Steps Challenge fundraiser

HALTON’S mayor John Bradshaw is looking for residents to help fundraise for two local charities.

The mayor needs 34 participants to pledge to complete 10,000 steps for 30 days straight while contributing to fund-raising for the mayor’s nominated charities; Widnes & Runcorn Cancer Support and Widnes Fellowship Centre.

If the ‘Steps Challenge’ is able to find 34 participants being sponsored for £1 a day, it will raise over £1,000 for the charities.

More importantly it will encourage people of Halton to become more physically active, giving health and wellbeing benefits to individuals and groups.

Cllr John Bradshaw, who is doing the challenge himself, said: “This is an ideal opportunity for people to get more active and help to contribute to our fund-raising efforts at the same time.

“The initial response has been good and we’d like to encourage more to get involved, you can sign up as an individual, as part of a group or work placed team, a school or a sports group.

“We’ve already seen Widnes Vikings Development Squad and Windmill Hill Primary school sign up, so it’s fantastic to see youngsters supporting the challenge and starting to get their steps in.”

As well as members of the mayor’s committee taking part, he needs individuals, groups, teams and schools to take part. Individual challenges will start once signed up.

Anyone interested can contact chris. featherstone@halton.gov.uk