Bawdsey to Snape memorial walk set for 16 August

demoduck.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-11 10:14 3 min read

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Members of Suffolk’s Grenadier Guards community will walk from Bawdsey to Snape Maltings on Sunday, 16 August, in memory of Guardsman Glen Ling. The fundraiser will support the Colonel’s Fund, the regiment’s welfare organisation.

The Suffolk branch of the Grenadier Guards Association is organising the walk. No participation fee or ticket has been announced; members of the public are instead being asked to donate through JustGiving or support the walkers if they encounter them along the route.

The council’s published notice does not give a start time or describe a formal programme for spectators. It presents the occasion as a fundraising walk by association members rather than a ticketed public event.

A route from Bawdsey to Snape Maltings

The confirmed route begins in Bawdsey and finishes at Snape Maltings, although the source does not provide individual stops or a timetable. Anyone hoping to see the group should therefore note that there is no published schedule showing when the walkers will reach particular points.

The walk brings together former guardsmen from the association’s Suffolk branch. Its two stated purposes are to remember Glen Ling and raise money for welfare work carried out through the Colonel’s Fund.

Councillor Tristan Gale, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member responsible for the fire service and the council’s Armed Forces Champion, gave his support to the fundraiser. A former serviceman, Gale works alongside the Armed Forces Commissioner and the Armed Forces Covenant Board on matters affecting serving personnel, veterans, reservists and their families.

Bawdsey to Snape memorial walk set for 16 August

The memory behind the August fundraiser

Guardsman Glen Ling was from Saxmundham. He died in an IRA ambush in Northern Ireland in 1978, and the Suffolk walkers are undertaking the route in his memory.

That connection gives the event a clear local focus: it begins and ends in Suffolk, is organised by the county branch of the Grenadier Guards Association and commemorates a guardsman from Saxmundham. Money raised will go to the Colonel’s Fund rather than to a separate local event fund.

The council notice describes the Colonel’s Fund as the Grenadier Guards’ welfare organisation. It does not provide a fundraising target, expected number of walkers or details of how the proceeds will be allocated.

How the public can support the walkers

People who see the group during the Bawdsey-to-Snape Maltings walk are invited to consider donating. Online contributions can be made through the JustGiving page listed as “Kevin’s fundraiser for The Colonel’s Fund Grenadier Guards”.

No start time, transport arrangements, accessibility information or designated public viewing points have been published in the supplied event details. There is also no stated requirement for spectators or supporters to book. The confirmed practical information is the Sunday, 16 August date, the Bawdsey-to-Snape Maltings route and the request for donations to the Colonel’s Fund.

Source: Suffolk County Council

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The date, route, organiser, memorial purpose and donation method were taken from Suffolk County Council’s published account.

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Confirmed the walk is scheduled for 16 August 2026.
Confirmed the stated route runs from Bawdsey to Snape Maltings.
Confirmed the fundraiser supports the Colonel’s Fund in memory of Guardsman Glen Ling.
Noted that no start time, transport or accessibility details were supplied.

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