A challenge to walk 400,000 steps in April was launched by Coun Chris Ready and taken up by the community, with people walking 10m steps in total in memory of Aspull man Derek Bird and raising money for Wigan and Leigh Hospice and the British Heart Foundation.
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00:00Here we are today with a special presentation for the 400,000 Step Challenge which I organised in April.
00:06Lots of people got involved in it, the groups, the charities and everything.
00:11So it's been really popular and actually when we total everything up it's accumulated to 10 million steps with everybody who's been involved with it.
00:19So today has been the presentation.
00:21Lots of sponsorship from different businesses, but actually getting people out there walking and exercise and all the groups.
00:27So I'm really pleased to say that I was the winner.
00:30So that's really a bit of a bonus for me, but the bonus is that everybody got healthy and walking and enjoying the country parks.
00:37So I'm thrilled to say that I've just taken on a challenge by Councillor Reedy and that was to complete through the whole of April 400,000 Steps.
00:46No mean feat when you've got a desk job.
00:48So I tasked myself with up in the morning out for a walk straight away before I log on.
00:53I walk every lunchtime and then no nights or rests off the gym.
00:57So basically seven nights a week.
01:00I'm so happy to say that I smashed the target and I did 469,000 Steps throughout April.
01:07The reason behind my hospice funding, my challenge was my husband died 25 years ago of cancer.
01:15And without Wigan and Lee Hospice, honestly, they were just so amazing.
01:19The support that they gave, not just to Mick, but to us as a family.
01:23You know, they just went the extra mile and were so loving and caring.
01:27And it was quite appropriate, actually, that this coincided, this challenge, with the 25-year anniversary of him passing away.
01:35So I thought, well, there's no better tribute.
01:37And I'm sure that Mick would be really proud that I raised £1,000 in total.