Saturday 22 August 2009

National sponsored walk for people with learning disabilities.

"Prospects" is a Readin based, national Christian charity supporting people with learning difficulties. It has launched a series of sponsored walks around the UK. Cocering 1,000 miles, the aim is to highlight the needs of 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in our churches and in society.

Tony Phelps-Jones, Prospects' Director of Mission and Ministry, is walking the whole 1,000 miles. He is being joined on parts of the route by people supporting the project and by people with learning disabilities walking according
to their ablity.

The Reading leg will be on October 7t, with the finish in St. Albans on the 8th. Co-ordinator of the Reading leg is on 0118 951 6979. More information is on www.prospects.org.uk/walkwithme.

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