More than 2,000 people joined together for an epic pub walk which has raised tens of thousands for charity.
It is anticipated the 2,183 walkers who participated in the Pendleside 2022 Pub Walk will have collected up to £100,000 in sponsorship and donations.
The final figure, which has yet to be confirmed, will go towards the cost of providing care and support for patients at Pendleside Hospice, who have life-limiting illnesses.
The event, which was co-organised with Burnley and Pendleside Rotary Club, covered 13 miles and 20 refreshment venues including popular haunts such as the Barley Mow, the Rising Sun and the White Swan at Fence.
Everyone was welcome to take part in the walk, with four-legged friends enjoying the day too
Louisa Mayor, Pendleside’s head of income generation, said: “It was brilliant to see so many happy faces on Pub Walk Day which returned after a two-year absence because of Covid.
“We are always extremely grateful to everyone who took part and especially Graham Trudgill and his colleagues at Burnley and Pendleside Rotary Club for playing such a major part in making the event a success.
“We won’t know exactly how much we have raised until everyone has submitted their sponsorship money, but we are hoping it will exceed £100,000, which is magnificent.”
Another huge event is expected to raise funds for the hospice later this year, when hundreds of witches are set to gather.
Thousands of happy walkers joined together
Pendleside Witchfest will be hosted on September 17 and hopes to break the record for the most people in one place to be dressed as witches.
It will incorporate a festival, witch walk and Guinness World Record attempt all in one.
The venues visited during the 2022 Pub Walk were:
- Four Halls Inn, Higham
- Pendle Inn, Barley Mow
- The Cabin, Barley
- Bay Horse, Roughlee Village Centre, Roughlee
- Rising Sun, Blacko
- Charity Alpaca
- Cross Gaits, Blacko
- Old Bridge Inn, George and Dragon, David Street WMC, White Bear, Bombay Lounge, Hungry Horse, Barrowford
- Nelson Cricket Club
- Sparrowhawk, Wheatley Lane
- White Swan and Fence Gate, Fence
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