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Competitors can be Rotarians, family members or In total there were 67 walkers (26 of whom
friends. Dogs are also allowed but have to remain tackled the longer walk along the rugged coastal
on a lead. Walkers are given a route and along path) but all returned safely Nobody got lost (at
the way, there are check points. least nobody owned up to it).
This year the Challenge was on Sunday 14 April Still on Exmoor...
and the Rotary Club of Exmoor are indebted to
Paul and Wendy Kingdom for organising this
year’s event which started and finished at
Allerford Village Hall. Allerford is between Porlock
and Minehead and the course started off steep
and kept on rising till eventually reaching the top
of Selworthy Beacon, with marvelous views
overlooking the Bristol Channel. The weather was
reasonably dry but cold (1°C at Check Point 2).
As usual Area 1200 Somerset won (102 points to Exmoor Rotary’s largest annual event, the
58). Past President Jane presented the trophy to a Exmoor Rotary Youth Challenge, took place at the
representative of 1200, Richard Tilley – Past start of May this year, with almost 400 children
President of Mendip (seen in the photograph, finishing the course. The team with the top score
above holding his son, Rupert). among the seniors was The Park School 2; while
in the junior teams, Kingsmead 1 and Hazelgrove
Prep 3 finished in the top places.
Only five teams managed to get the perfect
timing all the way round the course: Sidmouth 3,
Kingsmead 1, Tiverton High 1, Hazelgrove Prep 3
and Queens’ College 1
