One man’s 400-mile, 3 week, walk London to Scotland, to save his village from Heathrow bulldozers

On Tuesday 4th April Hillingdon Council leader Ray Puddifoot and others well-wishers will gather in Harmondsworth at 11am as local man Neil Keveren sets off on a marathon 400-mile walk to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to ask Nicola Sturgeon why the SNP is backing a 3rd runway at Heathrow and destruction of his home and village in the process. Neil aims to finish his walk on Thursday 27th April at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. There will be a theme for each day and a number of campaigners and politicians will join Neil for sections of the walk. The route can be found below and covers places within Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Scottish Borders, Midlothian and Edinburgh. Neil Keveren, who was born in Harmondsworth’s neighbouring village of Sipson, has lived in the area all his life; he hopes that his walk will highlight the reasons a third runway should not go ahead. Keveren, who built up a successful building business in the area, said: “I am not one of nature’s natural walkers but I felt I had to do this for my family, my village and the wider campaign.”  Neil will also use Facebook Live to provide daily updates of his progress and any highlights of that particular day.   Further updates will be available on the Stop Heathrow Expansion twitter page @StopHeathrowExp.
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One Man’s 400-mile walk to save his village from Heathrow bulldozers

31.3..2017  (No 3rd Runway Coalition)

On Tuesday 4 April Hillingdon Council leader Ray Puddifoot and others well-wishers will gather in Harmondsworth at 11am as local man Neil Keveren, 50, sets off on a marathon 400-mile walk to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to ask Nicola Sturgeon why the SNP is backing a third runway at Heathrow and destruction of his home and village in the process (1).

The quest, which is estimated to take 394 miles, will commence on Tuesday 4 April and will finish on Thursday 27 April at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (2). There will be a theme for each day and a number of campaigners and politicians will join Neil for sections of the walk. The route can be found below and covers places within Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Scottish Borders, Midlothian and Edinburgh.

Neil Keveren, who was born in the neighbouring village of Sipson and has lived in the area all his life, hopes that his walk will highlight the reasons a third runway should not go ahead.

Keveren, who built up a successful business in the area, said: “I am not one of nature’s natural walkers but I felt I had to do this for my family, my village and the wider campaign.”

Neil will also use Facebook Live to provide daily updates of his progress and any highlights of that particular day.

Further updates will be available on the Stop Heathrow Expansion twitter page @StopHeathrowExp.

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The calendar of Neil’s walk is below

Day 1

04 April 2017   Map of route

Walk commences

Theme for the day – transport

Start location – Harmondsworth Village Green  11.00

Harmondsworth – Uxbridge – Gerrards Cross – Chalfont – Amersham – Chesham


Day 2

05 April 2017    Map of route

Theme of the day – NIMBY?

Chesham – Tring – Ivinghoe – Leighton Buzzard – Stoke Hammond


Day 3

06 April 2017    Map of route

Theme for the day – compulsory purchase

Stoke Hammond – Blecthley – Milton Keynes – Newport Pagnell – Olney


Day 4

07 April 2017    Map of route

Theme for the day – Economics

Olney – Bozeat – Wellingborough


Day 5

08 April 2017    Map of route

Theme for the day – politicians

Wellingborough – Isham – Kettering – Corby, Cottingham Road


Day 6

09 April 2017   Map of route

Theme for the day – Howard Davies & the Davies Commission

Corby, Cottingham Road – Caldecott – Uppingham – Oakham


Day 7

10 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – health impacts

Oakham –  Wymondham – Sproxton – Saltby – Harloxton – Grantham


Day 8

11 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – schools

Grantham –  Manthorpe – Belton – Honington – Caythorpe – Fulbeck – Leadenham – Welbourn – Wellingore – Navenby – Coleby – Harmston – RAF Waddington


Day 9

12 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – Heathrow born from a lie

Waddington – Bracebridge Heath – Lincoln City Centre – Ermine – Welton Cliff – Caenby Corner (Hemswell Cliff)


Day 10

13 April 2017   Map of route

Theme for the day – Heritage and environment

Caenby Corner (Hemswell Cliff) – Manton – Gainsthorpe (medieval village) – Raventhorpe –
Scunthorpe


Day 11

Good Friday  

14 April 2017   Map of route  

Theme of the day – night flight sham

Scunthorpe – Gunness – Althorpe – Thorne – Snaith


Day 12

15 April 2017   Map of route

Theme for the day – Climate change

Snaith – Carlton – Camblesforth – Selby – Barlby  – Riccall – Bishopthorpe – Middlethorpe –
York


Day 13

16 April 2017

Easter Sunday – REST DAY


Day 14

17 April 2017    Map of route

Easter Monday

Theme of the day – housing

York – Rawcliffe – Skelton – Shipton – Thormanby – Thirsk


Day 15

18 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – jobs and apprenticeships

Thirsk – Croft-on-Tees  – South Kilvington – Northallerton – Great Smeaton – Dalton-on-Tees –
Croft-on-Tees


Day 16

19 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – the north-south divide

Croft-on-Tees –  Darlington – Aycliffe – Woodham – Rushyford – Chilton – Ferryhill – Thinford –
Croxdale – Meadowfield


Day 17

20 April 2017   Map of route

Theme for the day – Regional Airports and Heathrow passengers

Meadowfield – Langley Moor – Langley Park – Malton – Lanchester – Delves Lane –
Consett

Potential for diversion via Durham.


Day 18

21 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – children

Consett –  Ebchester – Whittonstall – Hindley – Riding Mill – Corbridge – Chollerton


Day 19

22 April 2017  Map of route

Theme of the day – air quality and pollution

Chollerton –  West Woodburn – Northumberland National Park – Troughend – Border Forest Holiday Park


Day 20

23 April 2017   Map of route

Theme of the day – Scottish special

Border Forest Holiday Park –  Byrness – Carter Bar – Scottish Border – Camptown –
Jedburgh


Day 21

24 April 2017    Map of route

Theme of the day – Heathrow Air Ltd. Failure to deliver.

Jedburgh – St. Boswells – Newton St. Boswells – Lauder


Day 22

25 April 2017   Map of route

Theme for the day – air freight

Lauder – Oxton – Fala – Pathead – Dalkeith


Day 23

26 April 2017   Map of route

Theme for the day – flight paths, noise & respite

Dalkeith – Moredun – Liberton – Newington – Edinburgh – location tbc


Day 24

27 April 2017

Scottish Parliament, Holyrood

Final plans for this day will be confirmed nearer the time

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