August 9th – 15th
Lands End to John O’Groats by public bus

The six provincial members representatives  from Canterbury, Wales, York and Scotland, have planned a Mothers’ Union meeting with a difference for 2012.

The aim of this event is to travel from Land’s End to John O’Groats by public bus to raise awareness of the work of Mothers’ Union.

The event begins on August 9th Mary Sumner day, at Land’s End and finishes at John O’Groats on August 15th.

The route has been divided between the four mainland provinces and the whole journey will be completed as a relay, with the provincial reps travelling across the section of the route that they represent.

We hope that many people, whether Mothers’ Union members or not, will join in as the bus travels through their area. Margaret Beringer, Central Unit Coordinator (Fundraising and Communications), plans to be at Lands’ End for the start and will travel as far as Exeter on the first day. Rosemary Kempsall, World Wide president hopes to be on the bus from Aberdeen to Inverness.

The bus route will take seven days to complete. You can join at any bus stop along the route, or at one of the many bus stations where there is a chance to join in the event without getting on a bus. Some connections at bus stations will feature a ‘lunch’ or ‘tea’ and will be highlighted on a day by day  schedules which will be posted when the final route has been confirmed.

Thanks to our sponsors Stagecoach, Western Greyhound  and Arriva Midlands for providing complimentary travel passes on their sections of the route for the core team of two people.