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Smile of Arran keeps on giving

Members of the Smile of Arran charity, which holds an annual fundraising walk around Arran, have once again completed their island circumnavigation in order to raise funds for children and families affected by brain tumours.

Setting off after hosting a stall at the Brodick Highland Games on Saturday August 4, 27 participants started their 55-mile walk, including Alison Tosh, her husband Steve and two daughters Abbie and Chloe.

It was in 2014 that the Tosh family suffered the devastating loss of their 13- year-old son Arran, who sadly passed away within days of being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

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