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Kelly raises over £4000 for charity Shine

A couple of weeks ago Newport's Kelly Leech set off on a testing walk across some tough terrain, all in the name of charity.

She was joined by 14 close family and friends and together they completed the 16.5 miles - longer than expected due to all the twists and turns on the way!

The walk was to raise money for the charity Shine, who have provided great support to Kelly's brother

since he was born with Spina Bifida. Kelly, Newspaper Operations Manager explains:

"My brother Darrell, who I am lucky enough to call one of my closest friends, was born with Spina Bifida and struggles every day with the things we all take for granted. In constant pain, Darrell struggles to lead a 'normal' life."

Determined to give something back, Kelly and Darrell walked part of the Wye Valley and Offa's Dyke from

Chepstow to Tintern - raising an incredible £4000 and counting for Shine.

"It was a massive challenge, but we conquered the hills by working as a team," Kelly told us. "The youngest walker was my son Riley, who is just 4, and the oldest was Darrell's mother-in-law at 61 - so some age gap!"

Shine provides specialist support from before birth and throughout the lives of anyone living with Spina

Bifida, as well as to the families and carers.

You can read the full story here: http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Kelly-Leech

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Connect Group PLC is a leading specialist distributor operating in large and diverse markets. The Group has four separate divisions, connecting suppliers to customers in an efficient, knowledgeable and service oriented way:

Connect News & Media - Encompassing: Smiths News, Dawson Media Direct and Pass My Parcel. Smiths News is the UK's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaling business with an approximate 55 per cent. market share. It distributes newspapers and magazines on behalf of the majority of the major national publishers as well as a large number of regional publishers serving approximately 30,000 customers across England and Wales on a daily basis, including large general retailers as well as smaller independent newsagents with approximately 40 million newspapers supplied weekly; Dawson Media Direct is an international media direct business supplying newspapers, magazines and inflight entertainment technology and content to over 80 airlines in 50 countries. Pass My Parcel, a wholly-owned 'click and collect' delivery service, operated by the Smiths News business, has a network of over 3,000 parcel shops and clients which include Amazon and ASOS. Connect Parcel Freight - Tuffnells is a leading provider of next-day B2B delivery of mixed parcel freight consignments, specialising in items of irregular dimension and weight ("IDW"), examples of which include bulky furnishings, building materials and automotive parts. Tuffnells offers distribution coverage throughout the UK through a network of 37 depots and operates a largely depot-to-depot operational model, delivering over 13 million consignments per annum, through a wide range of services to over 4,500 customers focusing on SMEs. Connect Education & Care - A leading independent supplier of consumable products to the Education and Care markets through The Consortium and West Mercia Supplies. The division currently holds an approximate 5 per cent. market share of the estimated addressable market, and serves over 30,000 customers with an extensive range of over 40,000 products across a branded, own- brand and value range, including stationery, arts and craft and cleaning. Connect Books - Combining a number of recognised brands in print and digital bookselling, including Bertrams, Dawson Books and Wordery. A leading distributor of printed and digital books, the division supplies a mix of traditional and online booksellers, academic and public libraries and direct to consumer through Wordery.

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