Guernsey 19.4 miles Church to Church Walk September 6th 2009

April 5, 2008

1936

Filed under: 1936, Start — sarnia @ 2:02 pm

The start of the first Church to Church Walk at White Rock in 1936.

Photo from local paper

1936 start

The Results. Basil J Bisson wins by a stride from “experienced” walker H G Taylor from Jersey.

1936 result

First woman home Miss E. Hawkins walked the course in 3 hours 50 minutes. According to the Press report of the time, “on approaching  the White Rock finish she took fright when seeing the large crowd and tried to finish around the back of them, whilst the officials dashed after her with the tape.”

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