Everything you need to know ahead of the St Catherine’s Hospice Moonlight Memories walk next weekend
Everything you need to know ahead of the St Catherine’s Hospice Moonlight Memories walk next weekend.
Hundreds of colourfully dressed walkers will set out together for an evening stroll on Saturday June 27 to honour a loved one who has died and to raise money for St Catherine’s Hospice.
The hospice’s annual Moonlight and Memories Walk has previously attracted over 800 participants and hopes to break that record this year.
The evening starts at 5.30pm in the Hospice’s beautiful grounds of St Catherine’s Park, at Lostock Hall. There will be pre-walk entertainment, a chance to buy some extra ‘sparkle’ to add to walking attire, memory tree and yellow ribbon dedication opportunities and The Mill café will be open for refreshments. All registered walkers receive a Moonlight and Memories T-shirt, with space to write the name of their loved one. At the end of the walk, they also receive a medal and a hot butty to refuel.
On the night, walkers of all ages and abilities will choose either a six- or eight-mile circuit when the remembrance walk starts at 8pm. Registration is £15 for adults and £10 for children and can be paid via the Hospice website Moonlight and Memories Walk 2026 - St Catherine's Hospice or in person at reception 10am to 4pm daily.
Tracy Foster, Community and Events Fundraising Lead, explained: “It’s hard to put into words how moving and special it is to take part in a Moonlight and Memories Walk. Everyone is holding someone special in their heart and honouring them, but the sense of togetherness is incredibly uplifting, and there’s always lots of smiles and laughter. In fact, we make lovely new memories together, at the same time as treasuring existing ones.”
“The hope is that walkers will raise extra money with sponsorship or other fundraising activities. It keeps them motivated on the walk knowing that the money raised will enable us to support people in our In-Patient Unit and in their own homes, day and night, when they need us most.”