Apr 07 – Royal Gun Salute Signals Start Of 2,000 Km Charity Walk
Former Commanding Officer of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Mark Randall, will walk from Cardiff to Gibraltar in aid of the RG Benevolent Fund and GBC Open Day.
Mark will begin the 2,125 km trek on the 21st April directly after the Royal Gibraltar Regiment execute a 21 Gun Salute at Cardiff Castle to mark the Queen’s Birthday.
Since his retirement in 2009, Mark has completed numerous long distance walks across Europe but decided that his biggest challenge to date should be for charity.
Mark said: “Whenever I have embarked on a new adventure people have often said that I should raise money for charity. My previous walks have only been to fulfil my own sense of adventure and desire to travel but when I heard that the Regiment were to fire a Royal Gun Salute from Cardiff I thought this was the ideal opportunity to take on my biggest challenge to date whilst raising some money. I also think it will be fantastic to start with a real bang and have some familiar faces to say goodbye.”
Mark estimates that his walk will take around 75 days to complete and he will average 28 – 30kms a day. He will follow a route using national trails, paths and roads and the first leg of his journey will be 350kms from Cardiff to Plymouth where he will take a ferry to Santander. He will continue his walk through Spain and aims to arrive in Gibraltar on the 3rd or 4th July
Mark is keen to encourage people to join him at any stage of the journey where they can complete as little or as much as they like. For further information Mark can be contacted via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If you would like to sponsor Mark please contact the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Adjutant, Captain John Pitto on 2005 3213 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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