FAMILY and friends of a little girl with acute leukaemia have raised cash for Macmillan Cancer Support with a Mighty Hike in the Yorkshire Dales. Five-year-old Isabel Sewell, of South Cowton, was diagnosed with the disease in November, and is undergoing a gruelling two-year programme of chemotherapy. Whilst in hospital she was able to play with toys that had been provided by Macmillan, news that spurred Melanie Lawson, a friend of Isabel s grandmother, into fundraising action. After seeing the charity s Yorkshire Mighty Hike advertised on social media, Ms Lawson, of East Cowton, signed up. The event, on July 3, is a 26-mile walk starting at Malham and following the River Aire.
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12:35 PM May 19, 2021
Garden House Hospice Care and Isabel Hospice have teamed up for a new fundraising walking challenge
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Letchworth s Garden House Hospice Care has teamed up with Welwyn Garden City-based Isabel Hospice to offer a new walking challenge: Fountain to Fountain.
The Fountain to Fountain hike takes you through beautiful Hertfordshire countryside
- Credit: Garden House Hospice Care
The 18-mile fundraising hike takes place on Sunday, July 11, starting at Broadway Gardens in Letchworth Garden City and taking you through beautiful Hertfordshire countryside to The Campus in Welwyn Garden City.
Entry costs £20 for adults and £10 for children (under 18). On the day, walkers will start in waves between 8.30am and 10.30am, to maximise social distancing.