THOUSANDS TURNED OUT FOR BIGGEST EVER MIDNIGHT WALK
July 16th, 2015
This year s annual St Peter s Hospice Midnight Walk saw its biggest ever turn out with well over 1000 Bristol women stepping out to support the city s only adult hospice.
The event, which took place over the weekend, attracted women from across the region who walked through the midnight hour, raising an estimated £100,000 for Bristol s only hospice.
The popular sponsored walk took in all the famous Bristol landmarks including the ss Great Britain, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Harbourside and is one of the most successful events on the charity s calendar.
St Peter s Hospice events fundraiser Maria del Carmen Moon Park said: I would like to thank everyone who took part in such a hugely successful Midnight Walk for St Peter s Hospice.
It was great to see so many people turn up for our sixth annual Midnight Walk and as always everyone looked fabulous in their pink t-shirts, bunny ears and fancy dress.
This year we even had a choir singing their way around the route which was great fun for all the other walkers. The ladies from the Black Sheep Harmony Choir were taking part on behalf of fellow member Jill Cole who is being cared for by the hospice and member Pat Nowell whose husband Alan is being supported.
As well as hundreds of walkers, male and female volunteer marshals gave up their time to help on the night and without them the event would not be possible.
Not only was the event great fun we are hoping to raise over £100,000 for those with life-limiting illnesses in Bristol, this is a fantastic amount to raise in just one special night.
As Bristol s only adult hospice, St Peter s Hospice cares for more than 2,670 patients each year as well as supporting family members.
All services are provided free of charge but this care costs around £18,000 a day. For around £13,000 of that, the hospice relies on gifts in wills, kind donations and funds generated by the hospice shops.
For more information on St Peter s Hospice or the Midnight Walk visit www.stpetershospice.org 