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Who's doing the Walk this year?| FAQs | What's next? Introduction to St Basils Walk
The St Basils annual summer team walk challenge takes place in a different part of the UK every year. This year’s on Saturday 8th June 2013, will be taking place less than an hour from Birmingham across the Long Mynd west of Church Stretton in Shropshire and it’s stunning views of the Stiper Stones and Carding Mill Valley. Taking part in this sponsored event will mean you are doing your bit to help a local charity and homeless young people and families across Birmingham, Worcestershire, Solihull and beyond. Your support will help ensure we can meet the current and increasing demand for our services, help young people aged 16-25 move on successfully and help us to prevent youth homelessness from happening in the first place. If you love walking and would relish the chance to explore beautiful English countryside whilst raising money for a local cause then our sponsored walk challenge is the event for you! And the great news is you don't need to worry about getting lost, what land you can legally cross, toilet breaks, water or other supplies, because we have 15 years of experience of organising this event and do all we can to ensure those things are taken care of and you can just enjoy the day. See feedback from last years' walk below or there is more information here which aims to address Frequently Asked Questions. This event also provides the chance to explore a beautiful part of the English countryside, see some stunning views, get fit for the summer and interact with colleagues and peers in a totally different environment. So put your best foot forward and
help end youth homelessness!
St Basils Walk 2013
The Long Mynd Challenge, Shropshire.
Saturday 8th June |  | 
Shropshire's stunning Stiper Stones
This year, as with previous years' there will be two circular walks on offer, (13 miles or 26 miles for the more adventurous), both start and finish from Church Stretton School in Church Stretton in Shropshire. Most people do the 13 mile walk and as long as you are fit and healthy this can be done in a morning and then you're free to enjoy the rest of the day, visit a nearby pub or explore some of the delightful little shops in Church Stretton. The 13 mile route takes in: Cwmdale Valley, Haddon Hill, the approach to Betchcott Hill, down into the Golden Valley, the Three Bridges Pub near Ratlinghope, up to Shooting Box then down into Carding Mill Valley. (Detailed instructions will be sent to you when you register). The 26 mile route takes in: Cwmdale Valley, Haddon Hill, the approach to Betchcott Hill, Wilderley Hill, the Stiper Stones, Devils Chair, The Inn on the Green pub, the Portway including Pole Bank viewing point, up to Shooting Box then down into Carding Mill Valley. (Detailed instructions will be sent to you when you register). St Basils representatives have walked and checked the route on several occasions. Here are some of the photos they took to give you just a taste of the beautiful Shropshire countryside you could be exploring if you sign up for this years' walk: For safety reasons this is a team event. Each team must consist of at least 3 people. The entry fee for this year is again £125 per team. This fee helps cover some of the costs of organising an event of this scale and for a team of 6 works out at just over £20 per person. For that you get an OS map section indicating the route, an illustrated and noted guide of the route, a free post walk meal, a 'Badge of Honour' for each walker and a team photograph certificate. 
The typical contents of a Walk info pack (vouchers may vary depending on your
preferences so please check these carefully)
All you need to confirm at this stage to register your teams is how many teams are taking part. Team names and exactly who is in those teams and which route they are taking can be confirmed on the day if needs be. We are adding to our FAQs page all the time to answer queries we receive but if you have any other questions or need further assistance please call us on 0121 772 9614 or email us. If you are using an IPad you may not be able to download the pdf of the Registration form in which case please email fundraising@stbasils.org.uk.
The St Basils Walk Challenge is sponsored by Bournville based Mondelez International | .jpg) |
Why are new team's signing up this year? New to the walk is Relationship Manager Giles Wheeler from Lloyds Bank. We asked what prompted him to sign up. He said:
“I’ve supported St Basils personally before and having recently been appointed as their Bank Manager, I felt it right that our team at Lloyds Bank should make a significant contribution to one of the major charities that look after the homeless in Birmingham. If there’s any way I can help raise some funds for an organisation that channels the help where it is most needed, in the city where I live and work – well I’m all for that!” If you are new to the walk, please email your comments to communications@stbasils.org.uk
Companies and organisations who have already registered at least one team for this year's Walk include: BHSF (2), Taylor Wimpey West Midlands (5), Mott MacDonald, Mondelez International (11), PricewaterhourseCooper (8), James Stanley & Co Ltd, Lloyds TSB, Fleetmilne Property, Birmingham University, Pinsent Masons LLP (6), Deloitte (3), DLA Piper (6), Birmingham Future, Coterill Consulting, St Basils (2), Jones Lang Lasalle, Ecorys, The Wilkes Partnership, Malcolm Piper & Co Ltd, Ernst & Young (4), Gentings Casino Edgbaston, DWF LLP, JLT Speciality Ltd & Chubb Insurance, BMG Research, Bentley, Taylor Wimpey North-West (3), Bevan Britten LLP, Willmott Dixon (2), SGH Martineau, Gateley LLP (4), Family Housing, Urbaser Ltd (2), Turner & Townsend, Chemist Direct, Weightmans LLP (3), Ellis Hass & Co Solicitors. Individual Supporter's teams, groups and walking groups include: Melton Mowbray Walkers, Hasbury Fire Walking Club, BCEC (2), J Stainton, S Bains, K Pincher, L Goodman, A M Price, S Hastings-Barnes, J Boynton, K Miller, Mitra Milan (9), J De Torre, J Brown, J Slade. If you are mentioned in the above list and registered before 23rd May, you should have now received your Walk info pack. If you haven't or aren't mentioned above and have sent in your registration form please call us on 0121 772 9614 or email fundraising@stbasils.org.uk and we will get a Walk info pack out to you asap so you can plan your day. A total of 110 teams have registered for this year's Walk! With less than 2 weeks to go to the Walk we need to confirm catering numbers with our venue in Church Stretton asap so please contact us asap if you still wish to register for this event either by phone Tel: 0121 772 9614 during office hours (NB: The office is closed for the bank holiday, re-opening 29th May) or email us with your phone number and a suitable time to call you and we will phone you. Updated 24/05/2013
Please visit Virgin Money Giving to set up an online sponsorship page. Please help spread the word by linking to our page on Facbook or by tweeting mentioning @StBasilsCharity. If you tweet out the link for your Virgin Money Giving page we will RT. If you would like to get involved in post event press or publicity please give us a heads up so we can look out for you on the day! Please email Ellie Jones via communications@stbasils.org.uk. Maybe consider encouraging others you know to enter their own team, thus earning you a voucher for a free days paint balling (scroll down for more details). Thank you so much for registering! We look forward to seeing you on the day!
Earn a free days paint balling for 10 people*
If you can persuade a company that has never done the walk before to register a team, we will give you and the new team 10 free passes for a days paint balling. These are a great day out and an excellent opportunity for team building or interdepartmental challenges or even the perfect solution for someone's Hen or Stag do. All you’d have to do is make sure the new company when registering their team inform us that it was you who encouraged them to take part in the St Basils Walk 2013. Simple as that!*
*While stock lasts. Terms & Conditions apply.
If you can't see the video embedded above click here to view our 2 minute film on youtube: http://youtu.be/X-k-SefG4Gc
Photos from last years Walk:
Rachel Garrithers from The Body Shop Birmingham said: "Having taken part in lots of organised events this was the most enjoyable. The marshalls and everyone involved we came into contact with have been delightful. The scenery was beautiful! Can't wait for next years". Sophie Lake from DLA Piper said: "We had a great time, it is a great cause. We will be back next year!" Patrick Twist from Pinsent Masons said: "Great fun and really well ordered as usual. Excellent location. Quite challenging but easy to follow route!" Abigail Halcarz from SGH Martineau said: "Great walk, really well organised. We'll definitely be back next year!" Declan Mackle from Alpro in Solihull said: "This is a very well organised event; the volunteers are very knowledgable, the brochure and instructions were clear and useful, the walk was varied and the views great!"
Further links: St Basils Walk 2012 Challenge Team Times
Team photos for 2012 are available to download from our Flickr Photostream. | No. | Company/Group/Organisation | Team Name | S/L | Start | Finish | | 1 | AIS Ltd | Are We Nearly There Yet? | S | 8.18 | 14.24 | | 2 | Alpro | Team Alpro | S | 9.24 | 14.17 | | 3 | Anthony Collins | Anthony Collins Solicitors Team 1 | S | 8.28 | 13.46 | | 4 | Anthony Collins | Anthony Collins Solicitors Team 2 | S | 8.43 | 13.46 | | 5 | Anthony Collins | Anthony Collins Solicitors Team 3 | S | 8.28 | 13.02 | | 6 | Banner Homes Midlands Ltd | Banner Homes | L | 6.43 | 15.51 | | 7 | Baverstock School | Baverstock | L | 7.51 | 13.14 | | 8 | BCEC | BCEC | L | 7.27 | 16.38 | | 9 | Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP | BLM1 | S | 8.13 | 13.29 | | 10 | Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP | BLM2 | S | 7.41 | 12.26 | | 11 | Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP | BLM3 | L | 7.40 | 16.28 | | 12 | Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP | BLM4 | L | 7.40 | 16.28 | | 13 | Bevan Brittan | Basil's Faulties | S | 8.51 | 13.14 | | 14 | Bevan Brittan | Land Cruisers | L | 7.21 | 14.18 | | 15 | Bevan Brittan | Brittan's Got (Trekking) Talent | L | 8.01 | 16.43 | | 16 | BHSF | BHSF A | L | 7.14 | 18.05 | | 17 | BHSF | BHSF B | L | 7.14 | 18.02 | | 18 | Bloomer Heaven Limited | Bloomer Heaven | | no show | | 19 | BM3 Architecture | Lads & Dads | S | 9.25 | 14.43 | | 20 | Bromsgrove School | Bromsgrove Hares | S | 8.43 | 11.39 | | 21 | Bromsgrove School | Bromsgrove Tortoises | S | 8.46 | 14.06 | | 22 | Cadbury | Cadbury Mobiles | L | 7.08 | 14.49 | | 23 | Cadbury/Kraft Foods | Cadbury Youth | L | 7.20 | 13.58 | | 24 | CBRE | Team CBRE | | no show | | 25 | Cobbetts | Kathy & Co | S | 8.20 | 13.10 | | 26 | David Hastings-Barnes | Pinkys Plodders | S | 7.53 | 13.22 | | 27 | Deloitte | Deloitte One | L | 7.30 | 17.48 | | 28 | Deloitte | Nottingham x Birmingham VAT | L | 7.14 | 15.40 | | 29 | Deloitte | Deloitte DJD | S | 8.47 | 13.52 | | 30 | Deloitte | Deloitte Two | S | 8.35 | 12.45 | | 31 | Deloitte/PwC/Ernst & Young | In Cider Training | L | 7.45 | 16.16 | | 32 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 1 | S | 8.49 | 13.40 | | 33 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 2 | S | 8.49 | 13.40 | | 34 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 3 | | no show | | 35 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 4 | | no show | | 36 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 5 | L | 7.57 | 15.10 | | 37 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 6 | L | 8.48 | 15.36 | | 38 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 7 | | no show | | 39 | DLA Piper | DLA Piper Team 8 | | no show | | 40 | Ecorys UK Ltd. | Cumbrian Champions | L | 7.28 | 17.40 | | 41 | Ecorys UK Ltd. | Muddy Boots | L | 7.28 | 17.40 | | 42 | Ernst & young | The Happy Campers | S | 8.23 | 13.00 | | 43 | Ernst & young | Fling Flang Flong | L | 8.22 | 18.03 | | 44 | Eversheds | Going Green | S | 8.34 | 14.02 | | 45 | Ex Ecotec | Albert and Vincent | L | 7.49 | 17.53 | | 46 | Family Housing Association | FHA Team 1 | S | 8.50 | 17.22 | | 47 | Family Housing Association | FHA Team 2 | S | 8.01 | 13.27 | | 48 | Family Housing Association | FHA Team 3 | S | 8.01 | 13.26 | | 49 | Fixup Building Maintenance Ltd | Fixup | S | 8.09 | 12.33 | | 50 | Funky Concepts Limitjed | The Funky Walkers | S | 8.53 | 15.19 | | 51 | Gary A Watts | The Stilton Bandits | L | 7.31 | 16.46 | | 52 | Gateley LLP | Shut the Gateley | L | 7.34 | 14.15 | | 53 | Gateley LLP | Gateley Mile Munchers | L | 7.48 | 15.41 | | 54 | Gateley LLP | Gateley | S | 8.14 | 13.55 | | 55 | Genting Casino Edgbaston | Genting 1 | S | 8.44 | 14.30 | | 56 | Genting Casino Edgbaston | Genting 2 | S | 8.44 | 14.30 | | 57 | GVA | Team GVA HR | L | 7.31 | 17.26 | | 58 | GVA | GVA & Friends | L | 7.10 | 16.04 | | 59 | Hasbury Fire Rambling Club | Hasbury Fire Rambling Club | L | 7.46 | 15.49 | | 60 | Jane Boynton | Fast and Loose | S | 8.44 | 14.04 | | 61 | Keepmoat (FHM) | Keepmoat-ivated | S | 8.15 | 13.02 | | 62 | Kraft Foods | Show Hannah You Care | S | 7.55 | 14.18 | | 63 | Kraft Foods | Harry's Daily Treat | S | 7.55 | 14.17 | | 64 | Malcom Piper & Co Ltd. | No Accounting for Taste | S | 8.22 | 12.46 | | 65 | Mills & Reeve/Quilter | M R Q Walkers | S | 8.12 | 13.47 | | 66 | Minett York Ltd. | The Dog | L | 8.42 | 15.00 | | 67 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 1 | S | 7.29 | 14.34 | | 68 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 2 | S | 7.25 | 14.44 | | 69 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 3 | S | 7.26 | 14.34 | | 70 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 4 | S | 7.34 | 13.23 | | 71 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 5 | S | 7.25 | 14.31 | | 72 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 6 | S | 7.34 | 14.34 | | 73 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 7 | S | 7.25 | 14.25 | | 74 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 8 | S | 7.25 | 12.57 | | 75 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 9 | S | 7.08 | 13.21 | | 76 | Mitra Milan | Mitra Milan 10 | S | 7.36 | 12.50 | | 77 | Mott MacDonald | Volante | L | 7.13 | 16.44 | | 78 | Perkins Slade Ltd | PS Artists | L | 7.19 | 15.38 | | 79 | Pinsent Masons LLP | Litigators + 1 | S | 8.24 | 13.04 | | 80 | Pinsent Masons LLP | Team Wolfpack is Back | S | 9.33 | 15.17 | | 81 | Pinsent Masons LLP | Billing PM | S | 7.28 | 13.06 | | 82 | Pinsent Masons LLP | Credit Control PM | L | 7.28 | 17.26 | | 83 | Pinsent Masons LLP | Team Commitment | S | 8.30 | 13.58 | | 84 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Captain Underpants and the Wild Wedgies | S | 9.13 | 15.25 | | 85 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Milk and Beans | L | 7.29 | 15.20 | | 86 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | West is Best | L | 7.29 | 15.21 | | 87 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | The Bluebottles | S | 9.13 | 15.25 | | 88 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | The Poor Unfortunate Soles | S | 9.12 | 15.26 | | 89 | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Mixed Bag of Nuts | S | 9.13 | 15.21 | | 90 | PwC | Phillips Group Team 1 | S | 8.34 | 14.24 | | 91 | PwC | Phillips Group Team 2 | L | 7.18 | 13.59 | | 92 | PwC | Phillips Group Team 3 | L | 7.18 | 16.08 | | 93 | PwC | Phillips Group Team 4 | L | 7.18 | 19.28 | | 94 | Qualitel Business Telecoms Specialists | Team Qualitel | S | 8.57 | 14.05 | | 95 | Richard Nixon | Youth & Experience | S | 8.29 | 13.34 | | 96 | RSM Tenon | RSM Tenon Team 1 | S | 8.29 | 14.02 | | 97 | RSM Tenon | RSM Tenon Team 1 | S | 8.29 | 14.02 | | 98 | SGH Martineau LLP | The Early Risers | L | 7.45 | 15.09 | | 99 | SGH Martineau LLP | Accounts | S | 8.56 | 15.41 | | 100 | SGH Martineau LLP | The A-Team | L | 7.42 | 16.11 | | 101 | SGH Martineau LLP | Alex's Ramblers | L | 7.56 | 17.03 | | 102 | SGH Martineau LLP | SGH Martineau 5 | S | 8.56 | 15.42 | | 103 | Shirley Irons | How Much Further Is It? | L | 7.53 | 18.03 | | 104 | Shoosmiths | Shoosmiths | | no show | | 105 | Squire & Sanders | Walking 9 to 5 | L | 7.15 | 17.34 | | 106 | St Basils | No Idea | S | 8.37 | 14.16 | | 107 | Steven Barnsley Associates | Out For Two Days Again | L | 7.30 | 16.48 | | 108 | Taylor Wimpey Midlands | Taylor Wimpey Midlands Team One | L | 8.07 | 15.32 | | 109 | Taylor Wimpey Midlands | Taylor Wimpey Midlands Team Two | S | 8.26 | 13.23 | | 110 | Taylor Wimpey Midlands | Taylor Wimpey Midlands Team Three | S | 7.47 | 12.21 | | 111 | Taylor Wimpey Midlands | Taylor Wimpey Midlands Team Four | S | 7.38 | 12.21 | | 112 | Taylor Wimpey North Midlands | Taylor Wimpey North Midlands | S | 7.41 | 14.15 | | 113 | Taylor Wimpey West Midlands | Flighty Flashers | | no show | | 114 | Taylor Wimpey West Midlands | Taylor Trotters | L | 7.27 | 17.25 | | 115 | Taylor Wimpey West Midlands | Oh Shins 12 | L | 7.28 | 16.51 | | 116 | Taylor Wimpey West Midlands | Houghton Hoofers | S | 8.30 | 13.13 | | 117 | The Body Shop | Amington Ramblers | L | 7.57 | 17.05 | | 118 | Tracey Antcliff | Bubble Bon Bon | S | 8.21 | 14.13 | | 119 | Uni of Bham School of Metallurgy | Material Girls | S | 8.10 | 14.14 | | 120 | Urbaser Ltd | Urbasically Mad Champions | S | 8.24 | 12.44 | | 121 | Veolia | 6 Merry Walkers & No Canine Friend | S | 8.09 | 13.48 | | 122 | Wall Family | Team Wall Family | S | 8.40 | 13.56 | | 123 | Weightmans LLP | Steam Pigs 1 | S | 8.45 | 14.04 | | 124 | Weightmans LLP | Steam Pigs 2 | L | 7.27 | 16.22 | | 125 | Weightmans LLP | Steam Pigs 3 | L | 7.27 | 16.21 | | 126 | Willmott Dixon Partnerships | In Agony But Looking Good | S | 8.07 | 13.32 | | 127 | Willmott Dixon Partnerships | One Step Beyond | S | 8.07 | 13.32 | | 128 | Windle Vehicle Services | Metaltek International | L | 7.11 | 17.35 |
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