25th March 2024

Guinness Book of Records attempt

Oldest person to travel from John O’Groats to Land’s End on foot (male)

Wednesday 10^th July was a gloriously sunny day at Land’s End and was perfect for David to end his journey which began at John O’Groats, another lovely sunny day.

Over the course of his travels, the weather has been varied.  There have been beautiful sunny days and some cold, wet and windy days.  Underterred by the weather, David continued on his walk along pretty country lanes, canal paths, coastal paths and sometimes roads.

There have been detours due to cows who at one point forced David to seek refuge up a tree.  He’s met up with friends who have walked with him and members of the CLL team, friendly locals and an array of animals.

One of the highlights was meeting up with our Vice Chairman John Greensmyth back in May in Preston where their journey’s crossed over.  Our Chair, Hilary, was by lucky coincidence in the area so was able to join them.

David was also greeted by Trustees Debbie Yates and Anthea Holland as he travelled towards Lands End where Cherry, our Donor Engagement Officer, along with her husband were pleased to welcome and congratulate him. 

For anyone not familiar with David Warner’s Guinness Book of Records attempt to be the oldest man walking from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, David started his walk earlier this year on 1^st April.  He was very keen to raise awareness of CLL whilst fundraising for CLL Support.  David has done amazingly well and all of us at CLL Support are very proud of him. A sincere thankyou to David for all his efforts on behalf of everyone affected by CLL.

At the time of writing, David has raised £7,850 including Gift Aid from his Guinness Book of Records attempt to be the oldest male to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End.  We now await confirmation from Guinness that he has been successful.

The link to David’s JustGiving page is below if you would like to contribute to his fundraising: