In 2004 John Knox, our Chairman, suffered heart failure and after a new aortic valve and heart by-pass he recovered by walking in the countryside. This resulted in long distance walks in Scotland and Spain
In 2005 he decided to start a Walking Festival in the beautiful Staffordshire Moorlands and contacted a few walkers who were skilled in project development:
Our objective is to raise money for charities by walki
ng in the countryside
Presently our charities are: The North Staffordshire Hospital, Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust, NSPCC and the Douglas MacMillan Hospice
In the last 5 years we have raised £25,000 and hope to raise another £10,000 in 2011. Our confidence for this is based on our new film about our walks which will be extensively distributed. The film was sponsored by Jim Cullen of Endon