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Ready...Steady....Go...Simon's off on his epic voyage

Jon King interviews the kayaking duo

Simon and his support man Nigel Green started their journey around the coastline of the UK on Saturday 11th May and we were there to wave them off. Listen to an interview with Simon.

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Listen to Simon's audio dairy of his epic voyage from the daily updates he gave to us on his progress.

Simon's - Kayaking for Cancer message board. Send him your congratulations message for completing his epic 3,000 mile journey.

Kayak man beats Atlantic challenge A south Wales man last year became the first person to cross the Atlantic alone in a kayak.
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Kayaking for Cancer
Find out how and why Simon Osborne planned to kayak round Britain.

Leukaemia Research Fund
Britain's leading leukaemia research charity.

Simon set himself the target of raising between £10,000 and £20,000 for LRF and is keen to get sponsorship from as many people as possible.

You can still donate online by visiting Just Giving.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Simon's epic voyage

Find out why Simon took on the challenge for Leukaemia Research Fund.

How can I help Simon?

See Simon's progress
on our map of the UK

Message board

We covered Simon's journey in full with video diaries and phone interviews. You can still follow his journey day by day on our interactive map.

BBC Radio Shropshire's afternoon show presenter Jon King packed his bucket and spade, put his knotted hankie on his head and went off to the seaside - to Aberystwyth to wave Simon off as he began his 3000 mile journey around the coastline in a sea kayak. Listen to interviews about the voyage by clicking on the pictures below.

Listen to and see our launch day coverage

Find out about the background to what made Simon Osbourne decide to embark on this epic journey.

Listen to Simon talking about the hazards the Kayaking for Cancer crew might face on the voyage.

Hear about the equipment they are using to complete the journey, and back up crew who will help them.


Simon is backed up by fellow kayak enthusiast Nigel Green. Find out what he has to say.		Want to find out more about how you can help? Go to the kayaking for Cancer homepage.		Listen to how the launch went with reports from Jon King of BBC Radio Shropshire.

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