Bostonians are definitely behind fundraising for the in-patient hospice, which will provide an invaluable service not just to Boston and the surrounding area, but the Pilgrim Hospital’s catchment area and beyond. It’s impossible to exaggerate the difference it will make to patients, but to demonstrate just how willing the public is to support the hospice, consider the fact that 55 volunteers turned up to take part in the firewalk.
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It is with great sadness that we report on this site the death of one of the fire walking industry's great characters. Martin Sterling who set up and ran BLAZE died in November.
Feeling hot, hot, hot at charity fire walk
It may have been wet and windy… but the weekend was hot, hot, hot for a number of those at Boston Rugby Club's fireworks night. Around 70 daredevils had pledged their souls to a charity fire walk on Saturday… stomping across a 20ft bed of red-hot burning wood embers. The challenge, held at the Princess Royal Sports Arena, was in aid of the Butterfly Hospice Trust, which dreams of building a bed hospice in the town.
Fundraising Fire Walk for Macmillan Cancer Support
Raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, around 20 people walked over 500C coals, including four sisters, Alison MacDougall, Jan Davidson, Shirley Stewart and Karen Will, who together raised more than £1,300.
Why Fire Walking Doesn't Burn: Science or Spirituality?
Each May in some northern Greek villages revelers walk barefoot across a bed of burning wood coals as part of a three-day celebration in honor of Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. "They believe that the power of Saint Constantine—the religious power—allows them to do it and that that is a miracle," said Loring Danforth, an anthropologist at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
First fire walk fundraiser for Barnardo's
A team of 31 brave souls hot footed it to an event in Hopwood to raise thousands of pounds for a good cause. Participants travelled from all over the Midlands to the Westmead Hotel to cross a walkway of burning embers measuring 800 degrees centigrade for the very first Barnardo's Believe Fire Walk Event and raised over £4,000 for local children.
Macmillan Charity Fire Walk at Lincoln City Football Club
More than 30 brave football fans hot-footed it over 400C coals, inspired by Lincoln City FC boss Peter Jackson. The Macmillan charity fire walk was held in honour of Jackson, who was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.
Survivorbility runs the UK's most northerly fire walk, raising over £3,500 for SPCA
Fearless animal-lovers took part in the county's first fire walk at the weekend to raise more than £3500 for the SPCA's Balmore Animal Welfare Centre. Twenty-nine volunteers hot-footed it across a bed of red-hot embers at temperatures reaching 700 degrees Celcius during Saturday nights daunting challenge to generate much needed funds.
East London's Toynbee Hall holds 2nd annual fire walk
26 brave people took part in East End charity Toynbee Hall’s fire walk on site at Toynbee Hall in E1 and raised over £7,000 in sponsorship on November 1st.
