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Hovertravel Staff Beat Fundraising Target For Mountbatten

L to R: Pat Sowerbutts, Mary Toms and Matt Harrison of the HoverWalkers team.

Hovertravel's Walk the Wight initiative has raised more than £1,000 for Mountbatten.

Several staff members completed the walk, while the travel company provided extra flights for participants.

Hovertravel is a long-time supporter of the Mountbatten Hospice, having helped to encourage walkers for the annual Walk the Wight event for almost 15 years.  

This time the staff led HoverWalkers team completed the 26.5 miles of the full walk and raised £1,098.

Hovertravel pilot, Matt Harrison, said:

"Alongside providing early, extra flights on the Sunday morning for participants, we wanted to get involved and raise money so Hovertravel entered its HoverWalkers team.

"We were delighted to have completed the walk across the Island, thanks to the support and companionship of our colleagues and teammates.

"Knowing we were raising funds for the amazing work of Mountbatten helped to make the pain well worth the gain!"

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