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08/04/2008 - Buster's 120 miles in aid of hospice
A 70-year-old Portishead man diagnosed with bone marrow cancer has responded by planning a 120-mile charity walk.
Harold "Buster" Footman, a former physiotherapist with Bristol City Football Club, has already raised more than £100,000 for various good causes through stunts such as scaling Mount Kilimanjaro.
Now, although he must enter hospital for three or four weeks in June for cancer treatment, he intends to walk from a children's hospice at Barnstaple to another one at Wraxall, near Bristol, the following month.
"The doctors have told me that if my treatment is successful, I will be able to do the walk in July," he said.
"I'm now looking for sponsors. I'll be walking from the Little Bridge Hospice at Barnstaple to the Charlton Farm Hospice at Wraxall.
"It's about 120 miles via the coastal route.
"Hopefully, I shall be able to raise a decent amount of money for Charlton Farm.
"It's close to where I work as a gardener for The Downs School, which is one of the reasons I want to help.
"I feel especially for children with cancer.
"I have had my life and to be diagnosed when very young is particularly heartbreaking for the victims and their families."
Buster, an ex-Royal Marine, has been raising money for charity for more than 30 years, particularly during his time working in professional football for Southend United and Bristol City.
During his 10 years as City physiotherapist he became famous for wearing a T-shirt on even the coldest of match-days and was so popular that the club granted him a testimonial in 1999.
He was in his 60s when he attempted to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the British Institute for Brain Injured Children.
He got within 500 feet of the top before having to turn back because of sickness.
Before that his charity stunts included abseiling, rowing and a 286-mile sponsored walk from Lands End to Southend.
As well as seeking sponsors for his July walk, Buster is looking for volunteers to walk a leg of his journey with him.
People wishing to volunteer to join Buster on his charity walk, or to sponsor him, should call 01275 817353.
08/04/2008 - Buster's 120 miles in aid of hospice
A 70-year-old Portishead man diagnosed with bone marrow cancer has responded by planning a 120-mile charity walk.
Harold "Buster" Footman, a former physiotherapist with Bristol City Football Club, has already raised more than £100,000 for various good causes through stunts such as scaling Mount Kilimanjaro.
Now, although he must enter hospital for three or four weeks in June for cancer treatment, he intends to walk from a children's hospice at Barnstaple to another one at Wraxall, near Bristol, the following month.
"The doctors have told me that if my treatment is successful, I will be able to do the walk in July," he said.
"I'm now looking for sponsors. I'll be walking from the Little Bridge Hospice at Barnstaple to the Charlton Farm Hospice at Wraxall.
"It's about 120 miles via the coastal route.
"Hopefully, I shall be able to raise a decent amount of money for Charlton Farm.
"It's close to where I work as a gardener for The Downs School, which is one of the reasons I want to help.
"I feel especially for children with cancer.
"I have had my life and to be diagnosed when very young is particularly heartbreaking for the victims and their families."
Buster, an ex-Royal Marine, has been raising money for charity for more than 30 years, particularly during his time working in professional football for Southend United and Bristol City.
During his 10 years as City physiotherapist he became famous for wearing a T-shirt on even the coldest of match-days and was so popular that the club granted him a testimonial in 1999.
He was in his 60s when he attempted to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the British Institute for Brain Injured Children.
He got within 500 feet of the top before having to turn back because of sickness.
Before that his charity stunts included abseiling, rowing and a 286-mile sponsored walk from Lands End to Southend.
As well as seeking sponsors for his July walk, Buster is looking for volunteers to walk a leg of his journey with him.
People wishing to volunteer to join Buster on his charity walk, or to sponsor him, should call 01275 817353.
