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I've been asked to help close the event and visitors to the event get to guess how many steps my pedometer tells me I made in the previous day.  I thought I’d give those of you reading this and who might turn up on Saturday a few hints:

·        I’m only just recovering from surgery.

·        I don’t drive.

·        I work in an office most of the time – which is pretty sedentary.

·        I’ve got small children so don’t go out in the evenings very often – apart from Council meetings which are pretty sedentary.

·        10,000 steps is about 5 miles.

The event is being held at Lewisham town centre and will kick off at 11 o’clock.  It’s being held in association with the Good Going campaign.

Update: I've done my duty and according to the pedometer I had walked just over 13,000 steps over the last 24 hours, that's about 6 miles.  There were three winners in the competition to guess how many I'd do, and each of them have won a month's free travel with South Eastern Trains.