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Maria with mum Sumaira Mahmood beside the frozen canal Maria Mahmood wanted to do something truly special for the hospice that gave her the ‘best’ times with her older brother Hasan. When Francis House Children’s Hospice asked its supporters to take on a walking challenge to help raise funds, kind-hearted Maria was one of the first to sign up and has raised a staggering £3,363. After walking the ‘Lymm Loop’ an eight-mile circular route from Lymm Village, Maria and her mum Sumaira Mahmood felt tired but fulfilled. As they headed home to Stretford snow began to fall in fluffy clumps.