Great West Way® Travel Magazine | Issue 03

THE WAY FORWARD
A look at some of the highlights and what’s new since
lockdown restrictions were lifted on the Great West Way
8-YEAR-OLD FUNDRAISING ZEBRA-LOVER, POLLY
RAISES ALMOST £11K FOR NOAH’S ARK ZOO FARM’S
ANIMAL SUPPORT FUND
It costs £8000 a month just to feed the hundreds of animals at
the zoo, and Polly Robertson, 8, wanted to help the zebra’s after
she received a birthday letter from the zebra with the same name.
Polly, the Zebra sent Polly, the human, a birthday letter, when she
heard that the little girl was unable to visit due to lockdown.
This prompted Polly to decide to walk 64 miles (a mile a day)
during lockdown to ‘walk the distance’ from her house to raise
£100 for Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm’s Animal Support Fund. Polly, who
was a guest on BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show, spoke to the
radio host about how she wanted to raise money to help feed
the animals at Noah’s Ark. After her appearance on the show, her
JustGiving page amount shot up to almost £11k, meaning that
Polly had helped the zoo feed the animals for a whole month!
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Pictured: Noah's Ark
Zoo being officially
re-opened by 8 year
old Polly Robertson.
Look out for the new official UK “We’re
Good To Go” mark to signal that a business
has implemented Government and industry
COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in
place to maintain cleanliness and aid social
distancing. Many tourist attractions, shops,
places to stay, activities and places to eat and
drink on the Great West Way have now been
awarded the mark, with many more in the
process of applying.
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