Join Dr Kershaw’s for their 14th annual Hospice to Hospice Walk

Get fit and fundraise for Dr K

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice's annual Hospice to Hospice walk returns this year and is promising to be bigger (and eco-friendlier) than ever.

The 7.25-mile walk takes place on Sunday 26th April with registration opening from 9.15 at the hospice on Turf Lane, Royton. The walk will commence at around 10.20 am with local dance academy, ‘Ana’s Dance’, leading the warm-up. 

Starting at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, the walk takes participants to nearby hospice Springhill, here they can have a brew before setting back off to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice.

When the walkers arrive they will be greeted by the talented Stalybridge Old Brass Brand and can collect their commemorative walkers wooden medal. 

Last year’s event saw over 500 people setting off from the hospice helping to fundraise over £25,000 for patient care. This year the hospice is determined to increase this figure encouraging more people to get fit and fundraise for their local hospice which needs to raise over £2.2 million a year in order to keep the doors open and provide free care to patients and their families within Oldham. 

This event is open to all, with supporters of the hospice being encouraged to bring along their family, friends and their four-legged friends. Some members of the public even go the extra mile and wear fancy dress for the occasion and get their local sporting or community group involved to join in the fun. 

This year’s event will have a particular focus on becoming as eco-friendly as possible as the hospice looks to minimise its carbon footprint. In order to do this, event organiser, Grace Carr, is encouraging online sign-ups rather than paper and is also encouraging participants to take advantage of online sponsorship forms which are available via online platforms such as Just Giving in order to reduce paper wastage. 

The hospice is also asking participants to bring along their own re-usable water bottles on the day to help, where possible, reduce the use of single-use plastic. In addition, Dr Kershaw’s is also not looking to purchase any new stock or supplies for this event, using only current supplies they have in their stock cupboard which will, where possible be recycled post-event in order for the hospice to be more environmentally conscious.

Online registration for this event is now live, with participants able to sign-up for the sponsored walk on the hospice website: www.drkershawshospice.org.uk/events/.

Pre-registration for this event is £8 per person online and increases to £10 on the day for any last-minute sign-ups. For those without access to the internet, paper registration forms and sponsorship forms are available on request from the fundraising team at the hospice by calling 0161 624 9984. 

“The Hospice to Hospice walk is the perfect opportunity to get fit and fundraise for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Our aim is to make this years event bigger and better than before and we are asking the people of Oldham to come together and support their local hospice.” States, Events Fundrasier, Grace Carr. 

This year is sponsored by Jackson Jackson and sons Ltd.

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