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Thousands of people take part in rainy Wirral Coastal Walk
May 18 2009 by Lorna Hughes, Liverpool Daily Post
Wirral Coastal Walk
“We would like to thank everyone who walked this year and all those who helped to make the event such a success, especially our main sponsor Unilever.”
Mr Costello said early estimates suggested this year’s walk raised more than £300,000.
The first charity walk around Wirral’s coast was organised in 1986 with around 300 participants, but the coastal walk in its current form began the year after.
David Perrin, a founder member of North Wirral Rotary Club, first came up with the idea of a community project designed to enable local charities and individuals to raise money for the good cause of their choice.
Since then, hundreds of charities have benefited from walkers being sponsored to take part in the event.
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