THE LONG WALK HOME
Rothwell
born Royal Navy Marine Engineer, David “Yorkie” Stout (47), leaves the navy after
30 years service on February 24th 2012. Once he has handed his warrant card in at HMS
Neptune, north of Glasgow, he is going to walk home. Fair enough you
might think; if he’s had a wee dram on his last day then leaving the car at
home might be sensible. However, Yorkie lives in Queensbury in West
Yorkshire….250 miles away!
David who
was born and bred on Styebank Lane, where his parents still live, acquired his sense of adventure primarily at
Rothwell C of E school and then whilst
partaking in Youth Hostelling trips with his class mates at Roddillians School
back in the 80’s.
David has chosen the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity to
receive his sponsorship and he will be joined by others who will walk shorter
distances for an array of charities. The
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity is a national charity which provides a better
quality of life for serving and former naval service personnel.
Hilary Jukes, Fundraising Co-ordinator for The Royal Navy
& Royal Marines Charity said, “We are delighted that Yorkie has chosen to help
the charity. Although he is leaving the Royal Navy, the charity will be there
to help him in future (whenever he needs us) and his support will enable us to
continue to support the whole naval family whether serving, injured or
veterans, as well as supporting the families of the Royal Marines who are
killed in action. For more information
on the work of the charity please visit our website www.rnrmc.org.uk.”
David said after a training walk this morning, “I have thoroughly
enjoyed my time with the Royal Navy and feel the charity walk is a novel and
different way of leaving the service, and making that transition into
civvy street.” David won’t be idle for
long as he is setting up a business as a caravan engineer. To
sponsor him please visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/YorkieStout.
You can follow his progress on his blog at http://yorkiestout.blogspot.com. If you are interested in joining Yorkie and
his friends on part of the walk please contact him via www.westyorkshirecaravanservicing.co.uk.
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