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Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Registrants attending the event at The Lost Gardens of Heligan will pay a registration fee which includes your free entry into the venue on the night, T shirt, pasty, goody bag and commemorative medal. It also includes the postal mailing of your memory pack that contains your, candle bag, "I am walking for..." back sign and walker number. You are also invited to add photos and messages to our online dedication page for free. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Registrants attending the event at Clevedon will pay a registration fee which includes your Moonlight Memory Walk T shirt, refreshments and commemorative medal. It also includes the postal mailing of your memory pack that contains your candle bag, "I am walking for..." back sign and walker number, and your medal on the evening. You are also invited to add photos and messages to our online dedication page for free. 

Moonlight Memory Walk is open to anyone over the age of 12 years old. Event participants aged 12 to 17 years must be accompanied by a participating adult.  

Of course! This event had in previous years been a women-only event, however for the last few years we have invited men to also join us, and this will remain for all future memory walks so men also have the opportunity to celebrate the memories they have of their loved ones.  

The event is open to anyone over the age of 12. 

Yes, of course! The route takes place on paths, which are in places narrow and uphill so you may require assistance. One named carer will be welcomed to join you to provide assistance on the night.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Please call Little Harbour fundraising office on 01726 871 800 to discuss further. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Please call the Charlton Farm fundraising office on 01275 866 600 to discuss further. 

Unfortunately, you cannot turn up on the evening if you have only added a dedication. 

For health and safety reasons, only registrants who have been sent their walker number and registered for one of our limited spaces will be able to join us on the evening. If you've decided you would now like to join the in-person event, please register with the relevant ticket on our website.   

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Once you've signed up, you'll be sent a confirmation email.  Following your registration, you'll receive your welcome pack by email with the links and information you need about the event.  

In the coming weeks, we'll post your memory pack which will also contain your walker number and everything else you'll need for the evening (except your T-shirt which you'll collect on the night). 

 

In the unlikely event that CHSW has to cancel the event, all participants will be contacted about a registration fee refund and any sponsorship money received by CHSW can be refunded on the request of the sponsor. 

Please read our Moonlight Memory Walk participant safety brief to ensure you are fit to take part in this event and conditions of walking on the evening.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

You need to arrive between 5:00pm and 6:15pm at the latest to give you enough time to sign in, hand in your candle bag and collect your T-shirt. There will be music and entertainment throughout the evening. The memory ceremony will begin promptly at 6:30pm and the walk will begin with staggered starts between 7:00pm and 7:15pm.

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

You need to arrive between 6.00pm and 6.45pm at the latest to give you enough time to sign in, collect your tealight and T-shirt, and be ready for the safety briefing. There will be musical entertainment throughout the evening. The walk will leave at 7.30pm, after a Memory Ceremony.  

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

If attending the event at Heligan, you'll be required to follow the guided 2k route that has been marshalled. You can choose to complete this route one or twice to complete 4k.  

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

The walk is a 4k circular route, that you will need to walk to get back to the event village. However, if you do find that you are struggling with the distance, then please do talk to one of our volunteer marshals on the route, and we can sort out a shorter way back for you. 

 

  

Unfortunately, if the back marshal has already left you will be unable to take part in the walk for health and safety reasons. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Please ensure you arrive by 6:15pm at the very latest to sign in and collect your T-shirt. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Please ensure you arrive by 6.30pm at the very latest.

Unfortunately there are no facilities and we cannot accept liability for anything you leave behind. Please bring only what you need and are able to carry for the night.

Only registered participants can gain entry to the venue on the night and therefore only those with a walker number will be given access. 

Moonlight Memory Walk is a private event being held by Children’s Hospice South West and only registered participants of the walk can access the venue on the night. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to take registrations on the night. You must sign up online before the registration closing date in order to take part in the event. 

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It's not a race! The route will approximately take 1hour to 1.5 hours to complete. There will be front walking marshals that will set the pace but they must not be passed by any participants for strict health and safety reasons.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

This  year we have the addition of memory points along the route to stop and make a memory whilst remembering your loved ones. We anticipate the event to be finished by 9.30pm.

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

We will have musical entertainment along the route, so please do take your time and enjoy the walk whilst remembering happy memories of your loved ones. We anticipate the event to be finished by 9.00pm.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Our in person event at The Lost Gardens of Heligan will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone. We will be lighting the paths with candles bags in special areas around the route and some areas will be lit with Heligan’s beautiful lighting.

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon 

The event will take place in the dark, however we'll marshal the route for your safety and there are street lights on the route. We recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone.  

The British weather is notoriously unpredictable, so we will be keeping an eye on the forecast. If the weather is deemed unsafe, we will postpone the event and alternative date will be arranged and you will be notified by text and email. If you cannot make the alternative date, a refund will be offered, or you can offer your event fee as a donation. 

If achievable, the format of the evening may change to allow it still to go ahead in some form. 

We recommend you dress up warm with a coat and comfortable trainers. Previous participants can wear one of their old Memory Walk T–shirts or collect a new one on the evening. Fancy dress is very much encouraged! 

You need to remember to bring your walker number and “I am walking in memory of…” sign along with your decorated candle bag to hand in to our memory team. We also recommend you bring a torch and mobile phone. 

Unfortunately dogs are not able to take part this year due to limited space in the event village and low lighting which may result in leads becoming a trip hazard.

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

If you have an assisstance dog that you will be beinging to the event, please call Charlton Farm office on 01275 866 600 to let us know. 

A dedication is where you can add the name and a photo of loved ones you are remembering. You can also leave a special message for them. This is free to do and we welcome you to set up more than one dedication in memory of more than one person. 

Set up your dedication

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Setting up a dedication a part of this event is optional. You are welcome to take part and remember your loved one by personalising your memory box and candle bag. However, if you decide you would still like your loved ones name/s to be a part of the live memory ceremony, please:

  • Email Kate for Moonlight Memoiry Walk Devon
  • Email Hollie for Moonlight Memoiry Walk Clevedon
  • Email Kiley for Moonlight Memoiry Walk Cornwall

If you set up a dedication page, your loved ones’ names will automatically appear. 

Of course - you'll have a link to share with friends and family members to view the dedication via the Moonlight Memory Walk webpage. They can then make a donation. 

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

The easiest way is to ask everyone to donate to your Just Giving page. Family and friends can also leave a dedication to a loved on on the Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall dedication page

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

The easiest way is to ask everyone to donate to your Just Giving page. Family and friends can also leave a dedication to a loved on on the Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon dedication page.

 

We ask all participants to aim to raise £50. The money raised from Moonlight Memory walk will help support more than 550 families currently being cared for at our three hospices.

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Set up your JustGiving

Add a dedication

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Set up your JustGiving

Add a dedication


Donate online

 

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall
  • By Post: Send your sponsor forms along with a cheque to Little Harbour, Porthpean Road, Porthpean, PL26 6AZ
  • Add it to your JustGiving page: if you have set up a JustGiving page, the money is automatically transferred to CHSW. You can also add any offline sponsorship to your online page.
  • Bring it with you on the night: hand in your sponsor forms, cash and cheque by placing it in a sealed envelope that has your name and walker number clerly written on the front and hand it at registration. 
Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon
  • By Post: Send your sponsor forms along with a cheque to Charlton Farm, Charlton Drive, Wraxall, North Somerset, BS41 1PE 
  • Add it to your JustGiving page: if you have set up a JustGiving page, the money is automatically transferred to CHSW. You can also add any offline sponsorship to your online page.
  • Bring it with you on the night: hand in your sponsor forms, cash and cheque by placing it in a sealed envelope that has your name and walker number clearly written on the front and hand it at registration. 

Any money you raise on an online giving platform is automatically transferred to CHSW after the event.

Yes, you will receive a medal as you cross the finish line.

No problem. Please get in touch with your Event Fundraiser and they will support you with any queries or help you need.

Moonlight Memory Walk Cornwall

Email Kiley 

Moonlight Memory Walk Clevedon

Email Hollie