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Charity walk raises more than £168,000 for end-of-life care
A charity walk has raised more than £168,000 for end-of-life care.
The Oakhaven Walk took place last month, with 665 participants walking to Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington from Sandbanks, Mudeford, and Barton on Sea.
The event raised £168,700 for the hospice, which provides palliative and end-of-life care and support to families throughout the New Forest, Totton, and Waterside communities.
Jill West, Oakhaven's community and events fundraising manager, said: "Support for this year's Oakhaven Walk has been phenomenal.
14-mile Oakhaven Walk participants before the start in Mudeford (Image: Oakhaven Hospice) "On behalf of everyone at Oakhaven, I would like to say a huge thank you to all the walkers and everyone who supported our fundraising walk.
"You joined together to make every moment matter for your local hospice and have raised a record-breaking amount in sponsorship."
Matt Dukes, managing director at Pennyfarthing Homes, was one of those walking to raise money for Oakhaven Hospice.
He said: "Pennyfarthing Homes is delighted to be able to sponsor such a worthy local cause, providing Oakhaven Hospice with much-needed funds to help run the hugely important Oakhaven Walk.
Oakhaven Walkers on coastal paths near Barton on Sea (Image: Oakhaven Hospice) "As a family business that has built homes here for over 40 years, our connections with the local community run deep in this beautiful part of England, including with the Oakhaven Hospice.
"All of us at Pennyfarthing take immense pride in knowing that we are making a difference to this invaluable charity and the people it supports.
"The Oakhaven Hospice doesn't just provide end-of-life care, it offers crucial support to the whole family, friends and loved ones – helping to ease the pain during one of life's most difficult times."
For more than 30 years, Oakhaven Hospice has provided compassionate end-of-life care to patients and their loved ones, both in the hospice and in patients' homes.
The charity supports a community of more than 150,000 people across the New Forest, Totton, and Waterside.
Demand is growing for Oakhaven's vital services; currently, at any time, around 450 patients plus their families receive support in the hospice and/or in their homes from the Oakhaven teams, free of charge.
