Charity walks raise nearly £1,500 for Severn Hospice
Nearly £1,500 has been raised for a county charity thanks to people joining walks led by a Shrewsbury woman.
Kandis Bailey, 53, from Shrewsbury, was joined by fellow members of Bicton and Oxon WI, as well as friends and family, for two walks in aid of Severn Hospice.
The first, a 10k walk on Saturday morning, was joined by around 25 people, with a second in the grounds of Severn Hospice at Bicton involving 36 people.
The fundraising total for the hospice now stands at £1,475 – a long way further than the initial £250 target set by Kandis on her Just Giving page.
She said it had been great to take part in the walks, joined by friends and family in helping raise money for a good cause.
She said: "It was buzzing. It was really great. The weather obviously makes it as well, it was really fun, lots of people coming out, raising money for the community."
She added: "The original target was £250 and I never expected to be getting anywhere near £1,000 but to be where we are is amazing, and there is still money people are telling me they will be giving in so we could reach £1,500."
People of all abilities were able to join the walk with the youngest taking part only one year old, and the oldest 85.
Kandis said that people had wanted to do what they can to support the charity.
She said: "A lot of people who have been there today have had family and friends who have been looked after by the hospice.
"It is amazing the work they do there, the help and support the staff and everyone there provide is amazing."
