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Episode 2: Northern Ireland - The Wee Binnians

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Clare joins members of the Wee Binnians, Northern Ireland's biggest walking club.

Clare joins members of the Wee Binnians, Northern Ireland's biggest walking club, to climb to the summit of Slieve Binnian, the third highest mountain in Northern Ireland.

In the second in a series of inspirational walks, Clare Balding joins members of the Wee Binnians, Northern Ireland's biggest walking club. The walking club was set up in 1987 by Veronica McCann who, over the years, has inspired countless people to join her in walking the hills and valleys of Northern Ireland's Mourne Mountains. Described by Veronica as 'a social group that walks, the Wee Binnians Walking Club is open to anyone over 16 and the club is the embodiment of a cross-community, cross-border group whose members share a passion for walking. 

Today Clare joins just some of the 300 club members to climb to the summit of Slieve Binnian, the third highest mountain in Northern Ireland. She hears from Veronica, a self-confessed non-walker beforehand, about what inspired her to set up the group, why it is so important to her and then from some of the members about what the club - and Veronica - mean to them.

Presenter: Clare Balding
Producer: Helen Chetwynd.

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Clare Balding joins people who either been inspired to walk in the British countryside

Clare Balding joins people who have either been inspired, or have inspired others, to walk in the British countryside

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