Stu finishes big quest
Published Date:
08 July 2008
Tuesday, 8.52am - A HOLIDAYMAKER from Nuneaton has raised more than £3,000 by travleling from Nuneaton to Chapel St Leonards in a specially-adapted wheelchair.
Stuart Bliss, 44, took around 23 hours to complete the mammoth journey but has proudly raised thousands for Multiple Scelerosis UK.
The dad of four said: "It was difficult and really tiring but I'm really pleased with myself.
"I'm really pleased I actually did it. I feel as if I've really achieved something."
Mr Bliss, himself an MS sufferer is a regular visitor to Chapel and the Skegness areas and has been coming since he was tiny.
He came up with the idea of what he has dubbed Stu's Big Quest when driving to the east coast on holiday.
He said: "We were coming to the east coast last year and I thought 'I can do this in my wheelchair'. My wife laughed so that made me even more determined to do it."
His family has been a great support as have people here and at home in Warwickshire.
He received a grand welcome at Happy Days caravan park in Trunch Lane, Chapel, where staff had reserved him and his two-man support team their own tables in the club with bubbly and banners welcoming him in.
Mr Bliss is planning to have at least a year off before he comes up with another adventurous fundraising scheme.
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Last Updated:
08 July 2008 8:49 AM
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Location:
Skegness