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April 25th 2009 - the Trout2Trout map

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You will need Ordnance Survey 1:25000 number 180 (best) or
Ordnance Survey 1:50000 number 164 (second best)

Start point is north end of Port Meadow, in the car park between The Trout Inn and Wolvercote

the 2009 Trout2Trout - Sat April 25th

What is it?
A day long walk following a set route. We start at the car park at the north end of Port Meadow in Wolvercote near The Trout Inn and walk clockwise all the way around the City of Oxford before a tired finish back at The Trout in the evening.

How long does it take?
We start at 6.30 in the morning. You should be able to finish between 7 and 8 in the evening, including an hour or two for breaks along the way. The route goes from Wolvercote through Wood Eaton, Noke, Beckley, Stanton St John, Forest Hill, Horspath, Garsington, Sandford Lock, Boars Hill, Cumnor, Farmoor and back to Wolvercote. (for overview map via email conact martinfiennes@btinternet.com)

Who can do it?
Anyone 15 or over.
Individual participants not in a team must commit to raising £250 for our nominated charity ROSY.
If you are in a team, you only need commit to raising £300 from the whole team (ie £100 each) for ROSY
If all your team is under 21, the team only need commit to raising £100 from the whole team (ie £33 each) for ROSY


About ROSY

ROSY - Respite nursing for Oxfordshire’s Sick Youngsters is an organisation which raises awareness of the need for respite nursing, promotes fundraising and raises money to boost the extremely limited resources of Oxfordshire’s Children’s Respite Nursing Team, helping to increase the invaluable services they provide.

Respite Nurses are specialists in looking after acutely or chronically ill children and babies - in their homes. Often, their patients have conditions for which there may be no cure.

 The nurses' duties range from giving tube feeds and medicine to simply interacting with the young patients – providing essential stimulation. They also have another, crucial role - crucial to the patients' families. Looking after a sick child 24 hours a day is both physically and emotionally draining. The effects on the rest of the family can be extensive. The Respite Nurses not only provide the peace of mind for carers to take a real break, however short; they also offer experience and support through the difficult times.

ROSY’s target is to raise £150k per annum to cover and sustain the costs of the extra nurses provided to supplement the existing respite team, enabling a significant increase in the care they can offer. They also aim to provide medical equipment that the nurses need to do their job efficiently. There are now five additional Respite Nurses fully funded by ROSY working within Oxfordshire's Children's Respite Nursing Team. In addition to this ROSY has provided a substantial amount of medical equipment and specialist toys for their use. ROSY also arrange counselling for some of the families that are under severe stress due to caring for their children at home. http://www.rosy.org.uk/
ROSY is part of the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trusts Charity Registered charity number: 1091570



How to enter
Early applications please to martinfiennes@btinternet.com. Entry deadline 30th March 2009. There is no entry fee (other than the commitment to raise a minimum amount for ROSY). School and college teams are especially welcome. Fundraising deadline 30th June 2009. All funds raised to be paid to ROSY by June 30th 2009. Participants whose teams complete the event will receive a certificate. There will also be an award for the team raising the most money for ROSY.

Making payments:
Set up a page at Just Giving for you or your own team (very easy to do) and then get all your sponsors to support you through that page, or use the Trout2Trout page at Just Giving www.justgiving.com/trout2trout2009 . If you use this general page and are sponsoring a particular walker or team please reference them.

Remember to tick the Gift Aid option if you can. This can bring ROSY an additional 28% on top of your payment.