Local charity Phyllis Tuckwell is delighted to be holding its sponsored Walk for the Wards on the Hampton Estate again this year, after last year’s wonderfully successful event at this new location. 

Phyllis Tuckwell’s Walk for the Wards and Run for the Wards will be held at the Hampton Estate again this year.

The Walk will take place on Sunday 16th June, and will be held alongside the charity’s new Run for the Wards event, which was launched last year and was enjoyed by local runners and running clubs.  

The Hampton Estate is a beautiful 2000-acre area of rich and diverse habitat which sits between Puttenham and Seale, just south of the A31. It includes parkland, meadows, grassland, heathland, chalk downland and woodlands, and is home to deer, songbirds, butterflies, red kites, buzzards and the Hampton herd of pedigree Sussex cows! Its owners 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. 

Participants can register for a 5 or 10 mile route, with runners starting at 9.15am and walkers setting off at 9.30am. Registration is now open, and all who complete their walk or run will be offered a free ice cream at the end! You can even bring your four-legged friend along, as dogs are welcome (on a lead). 

Sunday 16th June is Fathers’ Day, and the Walk is a lovely way for families to celebrate this special day together, or for those whose dads or someone special to them are no longer with us, to walk with friends and family in their memory. 

“We’re thrilled and very grateful to be returning to this stunning location for our Walk for the Wards and Run for the Wards events this year, and would like to say a big thank you to the owners of the Hampton estate for inviting us back,” said Ruth Masters, head of fundraising at Phyllis Tuckwell. “We’re also really pleased to have been able to open the event up to runners and hope that more will take this opportunity to run one of these two lovely routes. We’re currently offering early bird prices for the Walk, so please do take advantage of them and sign up now.” 

Early Bird entry fees for walkers are £10 for adults and £4 for children aged 14 & under, and all participants are encouraged to get sponsored. The entry fee for runners is £10 for those raising money through sponsorship and £20 for those who aren’t. All of the money raised through both registration fees and sponsorship will go directly towards helping fund the supportive and end of life care that Phyllis Tuckwell provides for local patients and families living with an advanced or terminal illness, such as cancer or motor neurone disease. As the NHS/Government usually only covers about 20% of its costs, it has to raise over £25,000 a day to provide its care, which is why events such as this are so important. 

Register now at www.pth.org.uk/walk-for-the-wards or www.pth.org.uk/run-for-the-wards and pop this wonderful summer event in your diary!