A FAMILY friendly fundraiser hopes to bring out people from across York and North Yorkshire to raise money for a cause near and dear to people’s hearts. The NSPCC’s Walk for Children event is set to take place on the morning of Sunday, December 8 in Leeds’ Roundhay Park. The event hopes to attract hundreds of families from across the region to raise thousands of pounds to help the NSPCC support children and families across the UK.
Offering two different routes, a 5k and a fully accessible 3k, the walk will start and end in a ‘village’ - offering warm-ups, food and drink, and fun activities for children, parents and carers. The event also comes as a first for the charity, which usually encourages fundraisers to organise a Walk for Children in their hometown. The group hopes to attract more than 500 people to Roundhay Park for not only the walk but a family fun day too.
Katy Scott, NSPCC fundraising manager for the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “Walk for Children is one of the NSPCC’s favourite events of the year, and has previously seen fundraisers across the country organise their own routes. “We are delighted to be hosting the very first major Walk for Children here in and hope it will be the first of many. It’s going to be a fantastic day, with entertainment, games and the beautiful scenery of Roundhay Park.
“There will also be an opportunity to meet Santa on the route and everyone who takes part will receive an NSPCC t-shirt. We want to create a sea of green across the park to show how amazing the people of Leeds are in the run-up to Christmas.” Previous Walk for Children events organised by fundraisers across the country have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the NSPCC that go towards funding services like Childline – which has one of its bases in Leeds.
It costs £10 per adult to sign up for Walk for Children in Leeds, and children go free. Participants are asked to try and raise £100 to help fund the charity’s work and keep more children safe. Everyone who signs up will receive a fundraising pack which includes an NSPCC t-shirt to wear on the day.
Everyone who registers an interest will be contacted as soon as full sign-up details are available. To find out more about how you can support the NSPCC, go to.
