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COAST TO
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LIVERPOOL TO GOOLE A NORTHERN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME !
WORDS : JO MOSELEY PHOTOS : GEE JACKSON , JASON ELLIOTT , DAISY BEST , SARA EDGAR , SARAH CHISEM , ANT ING , CHUCK , FRIT TAM , JULIE KELLY , LUCY MORRIS , JO MOSELEY AND MICHELLE ELLISON
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH AN ENDURANCE SUP ADVENTURE AND WONDER IF IT ’ S WITHIN YOUR GRASP , OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT IS INVOLVED ? IF THE ANSWER IS YES , LET MY FRIENDS AND ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL 162-MILE LIVERPOOL TO GOOLE COAST-TO-COAST TRAIL ALONG THE LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL ( 128 MILES ) AND AIRE AND CALDER NAVIGATION ( 34 MILES ).
It is five years this summer since the Canal and River Trust officially created the trail that passes through Merseyside , Lancashire and Yorkshire in the north of England . This was shortly after I was fortunate enough , aged 54 , to become the first woman to complete the challenge , fundraising for The Wave Project and The 2 Minute Foundation whilst also picking up litter . The first person was my friend Jason Elliott , who then also aged 54 , made the crossing in February 2019 at times during Storm Erik . As a plastics recycler , Jason was fundraising for Surfers Against Sewage .