DURING Hospice Week 2004 (June 12-20) Freemasons of West Lancashire will take part in a charity walk in aid of hospices throughout the North West.

The trek begins in Barrow on June 12 and will head south, visiting each hospice down to Prescot.

On Tuesday, June 15 walkers will travel through Cuerden Valley Park and onto Derian House and continue to Hindley reaching Wigan and Leigh Hospice around 3pm.