READY, STEADY, MOW!
CONNOR Morris is preparing to take his lawnmower out of the gardens and onto the streets this May, by walking with it from Runcorn to Manchester.
The walk will take him around nine hours, with ‘25 miles’ to cover, beginning in the old town centre in Runcorn and ending in Manchester city centre. The large walk will see him pass through Warrington, Dunham Massey and Sale on the way to his end point on Monday, May 20.
Connor, 17, is taking on this lengthy challenge to support the Stroke Association, who helped care for his grandad earlier this year after he suffered a stroke in February, at only 59 years old. The charity supported him through the aftermath and the physical health problems it caused.
Connor never thought in ‘a million years’ it would happen to someone close to him, and now having see the effects of a stroke up close, he is willing to do whatever he can to raise money for the charity as well as awareness of strokes and the symptoms of one.
When talking of his grandad, Connor said: “He had a stoke earlier this year in February. It affected his speech and mobility on the left hand side. They helped him with speech therapy and working on his mobility on the left hand side.”
Symptoms of a stroke can include faces dropping on one side, slurred speech, weakness in the arms, confusion and blurring of vision.
Connor, from Runcorn, got his unusual idea of a fundraiser from his profession. He began his own gardening business, Turf Masters, when he was just 16 and when thinking of a way to help raise money for the Stroke Association he decided ‘to mix them both together’.
Connor is aiming to raise around £400 for the Stroke Association.