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Walk 2: Perranporth to Newquay

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Our second walk was a VERY different experience to the first... The weekend of the 24th January, we planned to get going first thing on Saturday. However, with stormy weather on Friday and heavy rain overnight, we needed a bit of extra time to make a judgement about what we should do. In the end, we set off later in the morning (11.30am) and decided to walk along Perranporth Beach, onto Holywell and then as far towards Newquay as we could manage.  The weather seemed to be more on our side as we headed out. The wind was calmer and, apart from the odd shower, the rain had stopped. We knew the paths might be muddy but dressed accordingly with proper hiking boots. However, my first mistake was deciding to take both dogs. I wouldn't risk either of them not being leaded on a cliff edge and this led to difficulty.  The walk along Perran beach was lovely. This is my favourite running ground, although I have swapped in my morning runs for full-time work in Penair library, hence my drop...

Tracy Curran_Walking the Cornish Coastline for Penair School

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I am walking the Cornish Coastline in 26 days to raise money for a full library refurbishment at Penair                                                                                  School.                                              Thank you for supporting my fundraising challenge.  About Me I am the secondary school librarian at Penair School and I am walking the Cornish Coastline in 26 days to raise money for Penair's Next Chapter Project, which aims to fund a full library refurbishment. The library at Penair was closed for a considerable period of time following Covid and the carpet and furnishings date back to the 1980's. To mark 2026 as a 'National Yea...