Walkers put best foot forward for charity hospital-to-hospital walk in Shropshire
Around 140 enthusiastic walkers today took part in a fun hospital-to-hospital fundraising walk to raise vital cash to equip a new cancer and haematology centre in Shrewsbury.
The 14.6-mile walk from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was to help raise cash for for the Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund which has already raised £3.2million towards the £4.8 million cost of building the state-of-the-art facility at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Funds were also raised by the Shropshire Blood Trust Fund, League of Friends and other charities.
Now a fresh campaign has been launched to generate a further £350,000 for vital equipment and furnishings for the building. Proceeds from the walk between the two hospital sites will go towards that target.
The fundraisers started their walk at 9.30am with walkers travelling through Wellington, along the old A5, through Meole Brace before arriving at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital at about 3pm.
Organiser Nick Holding, an improvement manager with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said he was overwhelmed with the interest in the walk.
Mr Holding said he hoped about £5,000 could be raised from the event, which has already received a wealth of support from local businesses.
Louise Cliffe, Acting Fundraising Manager at the Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund, said:
"I would like to thank Nick and his team for organising this event to raise funds for our Appeal, we are very grateful to them for their support and we wish them all the best on the day.
“The funds they raise will go towards buying furniture and equipment for the new Cancer and Haematology Centre being built at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and is due to be opened in the Autumn this year."
As well as support from people taking part in the event and making donations, a number of local companies have also supported the event.
