tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63630850446856399422024-03-19T09:51:59.290+00:00Bare feet for BurmaEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-19045780065427569322008-08-12T14:30:00.004+01:002008-08-12T16:02:31.085+01:00FCO mark 20th AnniversaryDuring the meeting I attended at the foreign and commonwealth office last Tuesday I was told that there were plans to mark the anniversary of the 08/08/88 massacre - but not until later in the week. This, I was told, was not due to an unwillingness to sound a discordant note on the opening day of China's big party. Rather it was a strategic move aimed at securing at least some press coverage - something that would have been unlikely on the 8th. <br /><br />I've been looking out for the FCO statement and have just found it. It can be read <a href="http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=5226307">here</a>.<br /><br />Has anyone found anything about it in our national papers? <br /><br />I’m still finding post walk life a little hard to get my head around but I’m getting there. I’m wondering how best to use the blog now that there is no longer a need for posting daily updates. Several people have sent photos that are yet to go up, the Human Rights TV videos will soon be embedded, and I will continue to post links to other sources of information about the human rights situation in Burma. I've just added a gadget that allows you to subscribe to the blog. This done you'll receive a message whenever there's something new to look at. Please do keep visiting.<br /><br />Perhaps the most encouraging thing that I heard at the FCO was that the government appreciates the role of civil society (campaign groups, Burmese in exile, and individuals) in keeping the situation visible. On some other issues these groups may be considered a pest but on this one our contribution is valued. As we are all aware our own media is unlikely to return to Burma unless there is another major event. This makes it all the more important that we utilize other sources of information and that we keep the people of Burma in our hearts and minds.<br /><br />Watch this space<br /><br />All the best, <br />EwenEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-24286492226375242332008-08-06T13:49:00.007+01:002008-08-06T14:36:28.431+01:00Freedom Flag flies in Downing St<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaNfOae_T-IidXvMOlX-b07t1o04VI84sgqmyhB4xIGly3PYzqwIUDeBxRL9dzUwoBHTUZY4DeNWKNBjUVKECMq8Qj4ErmmqEh9x0VMebzdn5A2SthegRUdjR87KZWHQCqFbX2Jd7D4wz/s1600-h/ewen+at+no+10+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaNfOae_T-IidXvMOlX-b07t1o04VI84sgqmyhB4xIGly3PYzqwIUDeBxRL9dzUwoBHTUZY4DeNWKNBjUVKECMq8Qj4ErmmqEh9x0VMebzdn5A2SthegRUdjR87KZWHQCqFbX2Jd7D4wz/s320/ewen+at+no+10+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231397519956598130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvW54TOaXgkI920wsRUqlROpciOjkv6n9s4O1b6hOtpabfrPBz4Ry69hwZaGSHMmpxAOG6ueTNfG7Ix9Mrb-nJ9P2G-U3E2jbb01WkLpEZlnpa4Ya5yHSIq6N6LZsPHdtkKGpqJUR0maPc/s1600-h/ewen+%26+flag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvW54TOaXgkI920wsRUqlROpciOjkv6n9s4O1b6hOtpabfrPBz4Ry69hwZaGSHMmpxAOG6ueTNfG7Ix9Mrb-nJ9P2G-U3E2jbb01WkLpEZlnpa4Ya5yHSIq6N6LZsPHdtkKGpqJUR0maPc/s320/ewen+%26+flag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231397518277746546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcFXdeVQyrdWtIQMe8Xp6w7jMjhKpB8gmBKtoRo3H5mhuP7IX-zfkTlP44kre2RA8iAtWrhj1gq8l-kP7xnVwFKrx61vxIo8VCHBWmmlZbOPFp-ssK9kdp37IQwRegVMGIdAjKZdDVGYb/s1600-h/ewen+%26+bobby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcFXdeVQyrdWtIQMe8Xp6w7jMjhKpB8gmBKtoRo3H5mhuP7IX-zfkTlP44kre2RA8iAtWrhj1gq8l-kP7xnVwFKrx61vxIo8VCHBWmmlZbOPFp-ssK9kdp37IQwRegVMGIdAjKZdDVGYb/s320/ewen+%26+bobby.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231397522231386018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiooqNIMXcymO9jo04h6tl33EwzgTgZfnEFC5jkR6Up6JO1Q9_pDX5eebGrgd_JM-j_AhQ8a-vhyphenhyphenGWTkLhnTi-O4A01k4vtXbKGlq8ER5XxxBGloyogp05XOvwoHHRjU-lKM3JWx5VdA5/s1600-h/ewen+%26+gavin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231397144146252002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiooqNIMXcymO9jo04h6tl33EwzgTgZfnEFC5jkR6Up6JO1Q9_pDX5eebGrgd_JM-j_AhQ8a-vhyphenhyphenGWTkLhnTi-O4A01k4vtXbKGlq8ER5XxxBGloyogp05XOvwoHHRjU-lKM3JWx5VdA5/s320/ewen+%26+gavin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Lillian, (now official photographer for Barefeet for Burma!), has sent us these. Enjoy them - you deserve it.<br /><br />Richard and Katy </div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-75987862919249830422008-08-04T20:47:00.004+01:002008-08-12T15:19:34.308+01:00The BIG CityI'm sitting here wondering what I might say that could capture all the feelings I have about my arrival in London. It's not going to be possible without spending a good deal of time and taking up a lot of space. This will have to wait for "bare feet for Burma" the book. To cut a long story short - I've arrived, I've delivered the petition, I've given a couple of interviews and I'm more than a little confused about how I feel about it all.<br /><br />Obviously I am pleased to have achieved what I set out to do and I am relieved that everything worked out. In fact, to say that "it worked out" is to do it an injustice since the whole thing has exceeded all expectations. The journey has been incredibly enjoyable, energising and enriching. It is for this reason that my arrival in London is the source of a little sadness as well as being cause for celebration.<br /><br />Sunday was my final day of walking and it started with a hearty breakfast provided by Ian and Julie Smith. I started shortly after ten-o-clock and was soon joined by Dan - a new friend whose company I've been enjoying regularly ever since I met him by the canal a couple of nights ago. At Hammersmith bridge we met up with Mindy and Andy and stopped for the first pint of the day. We kept it to only one drink as I have plenty of experience of what can happen while drinking in this company. Nearer the end of the day we were joined by more good friends in the form of Kevin and Caitlin. We walked across the grass towards Westminster just as Big Ben announced that it was six-o-clock. Outside the Cathedral we were met by Jenny and Blade.<br /><br />So I'd arrived, I was in at the end of my journey and I was in the company of good friends but I had not a clue what to do. The feeling that I had was neither good nor bad, it was simply strange. I was glad that we'd arrived on time to catch the evening service at the Abbey because I knew it would provide the time and space in which to reflect and get to grips with being here. After too short a time with everyone Mindy and I parted company with the rest and headed into Westminster Abbey.<br /><br />The service was a special one, dedicated to peace, and specifically remembering the victims of the Hiroshima bomb - the anniversary of that most terrible demonstration of the destructive capacity of human beings is on the 6th of August. I must admit that despite the appropriate nature of the service I was still left feeling that there was something missing. Perhaps it was simply that I no longer had a goal?<br /><br />This feeling was rapidly and totally dispelled soon after the service finished when the Reverend Canon Nicholas Sagovsky introduced Mindy and I to two people who's total commitment to promoting Human Rights means that the vast majority of their time and energy is spent developing "<a href="http://www.humanrightstv.com/">Human Rights TV</a>" - a platform that gives voice to those who have suffered and whose story is seldom told. We were then given a guided tour of the Abbey including a visit to the tomb of Saint King Edward the Confessor, an important destination for pilgrims in England since the 13th century. Reverend Sagovsky said a beautiful prayer, somehow managing to weave his words between the organ blasts that filled the whole space and added considerably to the atmosphere. I felt that he perfectly captured the spirit in which my journey has been made and found the experience incredibly moving.<br /><br />We spent a couple of very enjoyable hours with Nic, Jack and Akane before leaving the Abbey and heading to a Thai restaurant where Mindy treated me to a very fine curry. It was after one in the morning before I retired after what had been an amazing day.<br /><br />The story of how I got to Downing St the next morning is one of absurdity and stress and I do not have the energy just now. I'll say only that in the end I arrived only just on time, at a run and lashing sweat. Thank you to Lilian, Steve, Gavin Strang (MP) and Ko Aung who were there to meet me. Ko Aung presented me with a flag showing the fighting peacock - the symbol of the democracy movement in Burma. My petition was delivered to number 11 as the PMs residence is surrounded by scaffolding and resembles a building site at the present time. It was received by an official and the exchange took all of 20 seconds. Job done!<br /><br />Lilian and Steve kept me company until 4pm when I went into the BBC building at Millbank to give an interview for Radio Scotland. I was looking forward to it as I've enjoyed the interviews I've done in the past but I'd not considered that the fact the program was going out from Glasgow would mean that I'd be in a studio on my own. I sat there with a set of headphones on and a microphone in front of me listening to the sound of my own breathing. Then I heard a voice telling me that I'd be on after the headlines which were now audible in the background. This was the first news I'd heard for over a month and it was the usual diet of scare stories about under aged drinking and knife crime. I then had a minute and a half to tell the story of ten months in bare feet and the biggest adventure of my life. Afterwards the sounds of the studio disappeared and once again I heard only my own breathing.<br /><br />Outside the studio and free from having something to do for the first time, I relaxed in the sunshine outside Westminster. A strange feeling began to settle on me. There I was surrounded by more people than at any other time for the past forty days and I had no way of connecting with them. My rucksack was back at Mindy's flat and bare feet is not enough to prompt a question from a Londoner - there are plenty stranger things to see in London. Of course I knew that if I could make contact with any of these people I'd most likely find a kind, caring and warm human being just as I have all the way down the country, but without a mission I felt like I'd lost my power to connect. Surrounded by seven million people I felt lonely for the first time since I set out and the thought that I wanted to go home flashed through my head.<br /><br />Thankfully I had arranged the night before to visit Jack and Akane at their home (also the base of Human Rights TV) where I was to be treated to a home cooked Japanese meal. After journeying across London on the underground where nobody talks to each other it was a great relief to see Jack and to be able to talk again with someone who understood. And talk we did! Jack's enthusiasm for his work with Human Rights TV is remarkable. He showed me how everything has been set up and how the hundreds of testimonies that he and Akane have recorded have been archived and made available on the Internet. He is determined that editorial control remains with the contributor and insists that sound bites are not what he's after - essentially each voice has as long as is necessary to tell their story.<br /><br />After fantastic food, drink and conversation Jack and I recorded an hour long interview. The contrast between this and the interview I'd done earlier could not have been greater. We were still blethering at 2am. I'll post details of how to view the recorded bit of our conversation in the near future.<br /><br />I'll also aim to share some of the details of this morning's meeting at the foreign office but this too will have to wait. I'm knackered!<br /><br />Before I finish this post however I'd like to thank again all those people who have been a part of this journey in whatever way. It was my legs and my feet that covered the distance but it was your kindness, generosity and support that kept them going. Whatever success I can claim is yours every bit as much as it is mine. I hope that I have not concerned anyone by sharing the lows as well as the highs of my arrival in London. I have always believed that it is the quality of the contact between people rather than the quantity of people contacted that is of importance. I feel like I have walked from one magical encounter to another and I will be forever grateful to all those who have contributed a little bit of magic.<br /><br />Much Love and Gratitude,<br /><br />EwenEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-84904206051988559282008-07-31T20:06:00.003+01:002008-07-31T21:30:32.503+01:00FINAL STAGE NEWSEwen is passing Watford this evening (Thursday), and looking for somewhere to sling his hammock for the night. Tomorrow he aims to do the same, somewhere near Denham. On Saturday he has a longer walk from there to Brentford, where Ian, a friend he met further up the canal will be his host. (Thanks Ian.)<br /><br />On Sunday he's agreed to set off along the path beside the Thames, from Brentford, at 10.00am.<br />This should bring him to Westminster Bridge by about 5.00pm. After that he'd like to attend Evensong at Westminster Abbey. This would mean he has travelled from the Scottish Parliament, to Holy Isle - Harnham Buddhist Monatery - York Minster - Westmister Abbey, and then to the Houses of Parliament and Downing St.<br /><br />He will present his petition to Number 10 at noon on Monday 4th August.<br />So, if you haven't done so already, add your name to his petition, by clicking on “Comments” at the end of it, and simply adding your name (at Name/URL) and address in the comments box.<br /><br /><div>Join him along the river, or at the gates of Downing St. if you can. </div><br /><br />If you're reading this -there's a fair chance that you're one of the people who has made this journey the success that it is. Prestige landmarks are important - but what has really mattered is the care, support, and hospitality of friends and total strangers. Your support to him has also been an expression of support for the Burmese people - and we know, from the comments on the blog and elsewhere, that it reaches all the way to Burma.<br /><br />Heartfelt thanks for this,<br /><br />Peace and Love,<br /><br />Richard and KatyEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-37315944486277381802008-07-29T22:47:00.002+01:002008-07-29T23:38:32.924+01:00Nearly ThereWell I am glad to report that I have continued to enjoy my journey immensely over the past few days. I was joined briefly by my uncle on Friday and then we met up again on Saturday afternoon for the walk into Milton Keynes. The last bit of track has been "improved" using concrete and gravel and while this may indeed be an improvement for cyclists it was not great for me. I guess they did not have barefoot walkers in mind when they were working on it.<br /><br />It was really amazing to catch up with Lillian on Saturday having not seen her for seventeen years. This trip has been mostly about making new friends and it was great to have the opportunity re-connect with an old friend. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hari</span> and I were very well looked after.<br /><br />On Sunday morning I met up with another very good friend and we walked together all day. As Jim observed, having someone with me changes the dynamic somewhat and makes it less likely that I connect with people along the way. It was none-the-less enjoyable to spend the day in his company and it was in many ways a relief to spend some time in a different "mode". After Jim left I had a couple of good encounters with people on the canal but I had a strong sense that I should spend the night under canvas.<br /><br />The field I opted for had a good place to pitch the hammock and a great pile of well seasoned firewood. I finished the evening, staring into the heart of a good fire and enjoying a miniature bottle of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Glenmorangie</span> that was given to me several days ago in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Twyford</span>. As promised I drank to your good health John - thanks.<br /><br />After an interesting encounter with the cows in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">morning</span> I made my way through Leighton Buzzard and on to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Marsworth</span>. I was assisted by Steve and Maggie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Parkins</span> who have been neck and neck with me for a couple of days as they pilot their narrow boat towards London. I overtake them at the locks and then they pass me again on the canal. I was lucky to catch them filling up with water and they offered me breakfast. Later I met Shannan, Maureen, Christine and Paddy who were starting their holiday on the canal and who were quick to offer a coffee and a sandwich.<br /><br />That got me another couple of miles along the canal to "The Red Lion" where I again met up with Steve and Maggie and where the reception was fantastic. I had a pint of beer in my hand within a minute of arriving.<br /><br />I was joined again by Jim and I have had a rest day at his place in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Tring</span> today. I resume again tomorrow for the final fifty miles into London.<br /><br />Love to all,<br /><br />EwenEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-27546166598852752002008-07-27T21:52:00.000+01:002008-07-27T22:13:16.702+01:00Family and friendsEwen made it to Milton Keynes on Saturday. His uncle had met up with him near Northampton, and walked along the canal with him. Meanwhile, Richard and Katy had got in touch with Lillian, who (many moons ago) had been his babysitter. (Yes, even Ewen was that young once!) Lillian met up with Ewen, and his uncle Hari, in Milton Keynes - and spirited them away to Houghton Conquest for the evening. There the chat went on till the small hours, and Lill observed that he looked well - but skinny. (But then she always thought that about us - she's never thought the Hardies eat enough.)<br />Back to the same spot on the canal in Milton Keynes, Sunday morning, where Ewen met up with Big Jim - a friend from Tring, who is walking the whole day with him - and will be his host on Monday night.<br /><br />We're beginning to wind up for the arrival in London - watch this space!<br /><br />Thanks to you all, for all the love and care you show our boy,<br /><br />Richard and KatyEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-70823342789500992022008-07-24T13:52:00.000+01:002008-07-24T14:36:14.583+01:00Down by the canalWhen I wrote my last post I was feeling really clever having walked 26 miles in one day. As it turns out this was not so clever after all. It was really hard going the next day as my feet were sore, it was hot and the traffic was hellish. The B road I was following is used by anyone with a sports vehicle as a race track and was constantly having to step into the verge to get out of the way. It was impossible to find a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">rhythm</span>.<div><br /></div><div>I was rescued in Twyford by a chap called John who made me a cup of real coffee. This made the next stage of the journey much easier, as did the fact that I could cut across the fields to Tilton on the Hill. I decided to rest there a while until the heat was out of the day and walk the rest of the way to the canal (no matter how long it took) so as to get out of the traffic once and for all. As it happened it took me until 2 am and that was despite the fact that for the final five miles of the day my bag was on the back seat of a police car that I was walking in front of. I had an escort all the way to the canal - blue lights and all!</div><div><br /></div><div>I was pitched by 3.15 but was rudely awakened an hour later by a smack on the head from the tree that was supposed to be holding up the hammock. I found myself lying in a bramble bush. I'm not going to go into the details of of how rubbish all this was but I'm sure you can guess. I did eventually get back to sleep in the field behind my original pitch.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next day my feet were very unhappy with me for subjecting them to a 26 mile day immediately followed by a 23 miler. The canal tow path was a cinder track and every step was agony. It took me four hours to do the two miles into Foxton locks and when I arrived I found that there was not a single person among the many diners who felt like offering to feed or water me. I felt very dejected as I headed on along the tow path (now mercifully grassy), still tired and still hungry.</div><div><br /></div><div>Salvation came only a little further on in the form of Magnatron and friends who all live in boats on the canal. I spent the afternoon, evening and most of the next morning with them and left feeling altogether better about everything. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday was hot and my feet were still a little sore so I did not cover much ground. It was however a fantastic day. Life on the canal moves at a different pace from everywhere else and it is a pace that makes it possible for everyone you meet to find time for a chat and usually a cup of tea. I suspect my main challenge over the next few days might be resisting the temptation to sit on the tow path drinking tea with everyone I meet. I hitched a lift through the first of several huge tunnels on the canal (I hope this does not disappoint anyone) as I had been advised that this was an experience not to be missed. Indeed it was not and I ended up with a meal into the bargain. Thanks to Barry Waldock and family for their hospitality. </div><div><br /></div><div>I stopped early last night and was in my hammock by 8.30. I made an early start today so as to get some miles behind me before the day got too hot. I'm now in Crick, in the home of Josie and Jackob Bounds where I've been fed, watered and showered. To say that things have been going well over the past couple of days would be a major understatement.</div><div><br /></div><div>Peace be with you all,</div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><br /></div><div>Ewen</div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-34870549802779336862008-07-21T20:12:00.000+01:002008-07-21T20:13:32.225+01:00Another Interesting ArticleOn the BBC website - thanks Julie!<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7517655.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7517655.stm</a>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-16581703398114103122008-07-21T09:58:00.000+01:002008-07-21T10:04:52.908+01:00Heading for the Grand Union CanalWell yesterday was a big one. I set off from Newark at just after 9-o-clock after a good nights kip in a room above a very loud disco in the Broadway pub - walking all day is the best cure for insomnia. Thirteen and a half hours and 26 miles later I arrived in The Sugar Loaf in AB Kettleby where I met Sam, Matt and Alex. I've been enjoying their company and hospitality ever since and am about to set off to Melton and then, hopefully on to the Grand Union Canal by the end of the day. I'm carrying a very fine packed lunch so with luck I'll make good progress.<div><br /></div><div>All the best,</div><div><br /></div><div>Love Ewen</div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-88614801606755553932008-07-20T23:12:00.000+01:002008-07-20T23:15:01.476+01:00Interesting LinksA couple of interesting articles on Burma in the Guardian - follow the links!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/jul/17/burma.military.regime">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/jul/17/burma.military.regime</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/07/burma.peterbeaumont">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/07/burma.peterbeaumont</a><br /><br />Thanks to Colin Wood for these!Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-733573592774852502008-07-19T15:48:00.000+01:002008-07-19T15:56:36.084+01:00Ewen's Route To London<strong>Saturday 19th</strong> - Newark on Trent<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 20th</strong> - following minor road from Newark through Hawton, Cotham, Staunton in the Vale, Normanton, East Thorpe turning right before Red Mile onto Grantham Canal. Follow canal to Hose heading for Scalford, destination Melton Mowbray (pies!)<br /><br /><strong>Monday 21st </strong>- Following B6047 to Foxton<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 22nd </strong>- Following Grand Union Canal all the way to London!<br /><br />At present he is well fed and watered.Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-77707586453540403302008-07-19T11:17:00.000+01:002008-07-19T11:22:21.179+01:00PetitionI have copied the petition to this page so people can see and sign it, hope it works! Just click on 'comments' at the bottom of the post.<br /><br /><a style="DISPLAY: block" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/"></a><br /><a href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html">Petition to the UK Government</a><br />We the undersigned believe that the anniversary of the 1988 massacre that ended the uprising in Burma that year should not go unmarked by the British government.Twenty years ago the people of Burma, led primarily by students, demonstrated peacefully against their military rulers asking for freedom and democracy. Their struggle continues to this day and conditions within the country are arguably worse than ever. Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy remains under house arrest where she has been for over thirteen years.We are concerned that the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, which occurs on the anniversary of the massacre, should not be allowed to completely overshadow this important day. It is being marked with unanimous cross-party support at Edinburgh City Chambers by a gala performance of “The Burma Play” supported by Burma Educational Scholarship Trust, Amnesty Scotland, Unison and the Cooperative Bank.Gordon Brown has, on several occasions, expressed admiration for Aung San Suu Kyi and support for the aims of her party, the National League for Democracy.We believe that the Prime Minister should officially mark the massacre that took place on the 8th of August 1988, and outline how his government is fulfilling its stated commitment to the democracy process in Burma, in a statement released on the anniversary date.<br />Posted by Ewen at <a class="timestamp-link" title="permanent link" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html" rel="bookmark">03:05</a> <a title="Edit Post" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=8596107652885201099"></a><br />Labels: <a 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Tring, Hertfordshire<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html?showComment=1214392560000#c1354656222937676352">25 June 2008 04:16 </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=1354656222937676352"></a><br /><a name="c362564632331340786"></a>Anonymous said...<br />Linda Keys, Edinburgh<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html?showComment=1214590140000#c362564632331340786">27 June 2008 11:09 </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=362564632331340786"></a><br /><a name="c6505218206513105673"></a>Anonymous said...<br />Katy Hardie, Carnoustie, Angus<br /><a title="comment permalink" 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name="c2027960623007460824"></a>Sheena said...<br />Sheena Hardie, Carnoustie<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html?showComment=1215600420000#c2027960623007460824">09 July 2008 03:47 </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=2027960623007460824"></a><br /><a name="c6996890045680443573"></a>Craig said...<br />Craig Stephen, Dundee<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html?showComment=1215600420001#c6996890045680443573">09 July 2008 03:47 </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=6996890045680443573"></a><br /><a name="c2206563092715018227"></a>Kath said...<br />Kath Bell, Carnoustie<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html?showComment=1215600480000#c2206563092715018227">09 July 2008 03:48 </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=2206563092715018227"></a><br /><a name="c5911086327386547688"></a>Jim and Julie Maxon said...<br />Jim and Julie Maxon, Harewood, Leeds<br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://barefeetforburma.blogspot.com/2008/06/petition-to-uk-government.html?showComment=1216050180000#c5911086327386547688">14 July 2008 08:43 </a><a title="Delete Comment" href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=6363085044685639942&postID=5911086327386547688"></a><br /><a name="c7942508848339851831"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05142829057118343969" rel="nofollow">graham</a> said...<br />Graham Hardie, Linlithgow, West Lothian<br /><a title="comment permalink" 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Please remember to visit the older posts especially the link to the justgiving page where you can sponsor me and support the Burma Education Scholarship Trust and the petition which you can sign by adding your name as a comment.You can contact me using the e-mail address provided in my profile (top of the page).Do visit again soon to follow the progress of my adventure to London.Peace be with you, Ewen<br /><a class="quickedit" title="Edit" onclick="'return" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=6363085044685639942&widgetType=Text&widgetId=Text1&action=editWidget" target="configText1"></a><br />Bravery<br /><a class="quickedit" title="Edit" onclick="'return" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=6363085044685639942&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image1&action=editWidget" target="configImage1"></a><br />_Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-68671273654572618232008-07-19T11:08:00.000+01:002008-07-19T11:12:04.536+01:00Just Giving, just reminding!Remember you can sponsor Ewen and donate money to BEST (Burma Education Scholarship Trust):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/barefeetforburma">www.justgiving.com/barefeetforburma</a>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-43630954619432188832008-07-18T11:07:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:35:35.243+01:00Child Soldiers in BurmaPlease please follow the link below and watch the Reuters film about Child Soldiers in Burma (please be patient with the skateboarding clip beforehand!?):<br /><br /><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=69872">http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=69872</a><br /><br />This link is to the Human Rights Watch website and has more information on child soldiers all over the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/burma/index.htm">http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/burma/index.htm</a><br /><br />This subject is particularly close to my heart as I have directed a play with my Salmagundi Theatre Company (WLYT) that explores these issues:<br /><br /><strong><em>MONSTERS</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>It’s 2022…civil war divides us…there’s no place for innocence…<br /><br />Monsters is set in Livingston in 2022, in the kind of future that we hope will never happen in Scotland, but which is reality for far too many children and young people all over the world.<br /><br />Stephan’s gang has been hiding out in a disused hall while, up in the Bathgate Hills a civil war rages between the Monster’s Militia and the British Government Army. The war has been fought over the past four years but Stephan and his gang don’t really know anything about why or how it started. Then Roxy finds them with her gang of escaped child soldiers. Roxy (16) has been fighting since she was twelve years old and has finally found her chance to escape. She can’t afford to let Stephan and his gang of innocents get in her way. But the fighting is getting closer and the Monster Army want their soldiers back …<br /></strong><br /><br />The show <em>Monsters </em>(by Clare Duffy) will be on during the first week of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival:<br /><br />Main Stage at the Roxy Arthouse<br />Monday 4th - Saturday 9th August<br />1.25pm (75mins)<br />It is being supported by Amnesty International and we hope to have a post show discussion.<br /><br /><br />It is also on at:<br />Aberdeen International Youth Festival<br />Arbroath Webster Theatre, Arbroath<br />Wednesday 30 July 2008<br />7.30pm<br /><br />The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen<br />Thursday 31 July 2008<br />7pm<br />Friday 1 August 2008<br />3pm<br />For more information and to book tickets please contact Aberdeen box office on 01224 641122 or online <a href="http://www.boxofficeaberdeen.com/">http://www.boxofficeaberdeen.com/</a><br /><br /><strong>Please do come and support it!</strong>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-19930137554445567582008-07-18T10:13:00.001+01:002008-12-12T00:51:38.003+00:00More York Pics (Manu)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWYPT1thg3d0qDcJ16bXHIkXBkP20fEEFgKIPmJ-yEwjiV5zeMav-Nu747NZYgUXAcd25hmV6fgRb3HBe1e6QM4dWS5C_cMT9SGHZ_hisIO0YKk3ueQo4jAkn6wqVy4tjYL5yneSBjbaK/s1600-h/York-Burma+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224291324059440770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWYPT1thg3d0qDcJ16bXHIkXBkP20fEEFgKIPmJ-yEwjiV5zeMav-Nu747NZYgUXAcd25hmV6fgRb3HBe1e6QM4dWS5C_cMT9SGHZ_hisIO0YKk3ueQo4jAkn6wqVy4tjYL5yneSBjbaK/s320/York-Burma+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Eleanor, Helen, Monty, Ewen, Pierre, Mark</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2NsAuN9uNRquiCWcHqO0z-MmWrNXbWn_vbgpVL_kTiCCMcW640EYCGhHXTDiWsgH4IP6ps2jw0Xg8TLSJDRniTauoD5eMy4FETjcKzACXvt7YnjVs-CXMbgugVehRwLquYMmKlH_KN4F/s1600-h/York-Burma+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224289368025944706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2NsAuN9uNRquiCWcHqO0z-MmWrNXbWn_vbgpVL_kTiCCMcW640EYCGhHXTDiWsgH4IP6ps2jw0Xg8TLSJDRniTauoD5eMy4FETjcKzACXvt7YnjVs-CXMbgugVehRwLquYMmKlH_KN4F/s320/York-Burma+013.jpg" border="0" /></a>The path to York<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF6vH3wrRO1wDObW7gyMQQ5vkgvMLpf6_EYGq-NHM4nf0DpYwiyN8VbKUDXu27eQJ3y_MrreI4k0zWKptY_uB8gx2xny1Qk7uzCov80iVe1cUqq_e0Eg9Ay98KJBK676z_yc2BbDMGCHt/s1600-h/York-Burma+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224289050102626338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF6vH3wrRO1wDObW7gyMQQ5vkgvMLpf6_EYGq-NHM4nf0DpYwiyN8VbKUDXu27eQJ3y_MrreI4k0zWKptY_uB8gx2xny1Qk7uzCov80iVe1cUqq_e0Eg9Ay98KJBK676z_yc2BbDMGCHt/s320/York-Burma+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTg6lHnrtNEjTOoQaO2OajjHA8M_I7i3qvZU3pK7wSGouUw4cjTrW0B80hULc6O58BmFExDJb7dnxm717ypK20IoeZptL0cREGAaTycjcdp0Zel7c-Vbmc_Wnn6pNZBmbeuu3-JYe3qKT/s1600-h/York-Burma+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224288845335802210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTg6lHnrtNEjTOoQaO2OajjHA8M_I7i3qvZU3pK7wSGouUw4cjTrW0B80hULc6O58BmFExDJb7dnxm717ypK20IoeZptL0cREGAaTycjcdp0Zel7c-Vbmc_Wnn6pNZBmbeuu3-JYe3qKT/s320/York-Burma+016.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eleanor tries out Ewen's Hammock<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprHym-PZ2OVC7YI6k97abRr3HpKYzvbQ-TNf-KG-ccSIdxOTo-vAK_yp59bCM7VRwbFDGvPhx-LyGBtPhB6_uq6ImqeV6VRl_kA1MQV92EXRPobRi1emw-9eKqEbN_lUBwozMWWlRcUdj/s1600-h/York-Burma+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224288661586112802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprHym-PZ2OVC7YI6k97abRr3HpKYzvbQ-TNf-KG-ccSIdxOTo-vAK_yp59bCM7VRwbFDGvPhx-LyGBtPhB6_uq6ImqeV6VRl_kA1MQV92EXRPobRi1emw-9eKqEbN_lUBwozMWWlRcUdj/s320/York-Burma+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Giant strawberry stop!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cbPSfb5Y2q_NSI0Z-YE__fk_F6K7YmIsoMMBy1IioafErgImrhQscMWibXbVCYByVXDMdRdDAASeKWQN9Sn7VPU1wCvItuV9qPZVwJhKopvGD-wj9vI4dxq_zysnIc8wYrKmjtBWBK4H/s1600-h/York-Burma+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224288417320154370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cbPSfb5Y2q_NSI0Z-YE__fk_F6K7YmIsoMMBy1IioafErgImrhQscMWibXbVCYByVXDMdRdDAASeKWQN9Sn7VPU1wCvItuV9qPZVwJhKopvGD-wj9vI4dxq_zysnIc8wYrKmjtBWBK4H/s320/York-Burma+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yes! Halfway.<br /></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-60354038462094591542008-07-17T21:40:00.000+01:002008-07-17T22:34:05.068+01:00Safe and SoundOnce again, thank you to Eleanor for all her work in keeping the blog up to date and to everyone who has been visiting and posting comments. It is always a source of encouragement when I get the chance to have a look and I see so much support being expressed.<br /><br />There was so much energy around my walk into York that I found it very difficult to pick up the journey again after the weekend was over. From Durham to York I’d been very well looked after and it was a real treat to have a whole party to walk into York with. Then there was the meeting with the Dean and the service that followed where so many members of the congregation wanted to talk with me about the journey and to sign the petition. It was great to know that I’d completed half the journey and these things all came together to make it feel as though the whole thing had been about getting here.<br /><br />I was bound to experience a bit of a come down after all that excitement and for the past couple of days I’ve passed through some pretty empty areas. When I have met people I’ve encountered a few blank expressions and while folks have been great at wishing me luck, they’ve been less forthcoming with actual help. Things hit a bit of a low last night when I found myself without a pitch or a meal at gone 10-o-clock.<br /><br />However, a couple of hours later I was fed and watered in the Take a Gander pub in Burringham and they offered me a space on the garage floor. It was not luxurious but it was dry and I was glad of it.<br /><br />Today has been an altogether different story. The walking has been easy as I’ve been following the river and the bank is grassy and thistle free. I also had a great encounter with the staff at the Ferryhouse Inn where I was treated to a coffee and a cheese roll. When I was walking along the river bank a little later on I wondered if it was the food or the meeting that had re-energised me and decided that the latter was more important. I had gone without a proper meal until very late on the day before but the truth is I have never been really hungry at any point along the way. The thing that I’d been missing was the chance to share the story with an appreciative audience.<br /><br />I got the chance again only a few miles later on and I am now enjoying the hospitality of Julie and Paul in Gainsborough.<br /><br />Thank you to everyone who displayed so much concern after Eleanor posted the news of my low spirits but I assure you I am not yet in need of emergency aid. Like all journeys this one will have its ups and downs. Just now I am warm, safe, well fed and watered and looking forward to a good night’s sleep.<br /><br />Tomorrow I head along the river to Newark on Trent.<br /><br />Peace be with you all,<br /><br />EwenEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-41431423178933026262008-07-17T12:55:00.000+01:002008-07-17T13:02:04.841+01:00A burst bubble? Let's hope not!Got a call from Ewen last night who was in an unknown town a couple of miles from Scunthorpe. He had nowhere to put up his hammock and was really hungry - his supplies are almost out and no one was offering anything - he doesnt think it is within 'the rules' to ask. I had a text this morning to say he slept in a garage - not sure what the full story is there. He has been advised to avaoid the A15 and so is heading towards Gainsborough at the moment. <br /><br />I think spirits are fairly down so if you or you know anyone who could maybe offer him some food, walk a little while or give him just a smile that would be cool. Please note that he has <strong>not </strong>asked me to do this - i can just tell he needs some love!<br /><br />He will probably call me tonight so do leave a message via phone or email and I can pass it on.<br /><br />Love<br /><br />Eleanor xEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-5267832498404140092008-07-15T14:11:00.000+01:002008-12-12T00:51:38.870+00:00York Minster Photos (taken by Ollie)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsyMyb6xW25cdwkz5gnonzsxb7Aq72aIuZFKiFykqWEesZISH6-wK9msX1agD1uJDOZWAFiFXUGp0QijoZPNBzryPEfk-6psnGhGpgoYM3lMecuxeR2D8WYRpm4tlS4u35sX77RSvafsa/s1600-h/2008_1009Images0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223228696520996290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsyMyb6xW25cdwkz5gnonzsxb7Aq72aIuZFKiFykqWEesZISH6-wK9msX1agD1uJDOZWAFiFXUGp0QijoZPNBzryPEfk-6psnGhGpgoYM3lMecuxeR2D8WYRpm4tlS4u35sX77RSvafsa/s320/2008_1009Images0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3YkeMhd9N39Kd6yLflRlspWhJvDshHodZ-_OfMR9YL0xCqCumVbQn0k6gLfoeXq9RcZQFkhovtSGHBykkLW5FYKr6jlZt5uqHqEvwNtcfkkNiporBQyMvtJZTeoPQsoXPL9WHgXg8QbR/s1600-h/2008_1009Images0005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223228706119460370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3YkeMhd9N39Kd6yLflRlspWhJvDshHodZ-_OfMR9YL0xCqCumVbQn0k6gLfoeXq9RcZQFkhovtSGHBykkLW5FYKr6jlZt5uqHqEvwNtcfkkNiporBQyMvtJZTeoPQsoXPL9WHgXg8QbR/s320/2008_1009Images0005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NR90gmfzAd_VzJOGIaZLbe4dshuDmtSJn9o-TfQl-MU0HdicQhQq7Jz_Q9IOoNCbw4S2j10t3K7NyHhqMTPhSi8vp-Qk5CnIm8wBSEUG3bfW9nubJztu_yAFyibdfcRaCdVHzn8YQwOA/s1600-h/2008_1009Images0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223228716134690658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NR90gmfzAd_VzJOGIaZLbe4dshuDmtSJn9o-TfQl-MU0HdicQhQq7Jz_Q9IOoNCbw4S2j10t3K7NyHhqMTPhSi8vp-Qk5CnIm8wBSEUG3bfW9nubJztu_yAFyibdfcRaCdVHzn8YQwOA/s320/2008_1009Images0009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXRjkccCqa9nMpErCzJh3zFMUCMRB3nVBs9WphNVJnQtsla0WMWyaCEoyzZM-pfiCfuhCiNQDqXPsAmVfH-LCJ2hVii9uGZDHyVrFZ3KABA-debpuuIooqEzJBW-LBwa9dIFUgEAiZSkn/s1600-h/Ewen+Hardie.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223228720785253426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXRjkccCqa9nMpErCzJh3zFMUCMRB3nVBs9WphNVJnQtsla0WMWyaCEoyzZM-pfiCfuhCiNQDqXPsAmVfH-LCJ2hVii9uGZDHyVrFZ3KABA-debpuuIooqEzJBW-LBwa9dIFUgEAiZSkn/s320/Ewen+Hardie.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Click on the link below to read about Ewen's meeting with The Dean Keith Jones.</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.yorkminster.org/news/story240/barefoot-for-burma-walker-visits-york-minster.html">http://www.yorkminster.org/news/story240/barefoot-for-burma-walker-visits-york-minster.html</a></div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-79551535737340581162008-07-14T22:35:00.000+01:002008-07-14T22:48:16.639+01:00Last Known WhereaboutsEwen is camped up in Heron Wood 8 miles south of York and about 7 miles away from Selby. He hopes to be in Selby by 11 ish tommorrow morning. He will be following the east bank of the river following the Trans Penine Way to Boothsferry where he will cross the river at Boothsferry Bridge. Ewen will then follow the A614 to Goole and will camp up in a place a bit beyond Goole in Swinesfleet. The next few days destinations look like this:<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 15th</strong> - Swinesfleet<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 16th</strong> - Scawby (just beyond Scunthorpe on Roman Road camping in New Forst Plantation<br /><br /><strong>Thursday 17th </strong>- Lincoln (following the A15 Roman Road)<br /><br /><strong>Friday 18th </strong>- Ancaster (on The Viking Way)<br /><br />Any help/ support / advice gratefully received. Ewen is in particular need of OS maps for the areas as he has directions written down but these can be unreliable. if you can meet him with a map for the area and a stamped addressed envelope, he can post it back to you when he's walked off it!<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />EleanorEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-60467082059200355282008-07-14T18:55:00.001+01:002008-12-12T00:51:41.829+00:00Photos of the weekend (Julie and Jim)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NyfbG9OLCiA66vrxS1xI6xlD4JEbWhGAu9ckuHYCzA7-0SykQHkjkWxDr4QXrkHcIpTMfNG0IXX7dPOEb4ymPVIB0SE8s6Lm9ADDL8ZSQnKPmhodrom9QV4hALXFRFnldRZSS7D6VsdY/s1600-h/GetAttachment2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222931338828293570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NyfbG9OLCiA66vrxS1xI6xlD4JEbWhGAu9ckuHYCzA7-0SykQHkjkWxDr4QXrkHcIpTMfNG0IXX7dPOEb4ymPVIB0SE8s6Lm9ADDL8ZSQnKPmhodrom9QV4hALXFRFnldRZSS7D6VsdY/s320/GetAttachment2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>(from left) Mark, Manu, Pierre, Ewen and Jim </strong></div><p></p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PbasWKTlM0kjbNDi_XYZYFgmZiqng2bF6dzANwcHRI8bkApfQzC_-QkhKpe78ggE60PUOo5jy7XpxwTihS0xPSt-3BKMt29Jj_UhvXRDn0Q-yH1FKkHg698rTYuuHULiqMsqJumd0_Pr/s1600-h/GetAttachment3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222931212864121858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PbasWKTlM0kjbNDi_XYZYFgmZiqng2bF6dzANwcHRI8bkApfQzC_-QkhKpe78ggE60PUOo5jy7XpxwTihS0xPSt-3BKMt29Jj_UhvXRDn0Q-yH1FKkHg698rTYuuHULiqMsqJumd0_Pr/s320/GetAttachment3.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Ewen and Julie (carrying the rucksack!)</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrpuuLFmX-3aTvVU_Pmz67kLuUfqdfvFKL0pJaiOkoiuw-6a7-KMB8Y_fZiU7gje8PV5wey4Z56Gw39M9vdd1Nv6jq5P-6ra64clvJYQcyvXmmGqIC1eCQaz7s6PS4Jm8pKoyCoAViHJF/s1600-h/GetAttachment5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222931056649249922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrpuuLFmX-3aTvVU_Pmz67kLuUfqdfvFKL0pJaiOkoiuw-6a7-KMB8Y_fZiU7gje8PV5wey4Z56Gw39M9vdd1Nv6jq5P-6ra64clvJYQcyvXmmGqIC1eCQaz7s6PS4Jm8pKoyCoAViHJF/s320/GetAttachment5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>On the move. A rare and welcome bit of soft grass, bliss!</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2ECVomoHFstb3M-eAYFjDjqkgCGt_2woHhHQav-WVAjFwn2lyO-BJtjPEVNt1SBqkROG6Dae8LQ4ffmpCeZ-RGCQGuQSy6T5jaMd8WruVLl0W7PJdTVcd5YJIXp1i8DMD2Y440n9xn94/s1600-h/GetAttachment8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222930972840359826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2ECVomoHFstb3M-eAYFjDjqkgCGt_2woHhHQav-WVAjFwn2lyO-BJtjPEVNt1SBqkROG6Dae8LQ4ffmpCeZ-RGCQGuQSy6T5jaMd8WruVLl0W7PJdTVcd5YJIXp1i8DMD2Y440n9xn94/s320/GetAttachment8.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>"can't we have rest?" The slave driver and the weary</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtXESAjOi951fwZXJ-WU6miYrGTK3L4MjqzXo8g-R9Bcc-m-yZU_xtJhFErk4VaKpllxDrfR1hyphenhyphenYYMsq1fHCNi_WvIS0fKBvPBGlUKiNfoI00ob9pGd_1zBOFHL3rNvQ8WSap-BXuZWQs/s1600-h/GetAttachment11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222930745931969490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtXESAjOi951fwZXJ-WU6miYrGTK3L4MjqzXo8g-R9Bcc-m-yZU_xtJhFErk4VaKpllxDrfR1hyphenhyphenYYMsq1fHCNi_WvIS0fKBvPBGlUKiNfoI00ob9pGd_1zBOFHL3rNvQ8WSap-BXuZWQs/s320/GetAttachment11.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Team York arriving at the City Walls</strong><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA44eJ8H4SHoQUfNaqY60Nl8dzkpv4ezJU5txCuH1w2HroKYhFKUs2AxnQFtTagBiUM0F1sDXSbdeSAtUxtK0WVI2CSg2H6C6i0aDwMvCQcn59XLFzXLfWyho5MSoE2pkyjfIWxQfZzef-/s1600-h/GetAttachment13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222930535494539122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA44eJ8H4SHoQUfNaqY60Nl8dzkpv4ezJU5txCuH1w2HroKYhFKUs2AxnQFtTagBiUM0F1sDXSbdeSAtUxtK0WVI2CSg2H6C6i0aDwMvCQcn59XLFzXLfWyho5MSoE2pkyjfIWxQfZzef-/s320/GetAttachment13.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Eyes on the prize, well earned trophies</strong><br /><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-67211124187012519332008-07-14T17:50:00.000+01:002008-07-14T19:15:43.879+01:00The Weekend and what a weekend it was!Manu and I arrived in Oulston (Ewen's destination on Friday) in the rain, it was starting to get dark and no sign of Ewen . . . I'm sure its a lovely place but some of the locals had not even heard of it! No phone signal, no way of contacting the wanderer. We hitched a lift to the next village of Coxwold - at least this had a pub where we could shelter and think of a plan. The pub was / is called The Fauconburg Arms and is one the the nicest and most friendly pubs I've been in (i've been in a few). The landlord Simon offered us a place to camp in the garden, breakfast the next day and a bottle of vino and one of the regulars 'Mr H' took us out searching for Ewen who we found in a damp car park. We got him back to the pub where he was fed and 'watered'. If you are ever in this area of Yorkshire, go to that pub - the biggest chips I've encountered (and I've had a few chips).<br /><br /><div>Ewen, Manu and I were then scooped up by the Reverend Ian Kitchen and taken to Crayke to stay with him, his lovely wife Helen and the handsome Monty dog. We had food and beds and more food. It was a real pleasure to meet them and want to thank them for disregarding our lack of contact and treating us so well. The next morning our friends Mark and Pierre met us in Crayke as a great surprise. So we were a grand party of 7 setting out on Saturday morning as Helen and Monty joined us for the first few miles.<br /></div><br /><div>The first half of the day was a combination of country lanes and footpaths but we then had to hit a B road which was very busy. We couldnt tell if the cars were beeping in support or road rage at having to slow down. Half way through the walk we met up with Jim and Julie Moxon who had travelled from Leeds to walk with Ewen. It was brilliant to have such a physical display of support - they even carried Ewen's rucksack to York and spurred us on with the thought of that first pint! Ahhh.<br /></div><div>Arriving in Yorkwas really exciting as it marked the half way point. The John Smith's Race Meet had just finished and thus the city was awash with lads and lasses dressed in their best dresses and ridiculous hats. We manouvred our way through the drunken crowds and eventually found a pub or two that would let the bare feet in. Pints and pub grub courtesy of the Moxons and then that post dinner quiet wilting set in. We said our goodbyes to Julie and Jim who had already missed several trains back and to Mark and Pierre who set off to find a camping spot. Ewen, Manu and I were accommodated in the comfort, peace and tranquility of The Bar Convent - highly recommended (<a href="http://www.bar-convent.org.uk/">http://www.bar-convent.org.uk/</a>)!</div><br /><div>After a lovely breakfast in the Convent's stunning atrium we headed for York Minster and a meeting with Keith Jones, The Dean of the Minster. After a chat and photo call, The Dean took Ewen off for a private prayer and blessing which touched him deeply -I'm sure Ewen will write about this when he can. Manu had to leave for her train back to Edinburgh and Ewen and I stayed for the Sung Eucharist service which was hugely powerful in many ways. During the sharing of Communion a lady came and blessed the feet and this coupled with the choir and the surroundings was enough to set us both off in tears. We had coffee in The Chapter House after where many members of the congregation stayed to talk and sign the petition. Ewen also received a personal letter of support from the Archbishop himself John Sentamu.<br /></div><div>By lunchtime, the rest of the day was ours to have a holiday from Bare Feet For Burma and enjoy our anniversary. I left Ewen at York train station at lunchtime today where his plan was to head for the library and plan the journey to London - posted here soon!</div><br /><div>Ewen wants me to re-post the link to the donations page:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/barefeetforburma">www.justgiving.com/barefeetforburma</a></div><br /><div>Thanks to everybody who made this weekend so special and well supported!</div><br /><div>Eleanor x</div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-86093587393379478732008-07-11T12:56:00.000+01:002008-07-11T12:58:10.546+01:00Northern EchoThere is an article about the walk in today's <em>Northern Echo - </em>thanks to Robert Cooper for passing that on. I was going to post the article up here but not sure about legalities of that? Copyright and all . . . anyone know?<br /><br />EleEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-20777852251956895742008-07-10T19:17:00.000+01:002008-07-10T19:19:28.499+01:00A quick update from EwenI've just been looking at the blog and I want to thank Eleanor for all her efforts to keep it up to date. Thanks also to eveyone who has sent photos and written comments of support. It was also amazing to learn that we have two nights accommodation in York and that I have a meeting with the Arch Bishop.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to spending a few nights in a real bed and things are looking up in this respect. Janie in Durham put me in touch with Robert and Philipa in Thorpe Thewles and they have sorted out a place for Eleanor, Manu and I on Friday night.<br /><br />Robert walked with me this morning and left me about 2 miles short of Yarm at around 2-o-clock. It took me ages to get through Yarm as there were many interested people to speak with. I was walking through as the schools were coming out and I met with a woman and three kids on their way to their Grans. They were so into the story that I was presented with 5 sausage rolls. I ate a couple and stashed the others in my bag. They caught up with me a little later on and the two boys were walking bare foot!<br /><br />I then walked on to the Crown Hotel in Kirklevington (about another mile). I went in to use the loo and was offered a pint when I came out. I've just enjoyed a great meal here and am so full that I'm going to struggle to move on. I've actually just turned down a desert and another pint! I'm going to struggle to get to Osmotherly tonight but I will certainly not need any food before bed so I can walk till late on. Many thanks to Barry and Alison and everyone else who gave me a warm welcome here at the Crown.<br /><br />I'm going to hit the road again.<br />All the best,<br />EwenEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-71776532004034687812008-07-10T17:09:00.000+01:002008-12-12T00:51:42.692+00:00Pictures from Robert Cooper in Thorpe Thewles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOAMipKBFTyB56Q1J4chnICvfCCopJiobxIhqKqr3sdQ9ockEY0nK11nWh11eT8qRrdg5TgGmvasGOLmfJxsH6NmDL7OwTMsvobTRhQ1_UtZ_QnkZsWEfBBBj2NyPNkRx-lDbMYFsLt0i/s1600-h/Ewen+Hardie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221419787153844306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOAMipKBFTyB56Q1J4chnICvfCCopJiobxIhqKqr3sdQ9ockEY0nK11nWh11eT8qRrdg5TgGmvasGOLmfJxsH6NmDL7OwTMsvobTRhQ1_UtZ_QnkZsWEfBBBj2NyPNkRx-lDbMYFsLt0i/s320/Ewen+Hardie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOc7u-5BAEE8uFPIOn9uDIBYthzo6e2Vv-4POR6GVCOPFMENGIoFLHN7LHmSBDgP-zHFLS-z-fYnQGUgXvdRvvVXOVluHBgKIkvSIy8UQlhERn-9-SW68Ta1ykI4z-Anle2IzQ6u1XY7Y/s1600-h/Ewen+Hardie+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221419812643091378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOc7u-5BAEE8uFPIOn9uDIBYthzo6e2Vv-4POR6GVCOPFMENGIoFLHN7LHmSBDgP-zHFLS-z-fYnQGUgXvdRvvVXOVluHBgKIkvSIy8UQlhERn-9-SW68Ta1ykI4z-Anle2IzQ6u1XY7Y/s320/Ewen+Hardie+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx88uoUVCGAp7o0DStuXLdT88d_hB7RtWax24UkL-Qdpl_OBxzLBytc8eHr8J-qtIA-MMSVWO-vFqGXUVPghe4imjARynQ1yNydFmHXT2m0-ym6FSz0308gRF60UxzFZ5ujqgo1ZNaM9yw/s1600-h/Ewen+Hardie+7a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221419822443534466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx88uoUVCGAp7o0DStuXLdT88d_hB7RtWax24UkL-Qdpl_OBxzLBytc8eHr8J-qtIA-MMSVWO-vFqGXUVPghe4imjARynQ1yNydFmHXT2m0-ym6FSz0308gRF60UxzFZ5ujqgo1ZNaM9yw/s320/Ewen+Hardie+7a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTpBT3iffVJlRerDrWTRZ8YLp3LcXeWEJMZJmRXKf-1orTMsuYclw1pgqGpgF-H-F3Rl5Bn91RXgqZ5S_wC7eJb5DEI6A3znxNZ_Iryb9-uXjzGQ6Z7jXSGq7Jm37AtD8P1tXc2u1duH_/s1600-h/Ewen+Hardie+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221419827138542386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTpBT3iffVJlRerDrWTRZ8YLp3LcXeWEJMZJmRXKf-1orTMsuYclw1pgqGpgF-H-F3Rl5Bn91RXgqZ5S_wC7eJb5DEI6A3znxNZ_Iryb9-uXjzGQ6Z7jXSGq7Jm37AtD8P1tXc2u1duH_/s320/Ewen+Hardie+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXKbOMpipbpC5Djs4lfRP-vMnksJ8FTmrNz9dSLkqH_TSLMtUAbMN8Jq85iWd3lmg-8xhujcIjKdNCRMEtxdPNHjxP4IApzz_TOMX_64NX7fV_Pi7w6ET63VdtidRLaACrDfYoxbVJwYt/s1600-h/Ewen+Hardie+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221419831405576674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXKbOMpipbpC5Djs4lfRP-vMnksJ8FTmrNz9dSLkqH_TSLMtUAbMN8Jq85iWd3lmg-8xhujcIjKdNCRMEtxdPNHjxP4IApzz_TOMX_64NX7fV_Pi7w6ET63VdtidRLaACrDfYoxbVJwYt/s320/Ewen+Hardie+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Thanks for both these pics and your hospitality!</div>Ewenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363085044685639942.post-88642776405049492562008-07-10T11:50:00.001+01:002008-07-10T11:56:04.325+01:00This SundayEwen will be meeting with the Dean of York Minster, the Very Revd Keith Jones in The Minster at 9am this Sunday (13th). He hopes to go to the service afterwards. There should be press and photographers there by arrangement of Jenny Caunce, PA to the Dean. Catch him there!<br /><br />Manu and I will be meeting Ewen in Oulston on Friday night to walk with him to York on Saturday. The lovely people at The Bar Convent are putting us up for the night. Sunday is a rest day so we should be around York for most of the day - I'll have my phone on me (07984772818) so call if you want to meet up.<br /><br />On Sunday night I have booked is into The Royal York Hotel as it is our anniversary (10 years! eek!)<br /><br />Love Eleanor xEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203164665043917693noreply@blogger.com3