Dean and Tom's long walk to the seaside - for good causes
Dean and Tom's long walk to the seaside - for good causes
A man who walked 60 miles for charity is already thinking of new walking adventures in the future.
Dean Bunting and work colleague Tom Hobson completed the trek from Maltby to Cleethorpes in 22 hours.
The big walk was to say thank you to a charity which has supported his wife Lynn during recent cancer treatment.
And he also wanted to help children undergoing cancer therapies.
Hir original fundraising target of £1,000 was smashed and the £3,800 raised from the walk will be divided equally between Firefly – which offered free transportation for Lynn to Weston Park Hospital during her recent treatment – and to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.
They will both get £1,900 each.
Dean set off on Friday, July 17, with the support of his employer D C Interiors.
Dean told the Advertiser before the walk that it would be a “long haul” and admitted afterwards that the pair had found it a tough slog.
“It was very hard,” said Dean.
“Tom got blisters, and then blisters on top of them!
“I just want to thank everyone who has taken the time to sponsor us.
“We had a target of £1,000 so what we raised was a massive achievement for us.”
Wife Lynn even stepped in on the day to give a helping hand by stepping up as the duo’s relief driver at the last minute.
Dean said that while the Maltby-Cleethorpes trek had been hard, he is undaunted and is already planning future walking adventures.