Bus drivers hit Route 19 for Children In Need

Children in Need night will be Friday 14th November when the BBC fundraisers, led by Terry Wogan, will take on the challenge of beating last year’s total, but on Saturday 8th November the Cowdenbeath based Stagecoach drivers will be walking the Route 19 they drive every day.

The drivers plan to walk the entire Route 19, covering upwards of 38 miles for the charity, and calling in at the various towns and villages along the way. They will start at 6am in the morning and over the next eight to ten hours will march to Ballingry and then all the way to Rosyth.

One of the drivers behind the venture is Cowdenbeath man William Kelly, who said this week, “We were sitting talking at the garage about Children In Need and we thought why not do something different for it.

“Then someone said we should walk the route we drive and the die was cast. We will start at the garage in Broad Street at 6am on Saturday 8th and walk to Ballingry before heading through Benarty into Lochgelly and then through Lumphinnans and into Cowdenbeath and heading to Hill of Beath and then Crossgates, before entering the Park and Ride facility at Halbeath.

“The next stage of the march will be through Dunfermline to the bus station and then head for Rosyth. We reckon that it will be a total of around 38 miles and while it sounds a lot we are all looking forward to the challenge.” Many of the walkers will be in fancy dress. “I will be going as Batman and we will have a Robin and a Little Red Hiding Hood as well as other famous characters,” added William.

“We will have a wheelbarrow with us and hopefully plenty of members of the public will want to make donations.” The bus drivers have registered with Child In Need and will be hoping that their passengers will support them.

Said William, “The public on Route 19 are brilliant, there are some real characters and I am sure they will be delighted to back us for Children In Need.”