Rowland walks 48 miles around Jersey in aid of Moya Cole Hospice
Rowland and two friends, Paul Higgins and Paul Samman took part in the walk in aid of the hospice
Paul Higgins, Paul Samman, and Rowland Tyson (right) who took part in the Jersey Around the Island Walk
Rowland Tyson walked 48 miles around the island of Jersey, traversing difficult terrain such as sea cliffs and beaches in aid of Moya Cole Hospice.
He took part in the walk along with his friends Paul Higgins and Paul Samman. They raised over £300 for the hospice.
“It took us 16 hours,” Rowland said. “We started at 3 o’clock in the morning. We finished at around 9 o’clock at night.
I've also walked around the entirety of Guernsey about 10 years ago. That one was hard because you did the cliffs first. The Jersey one was a lot of road first, then you get to the cliffs, and there are some really long beaches as well Rowland Tyson, Moya Cole Hospice Supporter
One of the Jersey beaches is known as 5-mile Bay, so walking on sand for that distance proved a challenge for Rowland and his friends.
“It was a physically tough and mentally tough walk. It was very hilly and the weather was very hot.”
Rowland’s sister, Nicola, was cared for at the hospice, which is the reason he decided to fundraise for Moya Cole.
My sister lived in Manchester for a good few years before she became ill. She eventually got moved to the hospice. The hospice being there really helped us as a family. We're all from Guernsey so there was a lot of travelling. The hospice gave us a stable base. If she was in hospital it would have been harder as there are visitation hours but at the hospice, we were all able to visit her Rowland Tyson, Moya Cole Hospice
“My mum was able to stay with her all the time. It gave her some place to go and somewhere she could be with Nicola for a long time. Everyone there was wonderful, it helped so much in the end.”
Rowland’s wife mentioned that raising money for the hospice would be a good idea when he decided to do the Jersey Walk.
“It was also just nice for us to do it and it was nice for us to be able to give something back to the hospice,” Rowland said.