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52 Sian Sykes - The Story Behind the Poster 53 Sian Sykes runs her own paddle boarding adventure company in Wales and was the first person to complete our Three Lakes Challenge and Trent Loop Challenge route on a paddle board. An image of Sian, on one of her adventures, doing what she loves, seemed the perfect fit for our poster. Here Sian tells us how she carved her route to an adventurous lifestyle: Living in Anglesey has given me a great love of the Welsh coast and countryside. That trip gave me the opportunity to raise money for The North Wales Wildlife Trust & Surfers Against Sewage as well as providing me with a good challenge. >> th May - (27 ek We g ein no Ca Go l na tio Na r’s yea is The theme for th g pictures sin oo ch re we we en wh , so e, ur nt ve Ad g Bi e 4th June) is Th ed this up. mm su ich wh es ag im r fo ed ok lo we r, ste po e to go on th I was so exhilarated in that picture. It was taken at Holyhead Harbour on my completion of the first SUP circumnavigation of Anglesey. The journey had taken me five days and took in 120 km of stunning coastline.