Coast to coast walk attracts over 100 participants

Wed, 12 Sep 2018

More than 100 people took part in the inaugural Manx Blind Welfare Society ‘Coast to Coast Walk’ on Sunday.

Walkers raised funds for the charity by participating in one of two routes along the old steam railway track, opting for either the 12-mile path from Douglas to Peel or the shorter three-mile challenge from St John’s to Peel.

The event marked the official launch of Vision Awareness Week 2018.

Chris Burn was the first to complete the full course in a time of two hours 24 minutes and Garff MHK Daphne Caine was the quickest woman to finish, just a further 20 minutes behind.

All participants completed the walk within four hours.