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JASON HAIGH

The Great Welsh Coastal Path Walk

Jason Haigh

he Welsh Veterans Awards Launch was RBL Jason said “I chose the RBL because
full of surprises this month. Not least, they have helped me in the past and a very
Tthe story of a veteran who was walking close friend had been a huge part of the
the Welsh Coastal Path from Conwy to legion and after watching his involvement and
Chepstow, a total of over 700 miles. how much time he gives up it got close to my
heart.”
On Friday 15th February 2019, after 41 days,
Jason Haigh completed his monstrous tab Jason served in the Worcestershire and
which he started at Bangor on 6th January to Sherwood Foresters.although he says he
raise funds for the Royal British Legion. He didn’t serve abroad.
has hoped to raise £3000 for the charity in
total. At the time of writing this article, his The JustGiving page is still open for those
Just Giving page alone, has raised £1,608. who still wish to donate and can be found at: Jason Haigh
But it is not just through the online
connections where he has raised funds. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jason-haigh4
During his journey, he was overwhelmed by
the generosity of the public. According to the You can also find out more about Jason’s
Cambrian News, many people gave journey on Facebook and Instagram by going
generously. to Jasons Welsh Walk

“It started up on the Llyn peninsula when a
guy pulled over and offered me a lift into
town because the main road I was on was
too dangerous to walk,” he said.
“He then proceeded to offer a donation
towards the charity.
“The second time, again a chap pulled over
and offered me a lift into town - a lot of
sections of the route were diverted along
main roads for one reason or another.

“Entering Porthmadog, I stopped for
breakfast where a family overheard my
conversation and proceeded to ask for my
Justgiving page and straight-away donated.

“This was quickly followed by the staff of the
café approaching me and offering me all their
spare change as a donation.
“This took me by surprise and was quite
overwhelming.
“All these complete strangers I’ve met along
my journey so far all have showed pure
kindness and a willingness to help wherever
they can, and for that I’ll always be grateful.

“It just goes to show that no matter how
much evil and bad is in the world good
people still exist and still do good things.”

During the walk, Jason also catalogued the
War Memorials along the way, also of interest
to the Royal British Legion. Talking of the

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