CHILDREN'S Hospice South West’s (CHSW) 10th anniversary Moonlight Memory Walk was held on Saturday in Falmouth and £20,000 was pledged in sponsorship to the children’s charity by the 300 people that took part.

To celebrate the event’s special anniversary this year it was moved to a spring date and was also opened up for men to take part as well as women.

This year also marked the first year that people could get involved with the event virtually.

Some completed their five-mile walk in their own time and then watched the event through a Facebook live broadcast on the night. Others did their five miles on the night locally and some further afield, with one group walking in London while raising funds for CHSW.

The evening started with the 300 walkers gathering on the Moor in the centre of Falmouth all donning their purple t-shirts and various fancy-dress accessories including beautiful lights, colourful tutus and wigs.

A memory ceremony provided walkers with time to reflect on the lives of those they were remembering on the night.

Participants heard from Eddie Farwell, co-founder and CEO of CHSW, who reflected on the very first Moonlight Memory Walk in Falmouth, organised as a fundraiser during the Precious Lives Appeal to build Little Harbour children’s hospice, which is now fully operational.

Bereaved mum Rebecca Hele spoke about her family’s journey with CHSW when their baby Jack died and the support they still receive from the charity.

Readings were given by CHSW staff and friends during the ceremony and walkers were also treated to a musical performance by Jamie Hewett. As the clock struck 10pm the 300 strong group of walkers started their five-mile walk guided by the moon and stars.

Those taking part came from all around the county, one group travelling from as far as Bude to take part after walking in the very first event 10 years ago.

Event fundraiser and organiser of the Moonlight Memory Walk, Kiley Pearce, said she was grateful to everyone who pulled together to make the event the success that it was.

She said: “On behalf of all of the children and families that we support at our Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell I would like to thank everyone who took part in our special 10th anniversary Moonlight Memory Walk.

"This event wouldn’t be what it is without the continued commitment and support from all of our walkers. From those who have taken part in every event to those who have joined us for the first time this year – thank you.

"I would also like to extend my thanks to the 80 volunteers who gave up their Saturday night to help with the event and to keep everyone safe and ensure a great night was had all around.”

Organised also thanked event sponsor Fugro, as well as Pirate FM, Cornwall Training and Consultancy, Fal Fire, the Falmouth Hotel, Cornish Tea and Coffee, Tara from Versatile Fitness Choice, Jamie Hewett and the Cornwall Channel.

Money raised in sponsorship by those who took part in the walk will go towards the care and support provided at Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell, which was described by bereaved mum Becky Hele as “the difference between a parent coping and not coping”.

Little Harbour is currently supporting more than 130 children with life-limiting conditions and their families. The hospice gives short breaks and respite with specialist care as well as other activities such as music therapy, physiotherapy and emotional support for siblings. The hospice also provides end of life care and bereavement support.

To find out more about how you can raise funds towards the £3 million needed each year to run Little Harbour visit www.chsw.org.uk or call the Little Harbour Fundraising Team on 01726 871800.

Roll of Honour – Moonlight Memory Walk 2019 Walkers

Donna Allen, Tracey Andrews, Caitlin Annear, Kim Barnes, Ann Barrington, Lynda Barton, Helen Bate, Lucy Bate, Lucy Battershill, Lucy Bayton, Lucy Bellamy, Patricia Berriman, Alan Berriman, Katherine Black, Donna Boon, Connor Boon, Alison Brigden, Nicola Brokenshire, Maggie Brown, Tracy Buck, Sue Bunt, Laura Burling, Sally Burling, Michelle Burns, Tracy Butcher, Rach Cairns, Elaine Cardew, Lisa Casley, Nicole Casley, Christine Caton, Melita Caust, Laura Caust, Natasha Caust, Maureen Chambers, Fernly Chambers, Margaret Chapman, Christine Chapman, Karen Chapple, Ann Chapple, Angela Chick, Becky Chidley, Alison Clark, Julia Clay, Elaine Clements, Victoria Clifton, Valerie Coad, Karen Cock, Tegen Cock, Hayley Coles, Linda Colton, Elizabeth Congdon, Natasha Cottle, Becky Cross, Christine Cunningham, Carol Curnow, Niki Dalby, Toni Dale, Christine Dallaway, Michelle Davey, Christine Davison, Ivan Davison, Liz de Selincourt, Eloise Denning, Jane Dews, Beverley Dobell, Sally Dodsworth, Claire Dougal, Karen Dowden, Elaine Dowling, Lesley Downie, Jane Drew, Linda Dunn, Kathryn Eaton, Sue Edmonds, Millie Edmonds, Kay Eggleston, Derek Ellis, Gemma Emberson, Samantha Farina, Amy Farrelly, Louise Feeley, Louise Fildes, Hayley Fisher, Beth Ford, Tony Ford, Anne Forman, Val Foster, Diane Foster, Rebekah Foxley, Steven Frankland, Fiona Frankland, Chloé Frankland, Amy Frankland, Nicola Frost, Rebecca Frost, Paula Furze, Penny Garwood, Vanetta Geach, Nicola Gibbs, Delma Gillott, Liane Gordon-Dunn, Belinda Gough, Eve Govier, Clare Greenwood, Claire Griffiths, Josie Gummow, Jane Guttridge, Teresa Hale, Wendy Hallows, Becky Hamm, Rosie Hamm, Laura Hancock, Janet Hannaford, Jennifer Harries, Grace Harrington, Sarah Harris, Emma Hart, Barbara Hart, Tara Hegarty, Caroline Hellyer, Anne Hinchliffe, Martin Hinchliffe, Megan Hipson, Sue Hodge, Eleanor Hood, Felicity Hood, Bev Hook, Zenah Horner-Payne, Susan Hort, Eniz Hosking, Kay House, Christine Howarth, Daniel Hughes, Michelle Humphreys, John Hutchings, David Hutchings, Nikki Hutchings, Sue Hutchinson, Anita Jackson, Ceri Jago, Amanda Jeffery, Valerie Jenkin, Tania Jenkin, Phoebe Jenkin, Sarah Jenkin, Linda Johns, Pamela Jones, Sarah Jones, Margaret Jose, Estelle Keating, Mandy Kimms, Janet King, Lynne Kitts, Tressa Lauder, Sonia Lawrence, Emma Lawry, Sharon Laws, Sophie Laws, Joanna Lawson, Stephen Lay, Sonia Lucas, Yvonne Lusty, Alison Macdonald, Frances Macfie, Jane Maclean, Rachel Marshall, Amanda Martin, Helen Martin, Elizabeth Mason, Julie Mason, Jasmin McAdams, Carly McCallum, Jan Merrifield, Simon Merrifield, Gloria Merrifield, Karen Milan, Leah Miller, Ellen Mills, Melissa Mills, Malcolm Miners, Shane Mooney, Linda Moore, Christine Moore, Janis Morgan, Carol Morris, Joanne Morris, Tami Mundy, Dazz Mundy, Max Mundy, Catherine Murphy, Isobel Neal, Nat Northwood, Emma Norton, Lynne Norton, Sonya O'Hea, Julie Oxenham, Gill Oxenham, Janice Palmer, Wendy Palmer, Jodie Parker, Stacey Pascoe, Paula Payne, Tracy Pearce, Bethany Pearce, Lorinda Pearson, Craig Peters, Hayley Phillips, Lily Phillips, Mandy Pidwell, Victoria Pinder, Lydia Pinder, Joshua Pinder, Joseph Pinder, Jane Pitts, Kay Powell, Margaret Prowse, Laura Quinney, Megan Real, Eileen Rendle, Jo Renowden, Rebecca Revell, Kylie Richardson, Mel Richardson, Janet Ridpath, Andy Ridyard, Tina Roberts, Cathryn Rose, Shenah Rose, Aaron Rowse, Claire Rowse, Mary Rudd, Nancy Rundle, Sarah Rundle, Sarah Sandercock, Hannah Schooley, Viv Sharpe, Georgina Sheridan, Brenda Shrewsbury, Rebecca Skinner, Ann Skinner, Bryan Skinner, Summer Slaney, Patricia Sleeman, Julie Smith, Shirley Smith, Sharon Smith, Kirsty Smith, Beverley Smith, Shannon Smith, Caroline Sommerville, John Sommerville, Patricia Spadaro, Emelia Spargo, Fiona Spargo, Caroline Stewart, Elizabeth Styles, Janet Summers, Carol Summers, Steve Summers, Sharon Tate, Craig Taylor-Broad, Catherine Terry, Kim Than, Gayle Thomas, Deborah Tippett, Abigail Tippett, Yvonne Tonkin, Lynda Tossell, Mary Trethewey, Sharon Trevartha, Tamsin Treveal, Tabitha Treveal, Karen Trezise, Janet Trickett, Christine Trickett, Maisie Trickett, Laura Venn, Lynne Vosper, Valerie Walker, Grace Wallace, Claire Watters, Joanne Weller, Sarah Wengradt, Mary Weston, Rona Whiteway, Lizzie Whitford, Lucy Wickes, Pauline Wickes, Katie Wickett, Julie Wicks, Janet Wilkes, Kellie Williams, Liz Williams, Erin Williams, Emma Williams, Marilyn Willmott, Robert Willmott, Kim Withey, Claire Wootton, Belinda Wreford, Karen Yates, Lauren York.

Virtual walkers: Carolyn Smith, Pat Bowley, Sue Roberts, Christine Howarth, Naomi Hahn, Sara Goodsell, Rebecca Catterall, Laura Cox, Fidelia Fitzgerald Bond, Eleanor Russell, Danielle Blackler, Natasha Fox, Tatiana Grossi.