Three Parks Challenge for Shooting Star Hospice
20th June 2010
I was out this morning photographing some of the people taking part in the Three Parks Challenge 2010. This is a 15-mile walk (with 8 and 3 mile options) through three beautiful parks - starting in Bushy Park, through Hampton Court Park and along the river to Richmond Park, before returning back to Bushy Park.
Last year, the 300 walkers raised almost £50,000 and I am excited to see whether the walkers this year have topped that figure for the Shooting Star.
What I was quite surprised about was the diversity of people attending to raise money. I photographed one family where the youngest member was just 18 months, a 7 year old girl and her dad who were completing 8 miles together, a team of more than 30 sixth form students and many couples and single walkers of all ages. Despite it being really windy and cold at the start at 8am, everyone was in high spirits.
The Shooting Star Children's Hospice provides care, support and advice for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. These care services are offered free of charge to families, 365 days a year across the western half of London and north Surrey. It is an amazing charity and when I visited Shooting Star house earlier this year, I was blown away by the environment, staff and facilities, and seeing little children with smiles on their faces and playing, despite the difficulties they face. If you would like to know more about Shooting Star, here is the website: http://www.shootingstar.org.uk/ .
Last year, the 300 walkers raised almost £50,000 and I am excited to see whether the walkers this year have topped that figure for the Shooting Star.
What I was quite surprised about was the diversity of people attending to raise money. I photographed one family where the youngest member was just 18 months, a 7 year old girl and her dad who were completing 8 miles together, a team of more than 30 sixth form students and many couples and single walkers of all ages. Despite it being really windy and cold at the start at 8am, everyone was in high spirits.
The Shooting Star Children's Hospice provides care, support and advice for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. These care services are offered free of charge to families, 365 days a year across the western half of London and north Surrey. It is an amazing charity and when I visited Shooting Star house earlier this year, I was blown away by the environment, staff and facilities, and seeing little children with smiles on their faces and playing, despite the difficulties they face. If you would like to know more about Shooting Star, here is the website: http://www.shootingstar.org.uk/ .
