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A number of hospitality operators united on Sunday 8 October to take part in the annual Walk for Wellbeing across the UK raising over £88,000 for Hospitality Action.
On an “unseasonably warm day”, teams and individuals from hospitality businesses such as Z Hotels, Dakota Hotels, and Placed App walked 20km routes in six cities across the UK to highlight awareness of mental health in the industry.
In London hundreds of walkers undertook eight laps of Battersea Park in an event hosted by Mum, the hospitality talent partner whose founder and director, Craig Prentice, started Walk for Wellbeing four years ago after a difficult period of his own.
Meanwhile, The Bath Hoteliers Association partnered with The Bristol Hoteliers Association to devise a walk between two of the regions’ flagship hotels, The Royal Cresent Hotel, Bath and Double Tree by Hilton, Bristol City Centre.
In the Midlands, the 20km route started and ended at Albert’s Schloss in central Birmingham, taking in green spaces such as the scenic Edgbaston Reservoir. Hosted by Tonic Talent, the walk also covered parts of Digbeth, the city’s creative quarter and some of Birmingham’s historic canal network.
Up in Manchester the 20km route hosted by the Manchester Hoteliers Association passed two water parks, the River Mersey and sections of the Trans Pennine trail.
Glasgow was not quite as lucky with the weather but many still braved the elements to walk 20km through Strathclyde Country Park with Davidson Asset Management hosting.
In total almost 900 people registered for this year’s hosted walks and Walk it Your Way walks.
Prentice said: “The atmosphere at the walks is always incredible. They are a real coming together of a community and it’s a truly humbling feeling knowing not just how much money we are raising along the way, but how that money is providing vital help to those in our industry.”
Mark Lewis, CEO of Hospitality Action, added: “Walk for Wellbeing has grown into one of our most important and successful fundraisers but equally crucial is what a positive experience it is for every single participant. There may be some sore feet at the end but there are many more warm hearts!”
The initiative is open for all to continue to ‘Walk it Your Way’ and raise more crucial funds until Sunday 15 October.
