Children's Hospice South West (CHSW), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is delighted to announce that its Moonlight Memory Walk will be returning to Falmouth on 2nd October after a break in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Moonlight Memory Walk is an evening sponsored walk held annually in Falmouth which has raised almost £300,000 for the children's hospice charity since 2009.

2020's event was initially postponed and then turned virtual in September 2020. Hundreds of people took part by completing their own sponsored walk in their local area and then joined a live stream of the memory ceremony, filmed at Little Harbour children's hospice in St Austell, from the comfort of their own home.

After months of lockdowns and restrictions having such an impact on fundraising, the team at Little Harbour are delighted to be able to be organising an event which will bring people together for a poignant evening walking in memory of their loved ones and raising vital funds.

And for those not able to make it to Falmouth on the evening the charity is still offering a virtual alternative where supporters can do their own sponsored memory walk and will have access to watch a live stream of the memory ceremony online.

The Moonlight Memory Walk is a 5 mile circular walk around Falmouth setting off at 10pm on 2nd October and this year will start and finish in Kimberley Park.

National Friendly are kindly sponsoring the event which is open to anyone over the age of 12 and dogs are also welcome to join the event.

Kiley Pearce, Events Fundraiser for CHSW said:

"The last year has been incredibly challenging for everyone so we are so glad that we can bring the Moonlight Memory Walk back to Falmouth this October and give people a real opportunity to join together with friends and family and remember their loved ones as part of a poignant but uplifting event.

"The change in location of the event village, limited ticket numbers as well as many other tweaks we are making to the event will ensure the event is covid-safe for our walkers, staff and event volunteers."

It costs just £10 to sign up for the walk if you would like to take part in Falmouth (limited places available).

If you would prefer to take part virtually and plan your own route and distance this option is free however registering is still encouraged as you will receive items for your walk and the memory ceremony through the post.

All money raised from the Moonlight Memory Walk will go towards helping CHSW continue to run it's three children's hospices in the south west including Little Harbour in St Austell which supports more than 140 local children and families.

The hospice provides resilience stays, emergency stays, home visits, end of life care and bereavement support and has remained open throughout the pandemic.

To register for the event click here.

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