With 766 miles to go, Day 195 was
hosted by the Ayr community in South Ayrshire. My six miles walk around
Ayr was planned by members of South Ayrshire Council and staff of the Citadel
Leisure Centre very kindly hosted a reception to greet me on my arrival.
It was a pleasure to meet the
Deputy Lord Lieutenant, John Hamilton, The Provost, Helen Moonie, and the
Tourism and Leisure Portfolio Holder, Councillor Bill Grant.
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| Just about to set off on my BRIT 2012 mile walk with Standing (left to right) Liam (Strathclyde Police), Paul Scully (SAC), Roger Hunter (Citadel), Bob Chandler (Veterans First Point Ayrshire), John Wardrope, Provost Helen Moonie (South Ayrshire), Private Sanchez (6 SCOT), Phil, Deputy Lord Lieutenant John Hamilton, Private Carrie (6 SCOTS), Adrian Nash, Amanda Nash (SAC), Scott Wardrope (Scottish Association for Children with Heart Disorders), Chris Campbell (SAC), Shelby (Strathclyde Police). Kneeling/sitting (Left to right) Nicole Watt (SAC), James Cron (Citadel), Councillor Bill Grant, Lindsey Lamont (SAC), Jamie McCowan (Paralympics GB), Scott McCowan (Paralympics GB), Colin Duthie (SAC). |
Colin Duthie was integral to the
organising of the day. Colin is an amputee and is the Additional Support Needs
and Performance Officer at South Ayrshire Council. Colin is an
exceptionally inspirational man who has been involved in charity work and supporting
young people for many years. Colin had invited two remarkable young brothers
who are both going to be representing Great Britain at the Paralympics. It was
a pleasure to meet the young people Colin had invited and I was delighted that
Colin joined me in his hand-bike throughout the day as I completed my 6 miles.
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| With Colin in his handcycle who was pivotal to the day and with the Deputy Lieutenant and members of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service |
The Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
Service came out to continue the County Fire & Rescue Service support and I
am sincerely grateful to them and to the Strathclyde Police for joining me
throughout the day.
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| With Fire Fighters from Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service |
At the halfway point, we stopped
off at the Robert Burns Museum which is set in a beautiful location on the
outskirts of Ayr and we then went back to the coastline through stunning
scenery to follow the coastal path back to the Leisure Centre.
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| Stopping off at halfway on Day 195 of my BRIT 2012 mile walk at the Robert Burns Museum (with Colin and Police Officers from Ayr who joined me for the whole day) |
I am mindful that this was a
Saturday and everyone who supported me in Ayr were giving up their time on a
weekend. It was a wonderful community atmosphere and it was a day I shall
treasure. I am looking forward to staying in touch with Colin who I learnt a
great deal from and know will be a great friend and supporter to BRIT; he is an
amazing man.
I ended the day with 760 miles to
go.
With best wishes,
Phil