My Brother is Walking down Snowdon on Saturday. Snowdon ( Welsh name Yr Wyddfa) is the largest Mountain in Wales and the walk is not an easy one for anyone "our "age let alone for a guy who is suffering from a particularly nasty neurological condition. Yet my Brother is giving it a bash in support of his friend, the Welsh singer Mike Peters who supports a whole array of cancer support services in the North Wales region.(below information regarding the day from Google)On Saturday August 7th 2010, Mike Peters, the internationally acclaimed singer of Welsh rock and roll band The Alarm will once again host 'Snowdon Rocks' for an incredible fourth year running. For 2010, Snowdon Rocks is also expanding its format to include a first ever concert at the historic Rhuddlan Castle with a very special guest performance by The Levellers and additional appearances from acclaimed singer songwriter, Nick Harper and Mike Peters himself.Mike Peters is once again calling on all members of the Love Hope Strength / Alarm community who are fit and able, to join him on the mountain for 'Snowdon Rocks 4' (Supported by Barclays) on the weekend of August 6th and 7th 2010
Typically,my brother has kept this challenge rather quiet, (I only only found out that it was happening via an email from my sister).and I must say that his stoic reaction to his own debilitating condition ( with the unwavering support from his wife Jayne) has been impressive to say the least.
We send him our love, admiration and best wishes for the day.....
and my only advice would be......don't wear flip flops!
I did Snowdon a couple of years ago and it nearly killed me. Well done to your brother - as you say it's even a challenge for the fit and healthy
ReplyDeletetell your brother good luck from me as well. What a super cause.
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All the best to your brother John...sounds like it's for a very good cause. Beautiful photo by the way. Have a wonderful day....:)
ReplyDeleteWOW, good for him! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to your brother. It sounds like a great cause.
ReplyDeleteHey, that's great. But I do say, don't wear a kilt, either! Just curious. How is your English? I saw a Welshman on tv the other day, and they had to use subtitles to know what he was saying. I always found it odd for peoples who speak English, but in strange dialects like Welsh or Pigeon English. Anyway, that's way off track. I do hope all goes well Saturday. Hope the weather is nice for it, and big bucks are raised!
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lol randy
ReplyDeleteWelsh is a totally seperate language and it is spoken by more people than you realise here in wales
ALL welsh school children are taught welsh until the age of 13 or so
Good luck to your brother. I admire his tenacity.
ReplyDeleteIf this isn't inspirational, nothing is! Good luck to your brother, John.
ReplyDeleteGreat attitude on your brothers part! Good for him!
ReplyDeleteDon't wear flip flops, that cracked me up. ;O)
Good luck to your brother!
ReplyDelete@ Randy:
ReplyDeleteWelsh is a Celtic language, a sister language to Breton (NW France) and Cornish (almost extinct, but being kept alive, fortunately). All three descend from ancient 'British', a completely different language to the modern version(s) of English.
English dialects and their accents are tremendous fun yet, of course, are embroiled deeply in local and national politics and geography.
Most English folk 'enjoy' hearing other English dialects, although there are still folk who make 'smug' and sometimes cruel class-based judgements about folk based on them. Shame on them, because they are missing out!
Superficially, the split is between Northern and South-Eastern England, although perception of both is heavily shaped by the cultural and economic differences that persist between the the two broad areas.
The West/South West affords another division. But of course these are all very broad brush strokes, and variations can often be heard clearly over very short distances (S.Cumbria vs. N.Cumbria, for example).
Regional accents are also being displaced. In the South East, a 'generic' London accent is pushing outwards from the city; similarly in Liverpool, the soft accent of 'old' Liverpool that I grew up listening to has been displaced far beyond the suburbs, and replaced by a 'harder' sounding version. I'm sure you'd find a similar pattern across the country.
Some people mourn these changes (my mum - from the NW - would say "why are they speaking like THAT?"), other folk like me find it all tremendously exciting.
Good for your brother; hope he and everyone else has a good and safe time.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a fantastic cause and a great activity. You are right, minus the flip-flops. It looks nice and chilly, too. Says I as i wipe sweat off my brow in today's heat index of 115.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to your bro.
WTG...my daddy's Mom passed away with cancer 12 years ago and always is proud of those who do this kind thing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks John and Nigel for the info. Now I need to spend a few months over there traveling to these places!
ReplyDelete~Randy
Wish your brother good luck from an 'Aussie' as well!
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