Friends take on Bank Holiday walk for Alder Hey Hospital

Kim Edwards, from Gwernaffield, will set out on Friday for the trek from the South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead to the White Horse pub in Cilcain, hoping to finish Monday evening.

The teaching assistant at Ysgol y Foel in Cilcain, is taking on the walk to raise funds for Alder Hey Children's Hospital, in Liverpool, where son Toby, now 19 months, was operated on at just four-days-old.

Joining Kim will be her good friend and Toby's godfather, Andy Hughes, a keen walker from Rhosesmor. At the time of writing, the pair had raised more than £2,000.

The walk route of Kim Edwards and Andy Hughes over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Via their GoFundMe page, Kim explains: "Alder Hey saved my son's life twice when he was born. He had a life-saving operation at four-days-old, he then spent three weeks in between the intensive care unit, critical care unit and neonatal unit.

"He is still an outpatient and will be until he is 18, so not only the inpatient care but outpatient care is nothing short of outstanding.

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"Since our experience with Alder Hey I have come to realise that they either support or have supported so many people I know, and has been a part of so many families, I want to give something back for everything they have done for us, still continue to do for so many and will do in the future.

"We can’t repay Alder Hey for giving us our boy but hope to give what we can back."

Friends and family are also expected to join the pair along the way at various points, offering plenty of support and motivation to keep going.

• If you would like to support Kim and Andy, you can donate at their GoFundMe page: tinyurl.com/y6y36uzn