David Pott celebrated his 65th birthday on 2nd May by walking a kilometre for every year of his life to raise funds and awareness for a new walking trail.
David is the driving force behind the Two Saints Way project, a new trail through Staffordshire and Cheshire which will tap into the area’s links with Mercian legends.
The Two Saints Way will stretch along an 87-mile route between the cathedral cities of Lichfield and Chester. Visitors will also get an insight into life 1,300 years ago, when King Wulfhere ruled Mercia from a Saxon hill fort at Bury Bank, near Stone, and his two Christian sons were slain and buried nearby. Stone is a key point on the trail, which has its roots in the story of the Saxon princes Wulfad and Rufin.
David, who lives in Oulton Road, has so far raised £19,000 for the project and has another £67,000 to find. To help drum up support, he spent his 65th birthday walking the planned route of the trail from Lichfield Cathedral to Stoke Minster, and has raised over £1,000 so far through his efforts.
David said: “It was an unforgettable, exhilarating day of sun, wind and bright glory. I set off from St Chad’s Well in Lichfield at 5.55am and had breaks for coffee on Cannock Chase, lunch at Stafford and birthday cake with the family in Stone and reached Stoke Minster by 7.25pm, which was earlier than I had expected.
“The next day I had no aches and pains and I am deeply thankful for my family, my friends my faith and all the rich blessings of this life that I enjoy as I enter this new era of my life.”
You can find out more and donate to the Two Saints Way project at David’s Just Giving page. You can also become a Friend of the Two Saints Way and receive regular updates by emailing David at dlpott@twosaintsway.org.uk
The Two Saints Way is set to be completed by spring 2013.
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