Chance to stride out along our coast to help children’s hospices
Tenacious trekkers have the chance to raise vital funds for charity by taking on two coastal walks next year.
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has confirmed the dates for next year’s Pier 2 Pier events – one in Norfolk and one in Suffolk – and we are proudly sponsoring both of them. The Norfolk version, a gruelling 32-mile walk from Cromer to Great Yarmouth, is taking place on 7th June, and the Suffolk Pier 2 Pier walk, a 16-mile walk from Lowestoft to Southwold, will then follow on 6th September.
Cheers, tears and blisters were the order of the day at last year's events, with over 200 people signed up, raising more than £90,000 with many donning Pier 2 Pier t-shirts to show their support for EACH.
“We can’t wait for our popular Pier 2 Pier walks to return in 2025” said EACH’s Senior Events Fundraiser Emma Cook.
Senior Events Fundraiser, Emma Cook, say “They’re a staple part of our events calendar, and it’s always a pleasure to welcome so many people, united in their mission to complete a very testing challenge but primarily to raise as much as possible for our charity... Funds from events like this make such a significant difference in terms of the care and support we provide children and families across the region."
Last year’s Norfolk Pier 2 Pier was a particularly special occasion for the Radcliffe family, from Cambridgeshire.
Together with many friends, they formed a team of 31 people sporting orange capes and glitter and representing the ‘Just George’ team. Between them, they raised more than £30,000 and were showing their support as a thank you for the care four-year-old George Radcliffe received at Milton – EACH’s Cambridgeshire base – after being diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma (a soft tissue tumour) in May 2022. He was referred to EACH the following Spring and died at the hospice last October. Parents David and Lisa have subsequently received bereavement support, and David was among those to take on the challenge, while Lisa and two close friends gave up their time as volunteers, handing out medals at the finish.
“Next year’s walks will be particularly special as we partner with Chestnut, we’re so incredibly grateful for their support and look forward to working closely together in the new year.”
To find out more, book a place and read about other fundraising events, head to their website here.
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