There was some hot and steamy stuff going on in the grounds of the Royal Preston Hospital – so much so that staff, alongside supporters of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity family, gathered to get a piece of the action!
They took it in turns to brave a fire walk over steaming red hot coals, raising more than £10,000 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, Baby Beat and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity.
Among staff to take part were Chief Medical Officer Dr Gerry Skailes, Dan Hill, the trust’s head of charities, and and Joanna Allitt, fundraising manager for both Baby Beat and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity. Ranked among the supporters was Graham Liver, host of BBC Radio Lancashire’s flagship breakfast show.
Sue Swire, fundraising manager for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, who organised the event, which was sponsored by insurance brokers JM Glendinning (Lancashire), said: “This was our first fire walk. Thankfully, it captured the imagination of enough people keen to test their mental resilience by taking on the challenge.
“Thank you to each and every one of them for being brave enough to give it a go and for their support of their fellow fire walkers. There was a great atmosphere of camaraderie. Thank you too to our event sponsor, JM Glendinning (Lancashire), which also had a trio of fire walkers that lit the coals. Their support meant we were able to offer people the opportunity to fire walk at an affordable, subsidised cost.”
Michelle Harness, client director at JM Glendinning (Lancashire) said: “JMG Insurance Brokers (Lancashire) were eager to be headline sponsors of the fire walk. It allowed us to help raise funds for three wonderful charities, whose work supports patients throughout Lancashire and into South Cumbria, alongside heightening awareness within the community for such deserving causes.“