22nd May - 31st May 2014
10 day march from Gloucester to London
The Great Badger Trail is a fundraising event to assist campaigners in the proposed badger cull zones of Gloucester and Somerset that is to be rolled out shortly. In the event that the money is raised and the cull does not take place, the funds will be made available to promote vaccination, where possible, in those same areas.
It will pass through the following main towns or areas:
Start
22nd May Gloucester
23rd May Cheltenham
24th Northleach
25th Witney
26th Oxford
27th Wallingford
28th Henley-on-Thames
29th Maidenhead
30th Slough
31st Hounslow
Westminster
Finish
(Further details re accommodation and exact routes will appear in the next 2 weeks here)
112 miles in 10 days
What is it?
It is an opportunity for the general public to get involved by organising sponsored events along the area of the route from Gloucester to London. If people want to organise events in other parts of the country to coincide with the timing of the Great Badger Trail, that too would be welcomed. You can donate directly to our Gofundme account: http://www.gofundme.com/7ycq7o
- It is a chance to march with Ama Menec Chair of TBVAC Devon and the Badger Army. (see Ama in the video below)
It is a journey of 112 miles, approximately 11.2 miles a day. People can join in for as little or as long as they like, a few hours, a few days or the whole 10 days. They can walk, ride a bike, use roller skates or motability scooters, dance or run their way to london. As long as its safe and you raise sponsorship along the way, we are happy to have you. Come and join us. It is suitable for people of all ages, for schools, clubs, wildlife organisations and anyone who has an interest in stopping this governments destruction and neglect of our natural habitat and our treasured Badgers, Foxes and other wildlife.
- People will be able to participate in Sett Mapping workshops, Badger Education talks, explore the ways to combat TB in Cattle and to understand the politics involved in this governments plan to cull badgers. Speak to Ama and others en route and learn more about how vaccination works and what it takes to set up a vaccination scheme in your local area. This is particularly relevant now the Environment Minister is talking about creating a "..Buffer around the edge of the cull zones".
- It is a chance to meet like minded people, engage in fun and exciting activities as part of your own sponsored events, enjoy the great outdoors and share your experiences in stopping the badger cull. Some people will make video or audio diaries of their journeys to post on our facebook page. You can do that too by e-mailing us at address at top of the page.
-The licence enabling the government to start culling again in 2014 begins a on June 1st and the cull could commence anytime from their on in. Money will be needed for vehicle hire, fuel, food, telephone calls, equipment to monitor setts at night, phones, washing of clothes, bedding and many other things that will help to keep people in the fields between shooters and badgers or cage setting. We will support the people on the front line of the cull whether that is GABS in Gloucester or Hunt Saboteurs and likewise in Somerset.
- It is a chance to meet like minded people, engage in fun and exciting activities as part of your own sponsored events, enjoy the great outdoors and share your experiences in stopping the badger cull. Some people will make video or audio diaries of their journeys to post on our facebook page. You can do that too by e-mailing us at address at top of the page.
-The licence enabling the government to start culling again in 2014 begins a on June 1st and the cull could commence anytime from their on in. Money will be needed for vehicle hire, fuel, food, telephone calls, equipment to monitor setts at night, phones, washing of clothes, bedding and many other things that will help to keep people in the fields between shooters and badgers or cage setting. We will support the people on the front line of the cull whether that is GABS in Gloucester or Hunt Saboteurs and likewise in Somerset.
