Local charity Phyllis Tuckwell will be holding a beautiful summer sunset walk to remember loved ones, on Saturday 21st June, the longest day of the year, and would love you to join them.
Caption: Walk for the Wards at Sunset will take place on Saturday 21st June.
The walk will take place at the stunning Hampton Estate near Seale, and is a lovely opportunity to walk with family or friends in memory of someone special. All of the money raised will go directly towards helping fund the vital palliative and end of life care that Phyllis Tuckwell provides for local patients and families living with an advanced or terminal illness, such as cancer.
The walk will be held later in the day than on previous years, so that participants finish as the sun sets over the beautiful Surrey countryside. The owners of the Hampton Estate have very kindly opened some of the estate’s private land for the event, offering participants a unique opportunity to explore not only public but also private areas of the estate, which they would not otherwise be able to access. They can choose between a 5 or 10 mile route, and dogs are welcome (on a lead). At the end of the walk, all participants will receive a hot drink and a bag of tasty treats, including a Krispy Kreme doughnut, to sit and enjoy as the sun goes down.
Everyone is welcome to join this summer evening walk, whatever their motivation for taking part – whether it is to walk in memory of a loved one, spend time with friends, family or colleagues, support Phyllis Tuckwell, or make the most of the opportunity to enjoy this beautiful countryside. Participants, particularly those who are walking in memory of a loved one, may wish to purchase one of the small battery-operated tea light lanterns which Phyllis Tuckwell will be selling on the day. These can be held or clipped onto bags, as a special symbol of a loved one who is being remembered.
“We’re really looking forward to our first ever Walk for the Wards at Sunset and are so pleased to be welcomed back to the Hampton Estate for this special event,” said Ruth Masters, fundraising manager at Phyllis Tuckwell. “We hope the event will provide a special opportunity for people to come together to walk in memory of a loved one, enjoy the beautiful countryside, and help raise the vital funds we need to enable us to continue providing our specialist Hospice Care. We would love for you to join us and help make this a walk to remember.”
Phyllis Tuckwell would like to thank the owners of the Hampton Estate for hosting the event and the Rapid Relief Team for their support towards providing the tasty treats for participants. It is hoped that participants will get sponsored to take part as all of the money raised through this walk will go directly towards helping fund the care that Phyllis Tuckwell provides. Every day, it supports over 250 patients, relatives and carers, through medical and nursing care, therapies, counselling, social work advice and practical support, but as the NHS/Government only covers 25% of its costs, it has to raise over £25,000 every day to do this.
Registration is £18 for adults and £15 for children (U14).
All our services are free, but this is only possible due to the generosity of our amazing community. The Government/NHS only provide 25% of our costs, so we need to raise over £25,000 every day to provide our vital services.
Please donate what you can to help keep hospice care available to all those in our community who need us.
