We’re delighted that, for the second year running, Les Dickson has nominated 500 miles as the chosen charity for the Pipeline Industries Guild’s annual Scottish dinner, held in Glasgow. At the dinner, Peter Mitchell was on form as master of…
There are probably few people who understand our work better than John Eyley, Scott McNabb, Cosmo Born and Ryan Cassidy as they’re all studying prosthetics and orthotics at Strathclyde University. In September, they ran the Great Scottish Half-Marathon in Glasgow,…
For her 50th birthday earlier this year, Jane Hogarth decided that she didn’t want presents – and instead asked to be sponsored for her St Cuthbert’s Way challenge. Together with her team mates, Susan, Carolyn and Gerry, she completed the…
How do you walk 500 miles in one afternoon? Marion Orr had the answer – get around 100 people (and a dog) together and walk 5 miles each. The walk took place on a pretty damp day but everyone seemed…
Rosalyn Barclay, a fellow meningitis survivor, generously held her birthday party in July for 500 miles – and what a party it was. On a Saturday night in Clarkston, the party featured everything you might expect, with food, drink, music…
John Starr, Euan Kidston, Robert Starr and James MacIntosh have taken the 500 miles message to heart. In June they did the incredible – and “walked 500 miles” from Edinburgh to London, collecting sponsorship of £1,167.75. It’s a remarkable feat…
Maureen Polson is a great friend of 500 miles. This year, she got together a 500 miles team for the Rob Roy Challenge – the flagship event for the Martin Currie Charitable Trust, which is one of 500 miles’ major…
When Girvan Academy Guidance Teacher, Ellen Aitken, led a programme designed to build resilience in pupils – called Bounce Back – she decided to take it beyond the classroom. Not content with teaching the Senior 1 class techniques and lessons…
Kay and Mike Farley of the Rotary Club of Gryffe Valley hosted a barbeque at their beautiful home and garden in Houston. As the wine flowed and the meat sizzled - the wind blew! It turned out to be one…