The annual World Aid Walk which is now in its 41^st year in Guernsey will be held on the traditional May Bank Holiday Monday, which this year falls on 2 May.  For the first time this event is extending beyond Guernsey’s shores to Herm  and Sark.  The walks in all three islands will be on the same day.

Chair of the World Aid Walk Bella Farrell says, “2011 is an exciting year for the World Aid Walk and I’m delighted we will be extending our reach by also having walks across the Bailiwick. Last year was our 40^th anniversary and we managed to raise more than £31,000, a record in the walk’s history. I hope with the generous support of our walkers we can aim for another successful year.”

“Thanks to the generous support of our sponsor Ipes, all the money raised by walkers will go towards our six charities, raising much needed funds for the world’s poor.”

Lesley Bailey Herm World Aid Walk Co-ordinator says, “Herm is delighted to be hosting a World Aid Walk and we’re all looking forward to getting involved. As well as island residents we are also hoping that some of our visitors from the Bailiwick and some from further a field will join in.  The 5.25 mile walk starts at 9.30am from the harbour and is a figure of eight course that takes in all the coastal path and the Spine Road too.”

Over the last 40 years the event has raised more than three quarters of a million for its chosen charities. Oxfam, Save the Children, Action Aid, Christian Aid and The Tumaini Fund are all beneficiaries of the funds raised.

Hope for a Child, a Guernsey based charity which runs a savings and loan scheme in Uganda, will be a new beneficiary for the 2011 walk.

If you will be staying on Herm for the Band Holiday Weekend and would like to take part in the Herm World Aid Walk please download an entry form from the World Aid Walk website http://www.worldaidwalk.org.gg/guernsey/ and click on the Herm tab across the top.

Details of where to send the completed form are on the entry form.