Ormsary woman scoots off on road to the isles for mental health charity
WE ALL scoot around, getting on with busy lives, but one Mid Argyll woman is to take it to a new extreme.
Dinah Bosomworth will travel round the Hebrides using a scooter. And not a moped a kick scooter like many of us would be familiar with as youngsters.
On April 20, the 52-year-old grandmother will set off from Oban pier on a 500-mile trek to raise funds for SAMH - the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
A mum of six with four grandchildren, Dinah plans to scooter from Vatersay to the Butt of Lewis, then from Uig on Skye to Armadale before travelling from Mallaig to Kilchoan. A loop on Mull will lead back to Oban and then home to Mid Argyll.
Dinah, from Ormsary, told the Advertiser: ‘I had been wanting to do something biggish for charity this year and when I was buying a scooter for one of my grandchildren for Christmas, I just thought scootering would be the thing to do.
‘My husband Alan always supported me when I was ultra-running and is very supportive of this mad adventure.’
She explained: ‘I decided to raise money for SAMH because we all know of someone, or may ourselves be affected, by a mental health issue. Any one of us might need support at some time. I have a particular concern for the young people of Mid Argyll.’
Hardy Dinah will camp as she goes, carrying all her gear with her.
But she will not be alone and will be accompanied by Nerys, her trusty orange steed, or kick scooter.
Scootering
As far as training goes, Dinah said: ‘Because I already run or walk every day, I am just scootering once a week. So far, my longest ‘scoot’ has been 27 miles and it all went pretty well.’
‘If all goes well, the whole trek will take about two weeks, but who knows, it might be more or less...most likely more,’ Dinah joked.
She is now looking for donations, and said: ‘Please sponsor me, and if you see me on the road I would love some gluten-free cake occasionally.’
She is well on the way to beating her £2,000 target but more is needed for the vital work done by SAMH.
Support Dinah by visiting www.virginmoneygiving.com/DinahBosomworth.