The Three Crosses Challenge is a fundraising effort by a team of church members raising money for the church building project. They are aiming to walk 50 miles in 24 hours! They have attracted a number of sponsors but there is still time for you to give, there are sponsorship forms at the back of the church or you can send cheques to church payable to ‘St Marks New Building Fund’.
The walkers are setting off from church on Saturday 15th March at 10.30 am. Below is a list of places they will be stopping. Why not meet them on the road to offer encouragement?
| Location | Bash this into your Sat Nav or Google Maps | Arrive | Break | Depart |
| St Marks Newtown | Start | 10.30am | ||
| St Marks Haydock | 53.467346, -2.690361 | 12.30pm | 45mins | 1.15pm |
| Sidings lane | 53.512218, -2.812080 | 4.15pm | 15mins | 4.30pm |
| Ormskirk (Mcdonalds) | 53.566069, -2.888164 | 6.30pm | 45mins | 7.15pm |
| St Marks Scarisbrick | 53.613507, -2.940636 | 9.30pm | 30mins | 10.00pm |
| Five ways Lay-by after Vauxhall garage | 53.573909, -2.888371 | 11.30pm | 15mins | 11.45pm |
| Burscough (Elaines Mums) | 53.610013, -2.834423 | 1.15am | 60mins | 2.15am |
| Newburgh (The Old Stawberry Farm Lay-by) | 53.587285, -2.790119 | 3.45am | 15mins | 4.00am |
| Ice-Cream Van Top of Parbold hill | 53.590703, -2.743884 | 5.00am | 30mins | 5.30am |
| Standish crossroads (Spa Car Park) | 53.586134, -2.664626 | 7.00am | 15mins | 7.15am |
| Cherry gardens | 53.562225, -2.629968 | 8.30am | 15mins | 8.45am |
| St Marks Newtown | 10.30am | End |
For a map version download this helpful PDF 3 crosses.
St. Mark's Church Newtown 