Local Proclaimer to Walk another 500 plus Miles for NI Cancer Charity after fundraising target has already hit £50K mark
Leading local charity, Cancer Focus NI, is urging local people to ‘Step with Stewart this Summer’ as Lisburn man, Stewart Barbour, takes on mammoth 560-mile trek around the top 50 settlements in Ulster.
The familiar face in teal and the iconic rucksack, who recently went viral on TikTok, will set off on the 26th of July from Wallace Park in Lisburn before spending four weeks walking though towns from Bangor to Newcastle, and Enniskillen to Derry/Londonderry.
Stewart, the charity’s proud ambassador, reflected on his latest challenge, saying:
“Having already walked 135 miles from Belfast to Donegal, 400 miles from Mizen Head to Malin Head, and last year the 520 mile perimeter of Northern Ireland I thought, what next? It has to be a greater distance to be a challenge and that’s when I thought of walking through the 50 largest towns in Northern Ireland.”
Going above and beyond in everything he does, Stewart’s challenge will also include climbing Slieve Donard and a few extra hills that will equate to a combined elevation gain of more than 29,035 feet, the equivalent of climbing to the summit of Everest from sea level! “That normally takes at least six weeks, I hope to do it in four.” he jokes.
His catch phrase is ‘The walking is just an excuse for the talking’ so he can continue to spread the word about the great work of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland and the vital services they provide for local people in Northern Ireland on their cancer journey, including counselling, family support, support groups, specialist bra fitting and patient driving service.
Every penny raised stays in Northern Ireland to support local people on their cancer journey.
JustGiving Page: justgiving.com/stewart-barbour-cfni
Stewart’s walking itinerary will be weather dependent and for the most up-to-date information on where he is in Northern Ireland, people are encouraged to follow his daily updates on social media.
Facebook: Stewart Barbour
Instagram: stewbar25
Itinerary
| Day | Route |
| 1 | Wallace Park Run → Holywood → Bangor → Donaghadee → Newtownards |
| 2 | Newtownards → Comber → Dundonald → Knock → Upper Galwally → Carryduff → Saintfield → Ballynahinch |
| 3 | Ballynahinch → Downpatrick → Newcastle |
| 4 | Newcastle → Kilkeel → Warrenpoint |
| 5 | Warrenpoint → Newry → Markethill → Armagh |
| 6 | Armagh → Dungannon → Coalisland → Ballygawley |
| 7 | Ballygawley → Enniskillen |
| 8 | Enniskillen → Omagh |
| 9 | Omagh → Strabane → New Buildings |
| 10 | New Buildings → Derry → Culmore → Eglinton → Limavady |
| 11 | Limavady → Coleraine → Portstewart → Portrush → Bushmills |
| 12 | Bushmills → Ballycastle → Cape Castle (A44) → Kilraghts → Ballymoney |
| 13 | Ballymoney → Ballymena → Portglenone |
| 14 | Portglenone → Maghera → Magherafelt → Randalstown |
| 15 | Randalstown → Antrim → Doagh → Ballyclare → Ballynure → Larne |
| 16 | Larne → Carrickfergus → Greenisland → Glengormley → Crumlin (via Hightown Road) |
| 17 | Crumlin → Glenavy → Moira → Magheralin → Waringstown → Lurgan → Portadown |
| 18 | Portadown → Gilford → Banbridge → Dromore → Hillsborough → Lisburn |
| 19 | Lisburn → City Hall (via Lisburn Road) |
