18-05-2025
Herefordshire man raises £6k for children's charity
A Knighton marketing manager has raised more than £6,000 for a children's charity.
Chris Butler, who works for Radnor Hills, completed a 177-mile walk along Offa's Dyke in six days.
The father of one took on the challenge to raise money for Abbie's Army, a charity that funds medical research into DIPG, a children's brain cancer.
The 35-year-old, who lives in Herefordshire, said: "It was an incredible journey, and I'm delighted to have smashed my fundraising target.
"I'd like to thank everyone who donated and supported me, including my best mate Michael Cresswell who took time out to tackle a huge chunk of the walk.
"Special thanks also go to my dad, Paul, who followed me all the way down the trail keeping me topped up with supplies and kept me going in the heatwave, and to my wife Holly and our son, Arthur, who inspired me to take on this challenge and who have kept my head in the game throughout.
"Abbie's Army is a remarkable charity dedicated to funding vital research into this devastating disease and offering support to families facing this life-altering challenge."
Abbie Mifsud was just six years old when she died of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), an inoperable and incurable cancer in her brainstem.
DIPG is a highly aggressive form of cancer with no effective treatment currently available. It almost exclusively affects children under the age of eleven.
Abbie died in 2011, just five months after being diagnosed.
Mr Butler added: "As the dad of a three-year-old, I can't even begin to imagine what families living with DIPG are going through and I just knew I had to do something to help.
