Members of the Stoke-on-Trent branch of national charity Epilepsy Action are preparing to pull on their walking shoes to support the charity.
The group is hosting a sponsored walk around Westport Lake Country Park, Tunstall, at 10.30am on Sunday 9 September. There are two walk routes. The first walk will take around an hour and a half and is suitable for children and wheelchair users. The second route will take two hours. Stewards will be along both routes to guide walkers. Refreshments are available at the park.
People can sign up on the day at the Westport Lake County Park car park from 10.00am.
John Bostock, chair of the Stoke-on-Trent on Epilepsy Action, is organising the walk. He said: “We hosted a walk last year and it was a great success. We hope we can build on this success this time and warmly invite anyone to join us and help make this a good day. We are walking to raise awareness and funds to help Epilepsy Action carry on its work supporting people with epilepsy. Every step we take is a step for people with epilepsy.”
The group’s walk last year raised £1,600 for Epilepsy Action.
To sign up or for more information, contact John on 01782 775 846 or email support.epilepsyinstoke@talktalk.net
Epilepsy Action, the UK’s leading epilepsy organisation, has an extensive network of branches throughout the UK. The Stoke-on-Trent branch holds regular monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at The Dudson Centre, Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent from 7.00pm.
The branches programme of events includes speaker evenings, fundraising, social activities and awareness raising events.
Epilepsy affects one in every 100 people in the UK and 87 people are diagnosed with the condition every day. Last year Epilepsy Action directly helped 1.1 million people through its range of services.
For more information about epilepsy and the work of Epilepsy Action, visit www.epilepsy.org.uk or call the Epilepsy Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050.