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Jan 2025
Harrogate hospice brings back Knaresborough twilight walk
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A Harrogate hospice has announced the return of a Knaresborough fundraising walk in March.
Saint Michael’s Hospice Twilight Walk will return on Saturday, March 22.
The four-mile route, which starts and ends at King James’s School, takes participants past historic sites in Knaresborough, including Knaresborough Castle, Conyngham Hall and the riverside.
The castle will be lit in purple to commemorate the care Saint Michael’s provides for local people.
The non-competitive event has a pyjama theme and can be walked in tribute to someone special, or just for fun.
The event returned last year for the first time in over five years, post-covid and saw almost 300 hospice supporters raise £27,000 for Saint Michael’s, the highest fundraising total for the event to date.
Harrogate-based family and lifestyle blogger and influencer, Claire Lovatt-Jones, joined the walk last year.
She said:
Saint Michael’s is extremely close to my heart as they looked after my grandma so well and supported all our family through a very difficult time. I will always offer my support as a way of thanking them for their amazing work with mine and so many local families.
The Twilight Walk was a fantastic evening, having fun with friends, being able to enjoy our town on a leisurely walk and raising vital funds for Saint Michael’s all in one. Even the kids loved it!
The event hub at King James’s School opens from 4pm, with pre-walk entertainment and refreshments, with the walk commencing from 5.30pm.
Saint Michael’s cares for people living with terminal illness in their own homes, and at its Hornbeam Park-based Crimple House Hospice. Specialist bereavement and emotional support service Just ‘B’ is part of its family of services, supporting children, young people and adults across North Yorkshire.
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