An ovarian cancer survivor has become the world's first "turbine bagger" after walking thousands of steps to tick off all the turbines at one of the UK's largest windfarms. Michele Lennox, 55, from Giffnock in East Renfrewshire, set herself the challenge of walking to all 215 turbines at Whitelee Windfarm in Eaglesham after she was diagnosed in January 2020.
The mother of one underwent a full hysterectomy, which left her extremely weak and unwell, and she was unable to get around properly. Ms Lennox began to walk during her recovery and on New Year's Day 2021, she had the idea to walk at Whitelee Windfarm.
Noticing the turbines were all numbered, she decided to walk to them all, and the Whitelee Windmill Baggers group and turbine challenge was born. Ms Lennox said the challenge gave her the "will to live" throughout her cancer fight.
