The Rotary Club of Corringham Thameside

Here is a team picture of the 4 man team of Trailwalkers and Doug Nash who is heading up our support team. At the back from left to right is Terry Finnegan ( Team Leader ), Doug Nash ( gets to pop our blisters !), David Fenn and kneeling down at the front left is Gerry Buggle and finally Rob Waite.
Please support the team by simply donating online by clicking here or come along to our Curry Lunch in April.
Picture has been very kindly supplied by Eddie Hardiman.

You can now encourge & support our Trailwalking team by donating simply and securely online !!
You can even leave them a message of support for everyone else to see.
We need to raise at least £1500.00 so every single donation will help.
Just click on the orange Donate button on the right hand side.
Thank you !!!

With Christmas & New Year behind us, I feel it’s time to update you on my training programme which had to be curtailed over the holiday period due to a back problem. Now that is behind me (no pun intended !!) , I have upped the ante and have lengthened my walks from 10 miles at a time to 15, 20, and occasionally to 25 miles. On one occasion I even excelled myself by completing a 30 mile stint which I completed in 6hrs 40 mins. Oh, how I ached after that ! I have also been seeking out the hills ready for the challenge of the Downs. There is still a long way to go, but we’re slowly getting there. I’ve even planned some mountain walks when I visit Norway in June.
You can now sponsor our team online – just click on the Donate button !!
Many thanks, David.

I have just begun recording 4 completely new programmes which will initially be played on the internet, but later will go out on air, hopefully in June/July. I’ll keep you posted on that.
The new programmes will include a set on my featured artist – Teddy Wilson, Miles David and Sidney Bechet. I will also be featuring a number of local bands and artists.
Watch this space !

Hi there !
I’m Rob Waite, the youngest (and best looking) of the team !!
I thought it was time I added to this blog and let everyone know about mine & the teams training. For myself training really begun at the start of the year after getting Christmas out the way – too much food & mulled wine available. Since the start of the year I’ve been going to the gym 3 times a week (only managed to get there twice last week though) mainly using the treadmill, bike and cross-trainer. I’m finding the training to be quite time consuming & more difficult than I first thought, but it is essential to completing the Trailwalker event ( that and my wife said I was getting ‘tubby’ so it it serves a dual purpose !).
Myself, Terry and David have been out on a walk (approx. 12 miles) around Langdon Hills and we did it in a good time – despite those hills and my blisters ! Like an idiot I wore brand new trail walking trainers straight out the box without breaking them in first – I paid the price in pain for this, to the amusement of Terry & David !!
We are going to arrange a get together of all 4 of the team and complete a very long walk over a 8 – 10 hour time span. The Trailwalker is going to be a huge task but I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully, very soon, we will have a system in place where we can take sponsorship online via this website.
Cheers, Rob Waite