A positive walk to celebrate life: Saturday 26th May 2012

Created with and in memory of Vanessa Kyte

Kindly sponsored by www.touchstonecps.com

Download your registration and health and safety form here.

Walk 9, 12 or 21 miles along the beautiful Kennet & Avon Canal to celebrate the life and memories of your loved ones.  This popular annual event is a wonderful opportunity to support the RUH Space for Cancer Care Campaign and help transform the Cancer Services at Bath’s Royal United Hospital.

The walk will set off from the Wharf in Devizes promptly at 9am.  You can choose to take on the full 21 mile challenge or you can sign up to walk in either the morning or the afternoon:

-          Full day – Devizes to Bath – 21 miles

-          Morning section – Devizes to Bradford-On-Avon – 12 miles

-          Afternoon section – Bradford-On-Avon to Bath – 9 miles

Every section of the canal is beautiful, so the choice is yours! The entry fee is just £10 and we ask that all our walkers aim to raise our suggested minimum sponsorship level of £100.

The idea for this beautiful walk was thought up just five years ago by our wonderful friend and fundraiser, Vanessa Kyte, who sadly passed away from cancer in 2007. Vanessa was a truly inspirational lady who put her heart and soul into raising funds to improve care for patients in situations similar to hers. Her remarkable achievements and passion for fundraising has continued in her memory, as this is the fifth year that Vanessa’s family has led the walk along the Kennet & Avon canal.  Vanessa loved to focus on a positive challenge and this picturesque walk certainly fits the bill!

Joining in the Walk of Life was such a rewarding experience for me!  I had never done any fundraising before, but this walk just seemed like a really lovely way to remember by granny who passed from cancer last year.  All the other walkers were really friendly – and although the day was exhausting, the beautiful surroundings and knowing I was helping such a great cause, made it worth every minute!

Hopefully this Frequently Asked Questions page will help answer all your queries.  But if we have missed some out, do get in touch – we are happy to help.  Call the Events Team on 01225 821535 or send us an email.

A big thank you to everyone who took part in the 2011 Walk of Life, so far you have raised just over £20,000 for the RUH Space for Cancer Care Campaign.   This is an amazing total – that is still growing!  So if you still have sponsorship money to pay in from last year’s event, please download your paying in form here.

Here are a few of our best photos from the 2011 Walk of Life event …