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Amazing
- we have raised a £1000 to be shared by the Hospice and the Omega MND
appeal. Another really successful Devils Chair Dawdle or Dash.
 This year's event saw over 280 of the 340 official entries complete the arduous course in under 1 hour. As usual a big thank you from John and Geoff to all who helped at the start and finish, on top of the hill and in the |
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LDWA - new committee, social walks, SSC, the WOW and more - click here A welcome to all who would explore the South Shropshire Hills I have been walking and running the Shropshire Hills ever since my father bought the Stiperstones Inn over 40 years ago. My brother John and I started the Devil's Chair Dawdle or Dash in the late 1970s and this annual Boxing Day event continues to attract over 400 runners, joggers and walkers no matter what the weather. The event must have raised over £10000 for local charities. In its early days my times of 12 to 13 hours could get you into the top ten finishers of the Long Mynd Hike. Nowadays we would have been four hours behind the winner. The Marches L.D.W.A. have been organising challenge and
social walks
around the South Shropshire Hills for many years. Their flagship event
: the 'South Shropshire Circular' is regularly oversubscribed and is
usually guaranteed to bring a covering of snow before the March winds
come to herald the spring. The Stiperstones Inn - an award winning restaurant and a
centre for the
local community - has long been a haven for walkers, runners, cyclists
and horse riders. |
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