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Bo'ness teenagers to raise money for cancer charity with walking challenge

Three teenagers from Bo'ness are raising money for charity by walking the West Highland Way.

Owen, Findlay and Aaron are taking up the challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust.

The charity helps young people across the country who're battling cancer.

The route is 96 miles long - and is known for its rough terrain.

Speaking to us about the challenge, Owen said:

"We thought more about it and we came up with the idea that maybe this walking that we are doing, because it's such a long distance, we could put it towards a good cause."

"The main reason being, we are helping out people our own age that are going through quite a rough time. Cancer is such an unpredicatble disease, it can happen to anyone. We felt as though Teenage Cancer Trust was the right charity to do the walk for."

"We're really surprised with the response we are getting from it. We set the target at £250 and within a day, we smashed it.  Last time we checked it was at £690 - so it's awesome."

You can find their GoFundMe page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/west-highland-way-teenage-cancer-trust-fundraiser?utm_campaign=p_lico%20share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&fbclid=IwAR060ES8EpE2OXd9vLJF--meLvLnlqN-c9AcU4surFrbPODPxo_w2MdivaI
 

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