven in by hand, quite a hard days work. The event raised just under £2,500. The 2007 walk raised well over £20,000.
In May 2008 we introduced a new route to include Brown Willy (the highest point in Cornwall), the new route starts & finishes at St Breward football club.
Ten Tors Walk 2012
The walk is over for another year, congratulations to all who walked, we had a nice day given to us amidst a period of changeable weather below a few photos, we hope to have links to more later & a longer report once to dust has settled.
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From Left to right
1. Getting signed on at our red tent, in the foreground Chief marshal Brian chewing the fat with walk founder Gerald plus the cat on a hot red roof.
2. The car park team no one sees or remembers them but they make the day go a lot smoother.
3. Bodmin's Town crier Nick making a few announcements & setting the walk off.
4.Although it's a walk a few run it so off they go.
5. As they say about the London marathon off go the masses.
6. Taken from near the top of Carkees Tor (Tor one) walkers strung out across Scribble Downs, Garrow Tor in the middle distance Roughtor to the Left & Brownwilly to the right all under a sun filled sky.
Update 6th July 2011
The highest sponsored Team for 2011 was a team from Morrisons Bodmin walking in aid of Cancer Research, three of the team are pictured below receiving the perpetual shield from outgoing Lions President Derek Williamson on Monday July 4th. Well done to the team they raised £1186 just beating the Bodmin Post office team who walked for Cornwall Air Ambulance & raised £1136
Photos for 2011 Ten Tors by Peter Glaser Photography St Breward
To contact Peter visit his website click HERE
Ten Tors 2011 was our 30th Walk
After 30 years this walk has covered enough ground to go round the world 4 times and climb 3000 miles. In the wind this year, at times it felt almost as if it was all in this one year.
Whilst the Lions Club organizes this event, it’s the walkers who make it happen and determine where the funds go. This year 270 intrepid souls set out in dry, bright but extremely windy conditions to tackle 13 challenging miles. The fastest finished in just over two hours whilst possibly the bravest was by a guided blind person in just over seven hours. The very strong winds, in excess of 40 mph, must have made the strongest struggle, all but 11 completed the course to raise an estimated £24600 for their chosen charities. The Lions Club would like to thank the Bodmin Moor landowners and commoners, St. Breward Football Club and all who took part.
Below a few of the pictures taken during the 2009 2010 walks
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