LITTLE ones walked eight miles and raise more than £1,900 for charity

Nursery and reception from Ysgol y Gelli, in Caernarfon, did they own take on Wales Air Ambulance.'s annual fundraising event 'Walk Wales’.

Walk Wales allows walkers a chance to set themselves a target based on the number of steps they can achieve over a one-month period from the comfort of their own homes.

Each target is the equivalent of a walk between Welsh castles and can be achieved at home, in the garden or during exercise, taking the dog for a walk or going up and down the stairs.

The children, who were between three and five, took on a shorter route between castles.

They set themselves the challenge of virtually walking the distance between Caernarfon Castle and Dolbadarn Castle, which is in the village of Llanberis at the foot of Snowdon.

Alwyn Jones, Wales Air Ambulance’s community fundraising coordinator, said: “This is a hugely amazing achievement by the children and a brilliant effort indeed having raised over £1,900 for the Wales Air Ambulance.

“The Charity’s Caernarfon Airport based medics were recently called to a medical emergency at the school, thankfully, everything turned out well and the patient made a full recovery. The young lady has made a full recovery and thanked the crew by sending them a card she had drawn of the helicopter with her own personal sentiments to the crew.”

The children at the Caernarfon school proudly completed the challenge with time to spare by walking the school’s perimeter and around a nearby housing estate.

In December 2020, the charity achieved its aim of operating a 24/7 service. Wales now has access to the service’s Emergency Department-standard critical care around the clock and to keep the helicopters in the air, the Charity needs to raise £8 million every year. 

Donate to the charity at www.walesairambulance.com.

Alternatively, a £5 text-message donation can be made by texting the word HELI to 7071