Guild Wheel Walk

13/06/2025

Good morning everyone 💚

To conclude this year’s Guild Wheel Walk fundraising event we have an excellent video for you all to share.

Seeing this back makes me very proud of us all who take part, help out, donate and witness this event on the day and what people put themselves through to get around the wheel with family and friends all getting together.

After raising £4500 this year it takes the Guild Wheel walk over £30,000 total raised over 9 events! A massive well done to everyone over the years 💚💜

A lot are asking what we are doing next year for the 10th anniversary so here is a brief overview of what’s to come…..

Next year will be hosting it at BAR51 (Royal British Legion) - I am looking at getting 500 walkers, sponsors by businesses for T-shirts and promotions, volunteers and a big party afterwards with singers, food and beverages.

Who are we supporting?

Next year we will be supporting every charity who we have supported over the years which are: St Catherine’s Hospice, SUDEP Action, Rainbow Hub, Derian House Children Hospice, NF1 Army, Lancashire Mind, Baby Beat, and I am also going support Rosemere Cancer Foundation ❤️💜💚

Thanks again to everyone who keeps supporting our fundraising event, if it wants for you this event would not be growing every year. If anyone has any suggestion please comment or message me, every suggestion helps 😊

The Local Community, Supporting Local Charities who need our support 💪🏼

Video by Karl Hopkinson / Image Group

Guild Wheel Walk 2025 St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire SUDEP Action: Making every epilepsy death count Baby Beat Derian House Rainbow Hub NF1 Army Lancashire Mind Rosemere Cancer Foundation Leyland Trucks Helping Hand Leyland Trucks ROYAL British Legion Middleforth Club Ancient Oak

12/06/2025

Well done everyone involved 💚

23/05/2025

💜 GUILD WHEEL WALK 2025 💚

I am proud to announce that our community has not only raised awareness about SUDEP Action: Making every epilepsy death count and St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire but you have also raised £4500 which will be split between them.

• Over 200 Walkers from all over Lancashire 💪🏼
• 20 of my Friends and Family Supporting ❤️
• Chefs 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳
• Registration Queens 👊🏼
• Higher or Lower and Football card sellers 💪🏼
• Bromac Sponsored Food 💚
• Bike Support 🚴‍♂️
• Bob the Bag Piper Wilson 🎼
• Karl Hopkinson Videographer 🎥
• Kev Jameson Music 🎤
• Bar51 and Staff 🍺
• Ancient Oak and Staff 🍺
• and the Weather 😎

What another fantastic year had by all. The age range of this event is from 0 years old to 70 years young!

It is unbelievable the effort and determination you all put into to this event every year is incredible! Whether you walked 7, 14 or 21 mile ish you have all done what you set out to achieve.

You all come with smiles, joy, motivation, excitement and inspiration! It is a privilege to see and witness at any event.

Please keep your eyes peeled for the final video on a post over the weekend. Well done again everyone, enjoy your Bank Holiday.

Leyland Trucks Helping Hand Leyland Trucks ROYAL British Legion Middleforth Club Ancient Oak fans Guild Wheel Walk 2025 Blog Preston TEE GEE Digital Webdesign Kev Jameson Musician Lancashire Post

19/04/2025

Without the support and effort from
Family and friends leading up to our fundraising event and also on the day, it would not be possible to make this the day it is.

Aidan managed the outdoor catering, with the cooks, chefs and supervisors on the day they did an outstanding job providing food for everyone throughout the day.

Selling footy cards, raffle tickets and smashing higher or lower!

Also my amazing wife and the girls who provided a lot of motivation whilst registering everyone and making sure they were signed in and also was safe when they got back. As well as supporting the full day in there cars making sure everyone was ok 💪🏼❤️

Myself, Dave, Hezzy and Brian had the easy job on the day cycling round the wheel making sure everyone was good and we got to engage with over 200 people on the route and getting to know everyone.

It was brilliant seeing it all on a bike rather than walking, but next year I will be walking it again!

SUDEP Action: Making every epilepsy death count St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire Leyland Trucks Helping Hand Guild Wheel Walk 2025 ROYAL British Legion Middleforth Club

19/04/2025

A few photos from the end and some group shots from around the wheel.

What we noticed this year was that everyone still together in big groups and each group wasn’t far from each other. You all made my day a lot easier.

St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire SUDEP Action: Making every epilepsy death count Leyland Trucks Helping Hand Guild Wheel Walk 2025 ROYAL British Legion Middleforth Club

19/04/2025

Good morning walkers 💜

Anyone fancy doing it all over again today 👀🥳?

Hope you all had a good kip and your are all waking up smiling and aching 💪🏼 - a massive well done to everyone who took part yesterday and hope you all had a great day overall.

Here are some pictures of registration and the first 3 miles. I will be updating you all on amount raised when we get back to Bar51 today to tidy up and count all money raised 💜💚💪🏼

For anyone who still wishes to donate, her is the JustGiving link:

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/guildwheelwalk2025

St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire SUDEP Action: Making every epilepsy death count Leyland Trucks Helping Hand ROYAL British Legion Middleforth Club Guild Wheel Walk 2025

09/04/2024

A tremendous thank you to all that joined the Preston Guild Wheel Walk on Good Friday – they raised an incredible £5423.50 for SUDEP Action and St Catherine’s Hospice.

This year the walk was dedicated to Keenan Ayra who sadly died of SUDEP last year.

“He lived life with joy and enthusiasm with a beautiful smile and infectious laugh. Our friends are finding it difficult with coping with his loss as they try and discover the meaning and purpose in their lives.”

To read the article: https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2024/04/preston-guild-wheel-walk-raises-record-amount-in-memory-of-keenan-ayra/

07/04/2024

Walkers at this year's Preston Guild Wheel Walk. Pic: Laura Pilkington The Preston Guild Wheel Walk returned for its eighth year on Good Friday, raising ove

03/04/2024

30/03/2024

Good morning walkers 😊

Hope everyone is feeling good this morning and proud of themselves for what we have all achieved yesterday. We all came and took over the Guild Wheel with 150 walkers on the day raising awareness for St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire and SUDEP Action: Making every epilepsy death count.

A massive thank you to my family and friends who helped out on the day making it perfect for everyone when they returned. A special thank you to Sam Jones for taking control on the day and making sure everyone was safe and looked after with her enthusiasm and motivation at each checkpoint ❤️

Thankyou to all the cooks who made all the food and cooked on the day and those who pushed more funds with footy cards, higher and lower and heads or tails.

Thank you to Bob Wilson Bagpiper and Kevin Jaymo Jameson for starting us off and entertaining everyone for when we get back and the ROYAL British Legion Middleforth Club for a cracking day keeping everyone hydrated as well as Ancient Oak in Cottam for opening up early for us at 11am.

We are going to be counting the funds this afternoon so will update everyone on total raised but I do know now that we have raised over £5000 so far. Massive effort by all who have shared the link and donated leading up the walk and on the day.

Hope everyone walking ok today, enjoy your Easter break and thanks again. I am proud of what we have achieved and the feedback I have received it very much appreciated 💜💚

For me what makes the walk every year is seeing so many kids go and take on the 7, 14 or 21 miles. It’s brilliant to see that they all help each other and get through it. Makes me proud to see them all getting involved. Supporting charities at such young ages.

The age range on the day goes from young kids and babies in the prams to fit retired pensioners who come every year and love getting involved.

Well done everyone, be proud of yourselves 💪🏼 - if anyone had any pictures please can you send me them on here of you all that you had taken on the day so I can make a video to follow up the day or send them me on WhatsApp if you have my number 💜💚

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29/03/2024

Amazing effort!!!! Most have been and left Bluebell Way services!!!

Smiles and limping all round 😂

Epic effort! One foot in front of the other 💚💜
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29/03/2024

Let’s GOOOOOO!!!!

Epic turnout today! Thank you to EVERYONE involved! Amazing to see so many people 💜💚 more joined at AnAncient Oakor Thank you for opening up earlier for us all!!!

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