Fordingbridge Fillies’ complete the London Moonwalk

Five women from Fordingbridge have raised awareness and funds for Breast Cancer.

Under the team name of Fordingbridge Fillies, they walked through the night completing the 15.2 mile London Moonwalk.

Helen Pilling from Pilgrims Veterinary Practice, Michelle Calais from Fordingbridge Bookshop, Penny Sheppard from Nearly New Beginnings, Nicky Rudd from Padua Communications and Karen Gorman from Fordingbridge Federation decided to pull together as a team and have so far raised £2,000 for the charity.

Michelle, aka Akela, said: “We saw that Nicky and Penny did the walk in 2023 and decided that we wanted to join for such an important cause. We are all working mums so some of our training sessions have been early in the morning before the school run.”

Helen said: “The weather hasn’t been kind this year for the training but the atmosphere on the night was worth it – it was very emotional as we heard stories about people walking for friends and family who have been affected by breast and other cancers.”

Karen said: “It was a very special night and great to do the walk as a team – we were all looking out for each other and already have other people asking if they can do it with us next year. We’re thrilled that we have managed to raise so much and the link is still open if you want to give. You can find it at: https://giving.give-star.com/microsite/walkthewalk/themoonwalklondon2024/team/7cc731fb-4673-40fa-9e42-dcedfc5c71a4.”