Bluebell Railway Charity Walk

John takes on the challenge in March

John is eighty-seven years old and has been a heart patient since 2008. He needed a heart valve replacement in June 2022 and after the necessary TAVI operation, he fortunately made a speedy return to good health.

He attributes much of his excellent recovery to the twice weekly lineside work sessions on the Bluebell Railway, believing that regular suitable physical tasks and plenty of fresh air are a winning formula for regaining and maintaining fitness.

He would now like to raise funds for Heart Valve Voice as a meaningful gesture of thanks for his greatly improved fitness and the eighteen-year extension to his active life.

Since his heart attack in 2008, he has completed seven years of leading mountain walking and a similar length of time doing catamaran sailing instruction. He is also a keen local walker.

Heart Valve Voice is a charitable organisation dedicated to spreading the word about Heart Treatment Options to everyone, and most especially to those who have a serious heart condition. The charity Heart Valve Voice works tirelessly to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart disease and empower patients with information about all treatment options.

John lives in hope that his charity walk along the entire length of the seventeen-kilometre line of the Bluebell Steam Railway will usefully support the important work of Heart Valve Voice.

For more information on heart valve disease please visit:-www.heartvalvevoice.com

John's donation site is at:-   www.justgiving.com/page/johndeane2026bluebellrailwaywalk