The Fundraising Team at Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) says it is excited about its Moonlight Memory Walk coming to Falmouth this month.

On Saturday, September 30 the annual CHSW Moonlight Memory Walk returns to Falmouth and the charity is encouraging ladies to sign up while there are still early bird tickets available.

The event is a ladies only, sponsored five mile walk which will set off around the town at 10pm on September 30. The route starts on the Moor and takes in Pendennis Point and Gyllyngvase Beach along the way and is being sponsored by Fugro GeoServices and Goodmans Financial Planning.

Ladies can take part in the walk in memory and celebration of their loved ones. A memory ceremony is held at the start of the event where decorated bags are lit up with candles around the fountain on the Moor and there are some special readings and moments of reflection. This is then followed by an upbeat warm up and the walk sets off as the clock strikes 10pm.

Kiley Tellam, Events Fundraiser for CHSW explains the unique atmosphere on the evening; “Our Moonlight Memory Walk is such a special event. All the ladies are there for a personal reason but what seems like it could be a very sad event is actually a very uplifting and fun evening. The ladies show such a great sense of camaraderie and friendship along the route. If you haven’t taken part before we hope that this is the year you decide to join us and help us raise funds to support families create special memories at our hospices.”

Money donated by the ladies raising sponsorship to take part in the Moonlight Memory Walk will go towards helping CHSW offer care and support to local children and their families at its three children’s hospices in the south west including Little Harbour in St Austell. Little Harbour offers short breaks, respite, palliative care as well as end of life care and bereavement support to children with life limiting or life threatening illnesses.

The Early Bird offer of signing up for just £10 is only available for a limited time so to benefit from this please sign up via www.chsw.org.uk/moonlight and if you have any enquiries about the event please call the Fundraising Team at Little Harbour children’s hospice on 01726 871800