MORE than 100 walkers wrapped up warm and enjoyed a stroll along the Stourbridge Canal for the Mayor’s first-ever fundraising Winter Walk.
Councillor Mohammed Hanif, Mayor of Dudley, invited people to join him on a seven-mile hike on Sunday January 22 which started and finished at The Bonded Warehouse in Canal Street, Stourbridge.
A keen walker himself, councillor Hanif was joined by the Mayoress – his wife Zabeda Khanam – and a number of family members plus former Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley Councillor Steve Waltho and his wife Jayne and a host of community members keen to get out and walk off the festive pounds.
Entry was £1 each and many walkers also got friends and family to sponsor them to complete the walk which included a stop-off at the Tea Rooms at Stourton.
So far around £550 has been raised for the mayor’s charities - the Friends of Alfie Johnson, Dudley CIL and Diabetes UK Dudley branch - but more sponsorship money has yet to be collected.
Cllr Hanif said: “There’s a lot more to come.
“It was a fantastic event. It’s the first time something like this has been arranged and people loved it. I’m really pleased with the turnout - we had about 120.”
He said the said the event proved a "great fundraiser” and he added: “We’re really grateful to everyone that came and supported it."
Following the success of Winter Walk, cllr Hanif is hoping the event will become an annual outing in the Mayor's calendar.
The next fundraising event in the Mayor's diary is a curry night at East One in Bridgnorth Road, Wollaston, on Monday February 6 at 7.30pm.
For further details on all future fundraising events in the Mayor's 2016-17 diary click here.
To book to attend the Mayor's curry night call Sue Randle on 07412 531924.
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