Alana Jamieson from Livingston was one of the lucky ballot winners who walked across the Queensferry Crossing on the weekend before it opened. She didn’t even know that her father had applied for tickets until they arrived.
Along with her family, mum Tracy and her brother Kyle, she completed the walk to raise funds for SANDS Lothians. This gave her the chance to get video footage of the event with the GoPro that her employers Eagle Couriers gave her. They also pledged £130 to start off her fundraising.
Alana, said: “I was quite nervous for the walk but thankfully I didn’t do it alone. We didn’t even know my dad had put our names in for the draw until we had all been selected.
“It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I’m really glad to have done it for a charity that does such amazing work in my local area.
“Even though I probably won’t be using the new bridge too often it’s exciting to be part of the opening walk. I imagine a lot of my colleagues will be frequent users of the bridge.”
The Jamieson family lost their baby daughter and sister, Rachel, and so the walk has raised money for SANDS Lothians a charity which supports bereaved families where a baby dies as a result of miscarriage or stillbirth, or where the baby dies soon after birth.
If you would like to support Alana and her family, donations are still being collected through their just giving page:https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stark01
Watch the video Alana made here :
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