the Guinness Book of Records.

They believe it is the largest non-competitive walking marathon in the world, having attracted 2,133 walkers.

The End-to-End walk, from east to west, is held annually to raise funds for charity. Over the last five years it has raised over a third of a million dollars.

Hundreds are again expected to take part in this year's event on Saturday, May 8, starting at St. George's and finishing at Dockyard.

This year's will be the sixth annual walk and will include for the first time two additional shorter walks.

The Middle-to-End walk, covering 15 miles, will begin at the Botanical Gardens, while the School-to-End walk designed for primary schoolchildren will be even shorter.

Charities who will benefit from an estimated $100,000, which organisers are aiming to raise, are the Bermuda Junior Service League Shelly Bay Park Community Playground, the Women's Resource Centre and the Bermuda Diabetes Association.

SCIENTIST'S HOUSE PLAN APPROVED PLN Scientist's house plan approved The Development Applications Board has approved an application by Bermuda Biological Station director Dr. Tony Knap to build a house on a hillside with views of Harrington Sound and North Shore.

Dr. Knap had originally sought to build the house on the top part of the hill, which is restrictively zoned woodland reserve/open space. He argued there were no longer trees on the land.

But the DAB refused the application and Dr. Knap reapplied to build lower down the hill on land zoned medium density. He also lodged an appeal against the decision, saying it would be more detrimental to the environment to build in the medium density zone because it was virgin land covered in dense vegetation and trees. The proposed site for the house is off Trinity Church Road in Hamilton Parish. There has been no decision yet on the appeal.

A DAB member said it was his understanding that Dr. Knap was applying for permission to build lower down the hill in order that he could get on with construction in the event his appeal was turned down.

In another recent DAB decision, the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo in Flatts Village was given permission to install a seawater tank, which will be part of a new exhibition.

CLEANER RAIDED SAFE TO BUY DRUGS CTS Cleaner raided safe to buy drugs A social inquiry report was ordered yesterday for a cleaner who stole over $800 from a client's safe and spent the money on drugs.

Hilgrove Calvin Ingham of Eastdale Lane, Southampton pleaded guilty to the theft when he appeared in magistrates' court.

The court heard that Ingham entered the Ice Queen Restaurant in Paget on March 8 to clean the premises and at some point turned the restaurant's safe upside down, shaking money out of a deposit slot.

Police inquiries led to Ingham, who admitted the offence. The 43-year-old admitted he had spent all of the money on drugs.

Magistrate the Wor. John Judge said a social inquiry report "with a view towards drug rehabilitation'' was necessary before sentence was passed.

"Drugs appear to be at the root of this,'' Mr. Judge said.

Ingham, who was released on $500 bail, will return for sentencing in three weeks.

MISSING CHILD: POLICE APPEAL FOR HELP POL Missing child: Police appela for help Police have appealed for help in finding a missing child.

Twelve-year-old Tomisha Smith was last seen on Saturday morning after spending the night at a friend's house.

She is described as dark skinned, about 5ft, stockily built and with straight black hair.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Andrea Browne said: "We are appealing for Tomisha to return home.'' She added anyone knowing her whereabouts should ring the missing persons department at Hamilton Police Station.