A former soldier is self-isolating on an uninhabited Scottish island after coronavirus lockdown measures were introduced while he was on a fundraising walk along the UK’s coastline.. Ex-paratrooper Chris Lewis, 39, has walked 12,000 miles since setting off from Llangennith beach on the Gower Peninsula, near his home city of Swansea, south Wales, in August 2017. Chris Lewis has walked 12,000 miles after setting off from near his home in Swansea in August 2017. Chris Lewis and his dog Jet on Hildasay (Chris Lewis). So far he's walked over 12 thousand miles as part of a fundraising effort for the Armed Forces Charity and raised more than 100 thousand pounds. He was offered the keys to a former shepherd's hut on Hildasay when its owners heard he was camping. "I'm able to reflect on the walk so far, just realising what this has done to help me personally and the amount of amazing people there are in the UK.Almost 40,000 people have been following Mr Lewis's journey on a Facebook page, Chris Walks the UK.Mr Lewis said he struggled to cope with life on "civvy street" after leaving the Parachute Regiment and finding himself homeless.He slept on the street and in cars before SSAFA, which he describes as "truly amazing", stepped in to help.He set off from Llangennith beach on the Gower Peninsula with just £10 in his pocket and a few days of supplies to raise money for the charity.When he is able to resume his fundraising challenge, Mr Lewis will make his way to the north of Scotland before heading down the east coast of the UK.Christopher Killick filmed Emily Hunt while she was naked and unconscious in a London hotel room.
Chris Lewis, from Swansea, had walked 12,000 miles of the UK coastline after setting off from Wales in August 2017. Chris Lewis and his dog Jet were given permission to stay on Hildasay to the west of Scalloway to isolate on during his fundraising quest.
It's incredibly good for the soul. Mr Lewis was sleeping in a tent when the lockdown was imposed on 23 March Chris Lewis, 40, had walked 12,000 miles since setting off from Llangennith beach on the Gower Peninsula, near his home city of Swansea, South Wales, in August 2017. This will be over for me when it’s over for everyone else.”Coal, water and food are brought over by boat when the weather allows.
"It has really given me a chance to enjoy the island," he said. Chris Lewis is staying on usually uninhabited Hildasay until charity challenge can resumeA former paratrooper is isolating on a usually uninhabited Shetland island after lockdown measures were introduced when he was on a fundraising challenge to walk the UK coastline.He was sleeping in a tent on mainland Shetland when the government announced the introduction of lockdown measures on 23 March to limit the spread of coronavirus.Lewis and his dog, Jet, travelled by boat to Hildasay, a 108-hectare island off the west coast of the Shetland mainland, and have remained there ever since.They have been given permission to live in the one house on Hildasay, a former shepherd’s hut without running water, heating or electricity.Once the lockdown is lifted, Lewis and Jet intend to continue their journey around the UK coastline to “I’ve mainly been in isolation for the past two years due to the nature of the places we’ve been walking,” Lewis said. “I suffered badly with anxiety and depression. He is now holed up with his dog Jet on the isle west of Scalloway.
"Mr Lewis is raising money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity - with donations so far reaching more than £140,000. Coronavirus in Scotland: Charity walker Chris Lewis leaves lockdown island Hildasay.
Lewis says he is ‘the happiest I’ve ever been’.Lewis and Jet are staying in a former shepherd’s hut without running water, heating or electricity.Lewis says he keeps a three-week supply of dog food for Jet. Tuesday June 23 2020, 12.01am, The Times. These are external links and will open in a new window
(PA Images) Lewis and his dog Jet were taken to Hildasay, a 108-hectare island off the west coast of the Shetland mainland, by boat and have remained there ever since.
This follows a kind offer of accommodation in a former shepherd’s house from one isles family and a boat trip over courtesy of Hamnavoe resident Victor Laurenson, who does regular supply drops of fresh water and coal for Chris. I know that very soon it will be the end of our island adventure before I return to the mainland. Chris Lewis said he had left part of himself behind when he returned to mainland Shetland Claire Hayhurst. "When I heard there was going to be a lockdown, I was kindly given a boat to get over to Hildasay, which is an uninhabited island. These are external links and will open in a new window