I first heard of the Zaragoza walkers about a month ago, and completely by chance. I had wandered into my local Oxfam for a browse and bumped into its manager and local XR buddy, Jess. She told me about a group of people marching to Glasgow – from North Eastern Spain! – for COP 26, …
My name is Brian, I am 78 years old, I am from Darlington and I have joined the march for the last few days. We set off this morning with a very wet day ahead, once again. But it’s no problem: we’ve started the march and we will finish it. We have all taken on …
Today was a long old day of six hours under almost constant rain. However, it was nothing compared to the recent torrential downpours that have caused floods and chaos in Glasgow. We all got soaked to the skin. The first part of the walk was along the canal and we read about the importance of …
Today, we walked from Dalkeith to Ratho. As we had slept in different houses around Edinburgh we had to get up early to make our way (by bus and in the support vehicle) to the starting point. Two of us have joined the Marcha for the last couple of days and after following its progress …
Our start point today was the small town of Lauder, yet another occasion where a point and an unknown name on the map becomes a place full of interest.We met Isabelle (age 10) who told us about all the eco-actions her school is doing, and how the whole school is travelling to the COP on …
We’re adding our steps to those of other groups marching to Glasgow and to those of the countless defenders of water, life and the planet. We want to make as much noise as possible, so that something will get through to the stone-deaf governments with their greedy minds and insensitive hearts. Climate change is not …
This morning, like most, we woke up and it was still night. It looked like it was going to be cold but the cloudy sky had taken the edge off the temperature. The van was waiting for us to transport us to a church where some kind women had prepared an incredible breakfast and a …
Last night’s note: we stayed with the vice president of Unison, arguably one of the UK’s most important unions. He left us with a prophecy: Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Manchester, will be the next prime minister. Today’s walk was long. On our 34-km march, we enjoyed almost every staple of a British day …
Today, Marcha a Glasgow crossed one of the most striking Roman monuments in the UK: Hadrian’s Wall. It is Thursday 21st October and we’re getting ever closer to the Scottish border. The legendary Hadrian’s Wall crosses the island of Great Britain from coast to coast and finishes in Wallsend on the River Tyne. It was …
