*UPDATE*

Now that March has come to a close, throughout the month, the team achieved a total of 1,177 miles! Well over the target of 1,000! A fantastic effort was made by all, so a huge thank you to everyone involved.

The generosity shown by those who have donated has been tremendous and we want to say a massive thank you to each and every one of you.

From all at Haines Watts Wolverhampton

The team are making a brilliant effort in trying to achieve the goal of 1,000 miles during March. So far, as at Friday 14th March, the team have completed 561.35 miles towards the 1,000-mile target.

This has been achieved undertaking many different activities including walking, running, cycling, swimming and dancing!

Impressively, Dan flew all the way to Cyprus last weekend to complete a half marathon. He completed it with a time of 2:00:57.

A huge congratulations to Dan!

Another fantastic reason to donate to such a wonderful charity.

We will all continue to push forward to ensure we meet the 1,000-mile target.

Again, a huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far – it really is a brilliant incentive for the team.

From all at Haines Watts Wolverhampton

The individual challenge is 62 miles, but we have decided as an office we are taking on the challenge of 1,000 Miles between the team in March for Bliss, the UK's leading charity helping babies born premature or full-term, but sick.

Haines Watts Wolverhampton have decided to take on this challenge as an office team, undertaking to complete 1,000 miles between us during March, and raising as much money as possible.

You may have met our Audit and Accounts Senior, Daniel Ingleby.

Daniel was born very premature, having been born at 26 weeks, and weighing just 1lb 15oz (less than one kilo). He was critically ill and immediately surrounded by machines in the neo-natal unit, Bliss, at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. The machines, costing around £75,000, were the only thing keeping him alive. Despite his parents being told that he had just a 50% chance of survival, Daniel spent the next 96 days in hospital. During this time, he had septicaemia twice, a recurring bowel infection, chronic lung disease requiring constant oxygen and detached retinas to both eyes requiring laser surgery. Daniel left hospital at 3 months old weighing in at 5lbs 4oz. This was over 25 years ago, and Bliss continue to help premature and sick babies to this day.

1 in every 7 babies born in the UK will need specialist neonatal care, which means thousands of babies and their families seek information and support from Bliss every year.

By sponsoring us, your donation will help Bliss continue their work to ensure that every baby born premature or full-term who needs neonatal care will have the best chance of survival and quality of life.