'Man with the pram' set for Christmas Day walk between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
82-year-old John Burkhill is due to begin his challenge at 8am tomorrow in Chesterfield
Legendary Sheffield fundraiser John ‘the man with the pram’ Burkhill is back for his Christmas Day walk, after having to miss last year’s due to the pandemic.
John is still working tirelessly to reach the ‘magic million’ for Macmillan Cancer Support as his fundraising edges ever closer to £1million.
John will start out at the NGS Macmillan Unit at Chesterfield Royal Hospital at 8am on Christmas Day and will finish at Northern General Hospital’s Macmillan Palliative Care Unit.
Having recently celebrated receiving his second bar for his BEM Medal, John, 82, said he is delighted to be back out and about in his quest to raise a million pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
“After sadly missing out last year, I can’t wait to be back out and about on Christmas Day,” John said. “Of course, I will be keeping socially distanced and sadly won’t be giving out high fives or hugs and handshakes, but it’s great to get back out and do my very special Christmas Day walk and still be able to say ‘hello’ to everyone really means the world to me.”
Hannah Lumb-Smith, Macmillan’s Relationship Fundraising Manager, said, “It is fantastic that John is able to undertake his Christmas Day walk and help raise funds for people living with cancer. Times are tough at the minute, but they are even tougher for those who have had a cancer diagnosis, which is why John is so determined to reach that one-million-pound mark. It will be wonderful to see that green wig and giant foam hand waving as he takes to the streets of Sheffield once more on Christmas Day.”
You can support John at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/madwalker and find his route posted on social media at www.facebook.com/Manwiththepram