A CHARITABLE quintet have raised £2,000 for charity after completing a 15-mile walk around London at night.

A team made up of five women, under the team name of Fordingbridge Fillies, spent the night of Saturday, May 18, walking the 15.2 mile London Moonwalk, raising awareness and fundraising for the Walk the Walk cancer cause.

Helen Pilling from Pilgrims Veterinary Practice, Michelle Calais from Fordingbridge Bookshop, Penny Sheppard from Nearly New Beginnings, Nicky Rudd from Padua Communications and Karen Gorman from Fordingbridge Federation decided to pull together as a team and have so far raised £2,000.

Michelle, aka Akela, said: “We saw that Nicky and Penny did the walk in 2023 and decided that we wanted to join for such an important cause.

“We are all working mums so some of our training sessions have been early in the morning before the school run.”

Helen added: “The weather hasn’t been kind this year for the training but the atmosphere on the night was worth it – it was very emotional as we heard stories about people walking for friends and family who have been affected by breast and other cancers.”

Karen said: “It was a very special night and great to do the walk as a team – we were all looking out for each other and already have other people asking if they can do it with us next year.

“We’re thrilled that we have managed to raise so much and the link is still open if you want to give.”

For more details, and to make a donation, visit https://giving.give-star.com/microsite/walkthewalk/themoonwalklondon2024/team/7cc731fb-4673-40fa-9e42-dcedfc5c71a4.

Walk the Walk raises funds to prevent cancer, as well as helping those diagnosed with the emotional and physical challenges of the illness.

Over the past 24 years, Walk the Walk has raised in excess of £137 million, much of which has been granted to support a wide variety of organisations across the UK.