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Virtual Kiltwalk 23-25 April, 2021
Steven Phillips raising funds for Prince and Princess Wales Hospice setting off for his 26 mile walk from Glasgow Green IT has been a time when charities have been hit hard with a loss of income and traditional routes to raise funds cut off during months of lockdown. However, despite restrictions one event found a way to adapt and help people raise vital funds for their chosen charities. More than 10,000 people completed the second Virtual Kiltwalk event and following the latest one, more than £6million has been raised.
Read more: Today it was revealed £6.1 million for 1,055 coronavirus-hit charities across Scotland was raised after the 2021 Virtual Kiltwalk Weekend.
Margaret Wateron, right, with friend Margaret Baird on previous Kiltwalk The yellow roses on Margaret Waterton’s backpack drew attention as she and her friend walked 10 miles around South Lanarkshire prompting car horn beeps and waves from passing drivers. She was raising money for The Herald’s memorial garden campaign which aims to create a fitting tribute to those who have lost have lost their lives to coronavirus. The colour yellow has become a symbol of associated with the loss of someone to covid and from yellow hearts in windows and ribbons on trees, it has connected bereaved families over the past few months.
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