Even our friends from 'the other place' are getting in on the act!

The walkers from 'the other place!'

The traditional varsity rivalry - between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge - is of course ancient and well-established. 

So what a pleasant surprise to find the rivalry suspended for a while!

Why? Well, we're delighted to announce that the Cambridge University  Rambling Club is walking in support of the Gatehouse Moving Home appeal!

The annual Varsity March is an 81 mile walk between Oxford and Cambridge, completed in under 48 hours. The route passes through five counties (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire), walking on a mixture of public footpaths and quiet country roads. Stops are made for meals (in pubs where possible - what a suprise!) and for short breaks, but they continue walking through the night without sleep!  

The Varsity March has been taking place since 1998 (with a break in 2001 due to Foot & Mouth disease).  And this year, on the weekend of 25th-26th June, the guys and girls from the Rambling Club are walking for us!

• If you'd like to support the Varsity March this year, please visit this page to donate.
• If you'd like to find out more about the Cambridge University Rambling Club, or to join them (if you're a student at the 'other' place!), please visit their own site.
• And of course to find out more about the Moving Home appeal, find us in our usual place right here.

From a previous Varsity March -
"us? no, we're not lost!"

So just imagine - Cambridge students raising money for homeless people in Oxford.... 

Can we help them reach their target? 

On behalf of the Gatehouse 'Moving Home' team, can we express our thanks to those involved from the Rambling Club, including Matthew Ford, Alan Iwi, Steven Smith, Dylan the Sheep (!) and Geraldine the Penguin (!!).