Annual Charity Walk set for Lymm

THE inaugural Annual Charity Walk in support of Motor Neurone Disease will take place in Lymm on Sunday September 8 (starting at 12 noon).
Hayley Shatliff-Smith, born and bred in the area, is hoping to establish the annual walk around the pubs of Lymm, starting and finishing at either The Venue, The Wheatsheaf, The Spread Eagle or The Green Dragon, calling in at all of these pubs on a five mile circular route.
The pubs will also organise additional activities for the walkers as they progress around the route, as well as before and after the event.
Hayley’s grandfather, Terry Shatliff, suffered from MND, and she hopes that the route will become known as the “Shatliff Shuffle.”
In the first year, Hayley is asking walkers to pay to do the walk, rather than raise sponsorship. Prices are adults £5, children £2. Donations are also welcome.
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a progressive disease that attacks the motor neurones, or nerves, in the brain and spinal cord. This means messages gradually stop reaching the body’s muscles leading to weakness and wasting.
MND can affect how you walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe. However, not all symptoms necessarily happen to everyone and it is unlikely they will all develop at the same time or in any specific order.
Although there is currently no cure for MND, symptoms can be managed to help achieve the best possible quality of life. However this is not funded by the NHS so they need to raise money and awareness for the people who suffer with MND and their carers.

Picture shows Hayley and her assistant Andrew Wilson after completing a trial walk of the route.