A warm reception was laid on in Launceston today (August 24) for a man taking on an extreme challenge.John Payne of Tiptree Essex is attempting to walk from John O' Groats (Scotland) to Lands End. His friend, Fabrice Williams, was eager to show his support and with a group greeted him at Launceston Castle with beautifully decorated banners wishing him well on his journey and spurring him on.
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00:00 And here we got John.
00:01 Yeah mate.
00:02 Walked where from John?
00:03 John O'Groats mate, all the way.
00:04 All the way to Launceston.
00:05 Nearly 800 now, I think 800 miles.
00:06 And he's going all the way to Land's End.
00:07 And what's the reason for doing it?
00:08 Well, just to prove I can really and to help my brother out and to help Parkinson's out.
00:09 Yeah, he's wasting money for charity for Parkinson's disease as well.
00:10 So yeah, good on you John.
00:11 We've made some posters and stuff as well.
00:12 We've come and met John because we now live in Launceston and so we've got a little bit
00:13 of a business going on.
00:14 So we've got a little bit of a business going on.
00:15 So we've got a little bit of a business going on.
00:16 So we've got a little bit of a business going on.