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Like many areas of society Charities have been badly hit by the lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. There much needed work continues but there sources of revenue to fund this has vastly decreased. Normally in June we would hold our annual Bishop's sponsored walk to Rodsley to raise funds for our charities of Rainbows and Bluebell Wood Children's Hospices, but this has been cancelled to adhere to the government guidelines. But where there is a will there is a way!

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust are aiming to raise £500 for Rainbows Children's Hospice by challenging our school communities to collectively run, walk, cycle or swim the 1270 miles the distance from Rodsley (where St Ralph Sherwin was born) to the Venerable English College in Rome (where St Ralph Sherwin was sent from on his mission back to England). We will aim to cover this distance throughout the month of June and track our miles using the Strava platform.

The Rainbows SRS Rodsley to Rome fundraising page is for the communities of: Blessed Robert Sutton, Saint Benedict, Saint John Houghton, English Martyrs', Holy Rosary, St Alban's, St Edward's, St Elizabeth's, St George's, St John Fisher, St Joseph's Derby, St Mary's Derby, St Thomas' and the Priory.

Our school communities in the northern half of the CMAT will be covering the same distance from Rome to Rodsley and raising funds for our other charity - Bluebell Wood and their fundraising page can be found here: www.justgiving.com/Rome2Rodsley