Hospice Heroes Raise Over £100,000 Through Midnight Walk

Over 1,000 ‘hospice heroes’ took to the streets of Ipswich on Saturday evening for St Elizabeth Hospice’s flagship fundraiser, the Midnight Walk, helping to raise over £100,000 for the charity.

Sponsored by Knights Lowe, this year’s Midnight Walk saw the hospice encourage supporters to don their favourite superhero themed costumes as they completed sponsored walks of 6 or 9 miles in aid of the charity.

Held on Saturday 16 May, the event started at Christchurch Park, with the route taking walkers to the hospice grounds where they were invited to write heartfelt messages in memory of loved ones on a special Memory Wall. Before continuing through Suffolk’s county town past such landmarks as Ipswich Town Hall, The Regent Theatre and Christchurch Park.

James Fox-Golding, Events and Challenges Manager at St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “With donations still coming, we are absolutely thrilled with the fantastic amount raised this evening!

“A massive well done to all our ‘hospice heroes’ who took part and completed their walks. Thank you to all the amazing supporters who cheered the walkers on and to our fantastic volunteers who helped make the Midnight Walk possible. A special well done to members of our clinical team who took part in the walk too. You are all ‘hospice heroes’ too!

“The Midnight Walk is a great community event and every penny raised makes such a difference to our hospice services, which provide support to patients and their families when compassionate care matters most.”

With last year’s event raising over £72,000 to support the hospice’s vital services, the Midnight Walk returned for 2026 offering supporters and the local community a chance to party and raise funds for the hospice through sponsorship, as well as an opportunity to remember loved ones who are no longer with us.

All ticket proceeds and donations for Midnight Walk go to St Elizabeth Hospice, which every year provides support to over 4,000 patients & families living with life-limiting illnesses in East & Mid-Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney.

One walker was Gemma Holland, who completed the Midnight Walk alongside friends and family as part of ‘Team Terry’ (shown in main photo) in memory of her Dad, Terry Holland, who died last December while under the care of St Elizabeth Hospice.

She said: “Wow what a night. This year’s Midnight Walk was like no other for me. Doing this in memory of Dad made it so much more meaningful and emotional.

“The atmosphere really was electric, as everyone came together to support one another and to show their love for the hospice. All the volunteers were amazing and the range of costumes were great to see too. Even a little bit of rain didn’t dampen spirits!

“Team Terry were so proud to take part in the Midnight Walk and to help raise vital funds for St Elizabeth Hospice’s fantastic, compassionate care.”