An intrepid group of ten friends are to kayak from Bristol to London – paddling up to 15 hours a day – for children's hospice Little Havens.The lads, most of whom come from the Dunmow, Thaxted and Pleshey area, hope to navigate approximately 200 miles and 124 locks in four days.They will set out in five twin kayaks from the SS Great Britain – the longest passenger ship in the world in the 19th century – at first light next Wednesday (September 9).Their route will see them...
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