The Trek China charity fundraising hike along part of the Great Wall of China – which was set up by Kevin Connell and saw some of the members of the UK legal IT community (well at least some of the physically fit ones) take part in the venture earlier this month – is now back in the UK and has raised nearly £100,000 in sponsorship. The project was designed to raise money for both Newick House School (a UK school for children with special needs) and The National Autistic Society. Among those participating, along with Kevin and his daughter Lyndsey, were the consultant Neil Cameron and two of his daughters (Siobhan and Kirsty), a sizeable contingent of Kevin's colleagues at BP, the consultant Andrew Haslam (who apparently left his stock of exotic neck-ties back in the UK) and everyone's favourite e-learning expert Ann Hemming.

The Trek China team would still like to raise more money, so if you haven't done so already, help now. You can find out more about the event, see the route the followed, look at some of the pictures they took, and read the participants' blogs by visiting www.trekchina0907.org.uk/