There was confetti and a brass band fanfare when Steven Webb and his electric wheelchair crossed the Cornwall 500 finish line on Lemon Quay on Sunday.
Having set off from the city on September 1, his final leg saw him leave commemorative plaques at The Old Plough in Shortlanesend and Truro Cathedral, drop into Truro City FC and County Hall, and make his own personal tribute on Infirmary Hill, site of the former City Hospital, where he was taken 33 years ago following the accident that left him paralysed.
On his travels, Steven has raised over £7,500 for Cornwall Air Ambulanbce Trust’s #heli2 appeal.
Having passed the finish line to confetti cannons, Steven said: “My homecoming was wet, windy and challenging, and the amazing welcome left me speechless and overwhelmed. It hasn’t really sunk in.”
Read the full story in Truro Voice this Wednesday.