Regent’s Glow Walk Lights The Way For Mental Health UK

The team at a Sanctuary Care home in Worcester have raised hundreds of pounds for charity with a 10km Glow Walk.

Staff from not-for-profit Regent Residential Care Home, winner of this year’s Care Team of the Year Award in the Worcestershire Health and Social Care Awards, were joined by friends of the home and residents’ loved ones for their latest fundraising challenge.

Walkers met at the home in School Road, St John’s, at teatime and finished at Malvern Retail Park. Each participant contributed a £10 entry fee, with additional sponsorship collected at the home. The fundraising total has already surpassed £600, with donations continuing to come in.

The event was organised by Administrator Kathy Whittall and Housekeeping Supervisor Martina Bray, who take on a physical challenge every year to raise money for good causes. This year’s walk was particularly meaningful for Kathy, who underwent hip replacement surgery in December.

“It is still sore, but I got through it and am very proud, chuffed to bits – it was such an achievement,” said Kathy. “I was nervous that I wouldn’t get through it because this is my first big walk since the operation.”

Martina added: “We all arrived here at teatime, and we were buzzing. We wore glow-in-the-dark face paints and carried glow sticks. The atmosphere was lovely, and cars were all beeping at us as they drove past in support. It was such a community effort.”