Walk tall for charity
THE children enjoyed the rain, and the grown-ups endured the rain which graced this year’s Bracknell Together Walk on Sunday, August 8.
First, the facts. 66 walkers braved the elements for the second Bracknell Together Walk through the beautiful South Hill Park and Swinley Forest. They represented more than a dozen local charities.
The biggest team were walking for the Wokingham Foodbank, which has been supporting local families and individuals during the pandemic. Bracknell charities included The Wayz, Promise Inclusion, Home-Start Bracknell Forest, and Youthline.
Youthline Bracknell Forest’s walkers were giant panda and koala bears, but other animals gathered there included tigers and badgers ... oh and our little
Devil of course ... all thanks to our facepainter Messy Jessy.
Other charities benefitting from this year’s Bracknell Together Walk are the
Parkinson’s Society, the Cowshed, the NSPCC, the PItuitary Foundation, Breast Cancer
UK, the Friends of St Mary’s Winkfield, and Easthampstead Rotary Club.
Easthampstead Rotarians and their families also ‘manned’ the registration desk, marshalled the routes, and awarded the certificates to the walkers.
Thanks to generous donations from local Co-op and Aldi stores, all the walkers were given fruit and water for their walk.
Walk organiser, Mike O’Donovan also thanks Avis Budget and Boehringer
Ingelheim.
“Their support means we are able to award cash prizes worth hundreds of pounds to the good causes making the most impact on this year’s Bracknell Together Walk,” he said.
“The names of the winners will be announced shortly.”
And, after the facts, the feelings.
This message posted by Wokingham Foodbank’s Linda Miller is typical.
“We had a great morning at the Bracknell Together Walk at South Hill Park.
“A massive thank you to Easthampstead Rotary Club for hosting such a lovely event. We all had a fantastic time.
“The sunshine even came out for us to have a cuppa at the end of the walk.
“And thanks also to our volunteers, their friends and families for walking today, and everyone who has contributed towards our fundraising.”