# Radio 4 announcers on fundraising walk for Lymphoma Association

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/01/31/radio-4-announcers-fundraising-walk-lymphoma-association/
- Published: 2008-01-31T16:18:42+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Newsreaders and announcers on BBC Radio 4 will be off-the-air on 7 April as they
undertake a fundraising walk in the countryside to raise money for the Lymphoma 
Association. The ‘Pilgrimage to the Pips’ event is their response to the news that
their colleague Morrison has been diagnosed with a rare and currently incurable 
type of cancer.

The announcers, including Charlotte Green, Brian Perkins, Peter Donaldson, and Corrie
Corfield, will be walking to Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, which for nearly 50 
years has been home to ‘The Pips’, the distinctive six electronic beeps that sound
hourly before each news on BBC Radio 4.

The organisers have also created a [Facebook group](http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9758336155)
to promote the appeal. They are using the [Justgiving app for Facebook](http://apps.facebook.com/justgiving),
and encouraging supporters to add it to their Facebook pages too.

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www.pilgrimagetothepips.org.uk

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