Phil Packer MBE charity walk reaches Oakham Rutland & Rutland County College
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Phil Spent time giving a talk to students at Rutland County College
before heading of to Oakham Castle
On the walk through Oakham Rob Persani from
Rutland Radio joined us
At Oakham Castle
An injured serviceman who was told he would never walk again was walking in Rutland today one further stage of a 2,012-mile walking challenge.
Phil Packer suffered a spinal cord injury in 2008 while serving in Iraq.
Mr Packer hopes to raise £15m to build a Centre of Inspirational Excellence for young people facing adversity.
He is hiking 2,012 miles in 2012 for charity.
It is the latest in a series of challenges he has undertaken since his injury, which have included rowing the Channel and walking the London Marathon route.
The 330-day walk is not due to finish until December.
The Sussex-born former soldier said it would have been "very easy" to go from Land's End to John O'Groats but he wanted to follow a different route.
"I didn't want to be a burden to the road user or the police," he said.
"So, every day I am hosted by a location within a county and I walk part of my 2,012 miles with wheelchair users and special needs young people so I get a real feel for what it is like for young people and their families in every county.
Phil Packer, MBE (born 1972) is a former British Provost Officer who suffered severe spinal cord injuries whilst on active service in Iraq in February 2008. Despite being told at the time that he would never walk again, he has since undertaken a number of physical challenges for charity, including walking the London Marathon in 2009 over 14 days. His fundraising efforts have raised well over a million pounds, gaining national media attention and several national awards. Packer has since founded the British Inspiration Trust, which aims to support young people facing adversity.
