Staxton boy raises £5,000 for Saint Catherine's

A six-year-old boy from Staxton near Scarborough has raised £5,000 for Saint Catherine's.

Author: Karen LiuPublished 10th Mar 2021

A six-year-old boy from Staxton near Scarborough has raised £5,000 for Saint Catherine's.

Walter McNeil aimed to walk 50 miles during January in memory of his dad, Paul, who died two years ago aged 38 and had been battling cancer for two and a half years.

Walter's mum Juliet explained:

“We do like going for a walk and thought why don’t we raise a bit of money while we’re doing it. Walter was so little when Paul was in Saint Catherine’s, so he doesn’t remember too much about it, so we talk about it and I tell him how well his daddy was looked after.”

Walter, a pupil at Hertford Vale School, said:

“I want to raise some money for Saint Catherine's Hospice because they really looked after my daddy and I want to help them.”

Walter and Juliet set an initial target of £100 and have managed to raise £5,000 instead.

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