21-05-2025
Charity walk raises more than £50,000 for Bath hospital
A charity walk raised more than £50,000 for a local hospital.
More than 350 people took to the banks of the Kennet and Avon Canal on Saturday, May 17, and raised an impressive £52,000 for the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath.
The walk organised by RUHX, the official NHS charity of the Royal United Hospitals Bath, saw participants walking varying distances of 10 miles, 16 miles and a marathon distance along the Kennet and Avon Canal, in order to raise funds for the hospital.
One of RUHX's supporters said: "Every year for the last eleven, I have always felt a belonging with all that take part. We never feel on our own.
"I have walked a few on my own, knowing that you are all walking for the same charity.
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"It is an amazing feeling to be a part of this fantastic walk."
Each participant was challenged to raise £100 but some managed a whopping £1,000 for the hospital.
The funds raised will help the hospital provide care for patients, families, hospital staff, and everyone in the local community.
RUHX events and community manager, Ellie Wilkinson, talked about the significant difference these charity walks make for the hospital.
She said: "The incredible donations raised at the Walk of Life mean that we can ensure every patient at the RUH receives extra-ordinary care, whether by funding new state-of-the-art equipment like our surgical robot that improves outcomes and recovery times for patients, improving facilities, or providing services such as music on the hospital wards.
"We're so grateful to everyone who stepped out for their local hospital on Saturday, volunteered or donated to friends and family."
RUHX also expressed gratitude to local business Savills, who has supported the event for many years.
RUHX works to assist with the "extra-ordinary work" that leads to the care within the hospital.
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It aims to help improve lives and reduce hospital pressure by aiding the introduction of innovative technologies, working in collaboration with groups fighting health inequalities, and supporting the dedicated hospital staff.
The RUH in Bath is an NHS Foundation Trust that provides a variety of services to a whopping 500,000 people in Bath, and surrounding towns in North East Somerset and Western Wiltshire.
Their 759-bed hospital delivers "acute services," including medical and surgical services, women's, and children's care, emergency services, and diagnostic care.
