Kate does the bus-iness for cancer charity cash
Thursday 28th May 2009, 2:29PM BST.
Armed with her bus pass and with her dog, Goldie, for company, Kate Hardcastle is visiting all BBC local radio stations. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0773460)
A PENSIONER who lost her mother and brother to pancreatic cancer is raising awareness by travelling to 40 radio stations throughout England and the Channel Islands.
Kate Hardcastle set off from her home in Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, with her dog, Goldie, and her pensioner’s bus pass and began to travel to all BBC radio stations in England and the offshore islands by public transport.
BBC Guernsey was the 38th of her stops.
So far she has raised more than £1,400 in donations and hopes to raise more.
‘It has definitely been worth it,’ said Miss Hardcastle, 65.
‘Raising awareness is so important and it has been therapeutic with helping me deal with my grief about my brother.’
Miss Hardcastle has managed to do all her journeys around England free with her bus pass.
Island Coachways offered to give her a card to travel here free as well.
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Wow, what a courageous and amazing thing to do.
Sadly, if someone tried something like this in the USA, it would not be possible because only a few urban public transport services allow pet dogs outside of crates or bags (i.e. happily resting on the floor). No intercity buses or trains allow pet dogs, pretty much even in a carrier.
If anyone in the States is reading this and wants to help change the situation, please see “Dogs on Board!” at http://www.greenidea.eu.
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