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| Brabourne: Charity walker, 90, battles through storm winds | |
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| Derrick Downs walked through 50mph (80kmph) winds on Friday | Derrick Downs walked through 50mph (80kmph) winds on Friday |
| A 90-year-old man who is walking 90 miles over nine consecutive days for charity has successfully battled through storm winds. | A 90-year-old man who is walking 90 miles over nine consecutive days for charity has successfully battled through storm winds. |
| Derrick Downs set off on leg three of the walk on Friday morning from the village of Brabourne in Kent in 50mph (80kmph) winds which he described as "extremely challenging". | Derrick Downs set off on leg three of the walk on Friday morning from the village of Brabourne in Kent in 50mph (80kmph) winds which he described as "extremely challenging". |
| The nonagenarian from Margate is marking his landmark birthday by raising funds walking for the charity Oasis which supports domestic abuse victims. | The nonagenarian from Margate is marking his landmark birthday by raising funds walking for the charity Oasis which supports domestic abuse victims. |
| He said he was "feeling fine" and "grateful to have made it through the storm". | He said he was "feeling fine" and "grateful to have made it through the storm". |
| Mr Downs said: "It was really awful at the start, raining hard with gusty winds." | Mr Downs said: "It was really awful at the start, raining hard with gusty winds." |
| Holly Broadley, from the charity Oasis, said: "Conditions at the start were really awful - not conditions that anyone would go out in, let alone someone aged 90. | Holly Broadley, from the charity Oasis, said: "Conditions at the start were really awful - not conditions that anyone would go out in, let alone someone aged 90. |
| "Derrick is a total inspiration. His determination doesn't seem to wane." | "Derrick is a total inspiration. His determination doesn't seem to wane." |
| By 11:00 GMT the winds had "died down considerably" in east Kent, according to Mr Downs. | By 11:00 GMT the winds had "died down considerably" in east Kent, according to Mr Downs. |
| He started the challenge from Dover on his actual 90th birthday on Wednesday and has so far raised £12,000, exceeding his fundraising total in less than two days. | He started the challenge from Dover on his actual 90th birthday on Wednesday and has so far raised £12,000, exceeding his fundraising total in less than two days. |
| Mr Downs has plotted a 90-mile route across Kent in nine consecutive days | Mr Downs has plotted a 90-mile route across Kent in nine consecutive days |
| Mr Downs said he was "cheered on by the fundraising total growing every day". | Mr Downs said he was "cheered on by the fundraising total growing every day". |
| He said: "Mud is making the journey really tricky and I'm starting to struggle getting over the stiles." | He said: "Mud is making the journey really tricky and I'm starting to struggle getting over the stiles." |
| "But I don't have any aches and pains. I'm feeling fine." | "But I don't have any aches and pains. I'm feeling fine." |
| Mr Downs is due to complete the 90-mile walk in his home town, Margate, on 30 January. | Mr Downs is due to complete the 90-mile walk in his home town, Margate, on 30 January. |
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