THE OUNDLE PILGRIMAGE

www.oundlepilgrimage.org.uk
Created in 2010 to promote fundraising in Northamptonshire for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall, my aim is to help support Thorpe Hall.  In addition to the annual event, I try to encourage people to use the walking route throughout the year and have established fundraising jars at many locations inviting walkers to make a contribution to the cause. All the money that people donate to the jars goes towards funding palliative care at the Peterborough Hospice.

Lockdown, PPE and visitor restrictions didnt stop Sue Ryder. They kept on caring because people like me cared too. But there is one thing that could stop them now. With less income from their shops and many fundraising events cancelled this year, they already have £2m less coming in each month than they need to keep running at full capacity. We are now in a second national lockdown; every week Sue Ryder's shops are closed the charity loses an additional £500,000. Coronavirus cases are on the rise again and conditions like cancer are going untreated. Sue Ryder Nurses and healthcare staff are needed more than ever at a time when they simply dont have enough funding. Were facing an end-of-life care crisis the likes of which weve never seen before.