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Hiking From Home: Virtual Walk The Wight Raises More Than £200,000

A virtual alternative to Walk the Wight has raised more than £200,000 for Mountbatten Hospice.

Walk the Wight Your Way was organised as a safe alternative to the annual fundraising event which usually sees thousands hiking across the island – but was cancelled this year due to Coronavirus.

Around 2,500 people took part, raising a total of £212,000.

Participants clocked up their miles at home or as part of their daily lockdown exercise routines.

Mountbatten CEO, Nigel Hartley said:

“It’s a staggering amount of money and we are truly grateful to our Island community for getting behind us at what was an extremely difficult time.

“Walk the Wight is our biggest fundraising event and the idea of it not happening was a huge worry for us all.

“We had very few options but the virtual version was really popular and we were thrilled to welcome many new supporters to the event too.

“As we look ahead to next year, we hope Walk the Wight can return as normal but we certainly hope to maintain a virtual element to encourage as many people as possible to stay involved.”

All money raised goes to supporting Mountbatten’s work helping people experiencing death, dying and bereavement on the Isle of Wight.

To pre-register for next year’s Walk the Wight visit the Mountbatten website.

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