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Fundraiser follows in Rob Roy’s footsteps for charity

AN INTREPID and committed Mid Argyll fundraiser recently took on the Rob Roy Challenge for Marie Curie.

Jenny Brolly, a Mid Argyll Fundraising Group for Marie Currie committee member, took on the 16-mile walk and 56-mile cycle on June 18.

Over the last few months she has covered hundreds of miles training and was ‘nervous but excited’ before heading off.

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