“For as long as we keep living in south London, we’ll carry on doing Fun Walk.”
The 2,000 people who take part in Fun Walk do so for many different reasons. For lots it’s about remembering loved ones. For Nadia Kruger and her husband Sean Hennessy, it’s their shared love of walking – and supporting an organisation they know by reputation rather than experience.
For Nadia, who spent much of her childhood in South Africa outdoors, it was a banner in Beckenham High Street advertising Fun Walk 2015 that caught her eye. After years of weekend walks in the Kent countryside or by the coast, she and Sean immediately signed up.
“Sean and I have always loved walking, hiking and exploring the local area and just knew that St Christopher’s was a brilliant cause,” says Nadia, who lives in Shortlands.
The couple walked the 11-mile course and raised more than £500 for St Christopher’s in the process.
Eleven years on, and having completed every Fun Walk since, they’re all set to return to Keston on 10 May – wearing the same official t-shirts they had on back in 2015.
“I didn’t get around to collecting a new one at the next Fun Walk in 2017 so just dug out the old one, crossed out the old year, wrote in the new one and have carried on doing that every time since,” Nadia adds.
This year, as last, Nadia and Sean will be joined by friends who recently experienced a bereavement and found the experience very helpful as part of the grieving process.
“We’re getting a bit older, so we only do the shortest route now. But it’s such a beautiful area, it’s lovely to see and chat to so many people with their families and dogs and buggies. It’s a just a fabulous day out and St Christopher’s does a great job of making it accessible for everyone.
“I’d recommend Fun Walk to anyone, whether they have a connection to St Christopher’s or not because the scenery is lovely, everyone is so friendly and encouraging and it is for a fantastic cause.
“For as long as we keep living in south London, we’ll carry on doing Fun Walk.”
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