St Ann’s Hospice are looking for some brave “soles” to take on their Firewalk.
This year’s Firewalk will take place on 5th November 2023 at their Little Hulton hospice, and the price of registration has just been slashed from £30 to £15!
Everyone who takes part will be in the safe hands of a Blaze ‘Fire Master’ instructor who will take you through a motivational Fear Buster session prior to walking across 20ft of burning wood embers with bare feet, helping you to leap into this challenge feet first.
Marie Foster, Innovation and Digital Fundraiser at St Ann’s Hospice, took part in the Firewalk in 2021. Marie says: “I’ve worked for St Ann’s Hospice for the last five years. I took on the Firewalk to prove to myself I could do it, and absolutely loved the challenge!
“A few years ago my sister raised money for another charity and did a Firewalk, so I wanted to prove to myself that if she could do it, I could too.
“Whenever I tell people I took part in this challenge they always ask me whether it hurts, and it honestly doesn’t – but there’s no doubt that it’s very hot!”
Each person who takes part has a sponsorship target of £150, and the Firewalk is open to anyone over the age of 14 (under-18s must be accompanied by an adult).
Marie says: “You get to see the fire being lit which makes the challenge very real very quickly, but it’s great to be involved in all aspects of the event.
“I wanted to take on a challenge for St Ann’s Hospice to raise money for a charity close to my heart, and enjoyed doing this with my friend as it was a shared experience between us.
“I had a lot of comments from people saying I was mad to be doing such a crazy challenge, but I’d recommend it to everyone!”
Imagine how you will feel after Firewalking – if you can walk on fire, what else can you achieve if you put your mind to it?
For more information visit www.sah.org.uk/firewalkor contact the Events Team on 0161 498 3631 or events@sah.org.uk.
