A CHARITY fundraiser is about to tackle a 100-mile trek in the Welsh Marches to raise cash for York’s St Leonard’s Hospice.
Patrick McGovern, from York, who is a member of the Long Distance Walkers Association, will set off on May 26 in Ludlow, in Shropshire, with more than 500 fellow walkers in the group’s annual event.
It will be the 25th time that 62-year-old Patrick has undertaken a long-distance walk of this kind.
Mandy Metcalfe, fundraising manager at the hospice, said: “A non-stop walk of more than 100 miles is beyond most of us, and we really admire both Patrick’s stamina and also his generosity in helping to raise funds for the work of St Leonard’s.”
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