There is a line between bravado and sheer stupidity and Steve is certain that it has been crossed, having surveyed all the hills on the route.

Steve is the Treloar’s link. He was Chairman of the Parents’ Association for several years and has organised fund raising events both during and after that time. His daughter was a student at Treloar’s and is now back there working as a teaching assistant having gained the necessary qualifications elsewhere. It is extremely doubtful that she would have found such work had she not attended Treloar’s.

David Kent
David is a much older (by two days), former work colleague of Steve. Affectionately known as the Bald Eagle, David joined Steve in working out the planned route and has persuaded Andrew Mogford of the Smuggler’s Inn in Holcombe Near Dawlish to become involved and join the walk for a day.

David will be doubling his walking duties with that of official photographer. At least he will for the first week, when he will have to go back to work. Despite his advancing years David is confident that he will last the week even though he was exhausted by the slow two day drive from Cornwall to home.

Steve Geary
Sid Scuttle as he is known expects to join Steve for the whole of the two week period. He has no idea what he has let himself in for. Having witnessed the good life in the South, he has moved back up to Sheffield and is now the only Yorkshireman that whinges unmercifully about the cold and doesn’t like beer with a creamy head on it.

Steve takes his dog, Ernie, on long walks in the local woods on the basis that they are good for him. The reality is that he is on the look out for the odd “Desperate Housewife.”

Malcolm Bowen
Malcolm is the daddy of the party at the age of 65. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Captain Haddock of Tintin fame, Malcolm can be seen striding the streets of Oxted every lunchtime. The fact that his route takes him past the local park where the girls from the local sixth form are sunbathing is entirely coincidental, he says.

Malcolm will be joining the walk for a few days in the second week.

Roger Moore
No not him. This Roger is a much younger version and was Dick’s cat on the original walk. He spent the whole of that week in a black lycra suit and was popular with men and women alike. To some Roger is just a simple farmer, but that’s not quite true – he doesn’t do much farming nowadays.

He led the community singing on the Dick Whittington walk with his rendition of “Rawhide”. By the end of the walk we almost knew the words.

Roger is offering a week of his time whenever it is required.

Dean Saunders
Dean is the baby of the trip, being the only walker who has failed to reach his 40th birthday. Although Dean's namesake was a professional footballer he himself is regularly mistaken for England's finest, Kevin Pieterson. Dean is the only member of the group to have employed a personal trainer just for the trip. The two Steve's were introduced to him by Kevin at the Isle of Wight festival. Much to Kevin's surprise (and apparent disappointment) he was accompanied by a young lady.

Steve Allen
Steve has managed to find time from his busy working schedule to put in an appearance during the walk. Steve has been a season ticket holder at Crystal Palace for many years. Despite this he is still optimistic about this season; mind you he thinks Neil Warnock is a good manager. Give him time.............

Andrew Shannon
Yet another Palace season ticket holder. Who's going to be there to watch them while the Walk is on? Andrew is probably the most experienced Walker partly because he has walked both the North and South Downs Way, gone Coast to Coast and survived the Three Peaks Challenge. It is also partly because he is quite old.

Alan Percival
We are entering "red bus" territory here. Just when you think it is safe to go out, up pops another Crystal Palace supporter. Those who know Alan well will not be surprised to learn that he is not a season ticket holder. Being a Norwood boy is enough, apparently. As well as being owner of the Crown Inn in Oxted, Alan is a veteran of the Dick Whittington Walk and was best known for his resilience under heavy blister attack.

Eamonn Daly
Eamonn adds an ethnic flavour to the party - he speaks with a northern accent. An Irish Mancunian, Eamonn used to employ Ryan Giggs to clean his car. Looking at the state of it, it hasn't been cleaned since. In his younger days Eamon was the proud winner of the "Silver Trowel" (no, I don't know what is either but apparently it's very good).