Those shoes are made for walking - all seven pairs of them

Palace Theatre operations director Maureen McAllister is inviting you to walk another mile in her shoes as she takes to the road.
She is heading for Rome next month - last year she raised over £2,500 for the theatre’s community activities and for children caught up in humanitarian crises on a similar walk on Spain’s Camino trail.
Maureen started walking in lock-down and most of her miles are on her walks to and from work or the many miles she runs around the theatre. Since March, 2021, she has clocked-up over 5,000 miles and worn out seven pairs of walking shoes.
Always ready for a challenge Maureen says: "Although I’ve damaged my knee and broken my toe recently, which is slowing me down a bit, I try to walk at least seven miles a day, and on a busy day at the theatre, I can walk over six miles just rushing around the building."
Now she is heading off again on another walk but with fundraising in mind.
She says: "I’m doing the Via Francigena from Montefiascone to Rome over six days. It’s the last stage, similar to the Camino but a bit further. I’m paying for the trip myself, as I love these pilgrimages, but wanted to use the challenge as an opportunity to raise money for the two causes which are so very close to my heart."

The funds raised with be split between the Palace Theatre, supporting non-profit community activities and ESSW Charitable Trust, which has already raised thousands for humanitarian charities at events hosted at the Palace including pig, racing, charity auctions and this year’s big events, include a fabulous Charity Auction on September 23 and Doctor and the Medics on Friday November 3. You can donate to support these causes by ‘walking another mile’ with Maureen, via the GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/walk-another-mile-in-my-shoes

Next year Maureen will also take to the stage at the Palace to tell her amazing walking story as part of the theatre’s ‘Audience At’ Thursday morning talks programme and you can book your ticket for her talk ‘From Couch Potato to Pilgrim’ here: https://www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/shows/an-audience-at-the-palace-from-couch-potato-to-pilgrim/