Local Scene
Walk the Wight
Thousands of Islanders took part in the
annual Walk the Wight event this May.
It was blessed with perfect weather and
the flagship fund-raiser highlighted
once again the Island’s incredible
sense of community in raising funds
for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice.
It is estimated that over 8,000 men, women, children
and dogs took part, with the numbers being boosted
by those signing up on the day itself. This was
thanks, no doubt, to the beautiful Spring weather.
Walking the entire route was Elaine Harris,
whose father Bill Bradley was founder of Walk the
Wight, along with colleague Frank Stevens. Elaine
said: “It’s fantastic every year, the lump gets in my
throat at some point, it’s just the most amazing
feeling! Dad would have been blown away, just
blown away by what’s happened to his little baby
which has grown so huge and is so fantastic.”
Many chose to dress up for the occasion, including
a group of three leprechauns, a man covered in
balloons, children dressed as bumblebees and
Mountbatten Nurses Jackie Whiller and Theresa
Macnamara, and Mountbatten Healthcare Assistant
Jane Tizard were appropriately dressed as sunflowers!
Pictures by Laura Holme
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