A charity is appealing for women to support its biggest annual fundraising event.
St Nicholas Hospice Care is holding its Girls Night Out sponsored walk, in Bury St Edmunds, on Saturday 10 September.
Since it started in 2009 the fundraising walk has raised more than £811,000 for the Hospice, a charity which supports people across West Suffolk and Thetford facing long-term or life-threatening illnesses, and their loved ones.
Last year 1,800 women registered for the moonlight walk, raising a record £190,000 for the charity. This year, the Hospice hopes 2,000 women will take part.
Girls Night Out participants walk either 11.2 or six miles around Bury, while wearing pyjamas and flashing bunny ears. They gather on Angel Hill as dusk falls, start the walk at 8pm and arrive back by midnight.
Jenny Baskett, Hospice Events and Challenges Fundraiser, said: “Girls Night Out has continually grown, with many walkers coming back year after year. Some see the Hospice as a worthy cause and want to help raise funds, while some have a strong personal connection to the Hospice and walk in memory of someone they have loved or lost. Whatever the reason, we are grateful to everyone who takes part.”
Registration is open now, with an early sign-up offer of £10 per person valid until 31 May (£15 registration 1 June onwards).
To register, pick up a form from the Hospice in Bury St Edmunds, any of the Hospice shops, or go to www.girlsnightoutwalk.co.uk
