SOUTHPORT has earned its reputation as a place that confers a warm welcome to our many visitors.
But the warmest of all deserves to be extended to incredible fundraiser Andy Monk, who is due to arrive outside Southport Town Hall at 1pm today (Thursday, September 18) partway through a mammoth 5,262-mile mission that was inspired by the wife he so dearly loves.
He is visiting radio station and newspaper offices across Britain to ask them to pass the message on that every day without a cure is a day too late for somebody with MS.
The love of Andy's wife, Gwen, has had MS for 15 years, although she wasn't diagnosed until 2000.
Andy said: "It was our silver wedding anniversary a few years ago and I asked Gwen that if she could have anything in the world, what would it be. She said 'I just want to be able to walk properly again'. It was an indication of how MS can affect you - it takes away the ability to do things that we all take for granted."
His target for the North is £10,000, £50,000 overall.
So if you're in town today, please pop along, give him whatever donations you can - and give a truly inspirational human being the warmest of applause to encourage him along.
If you cannot make it to the town hall, please e-mail Andy at: andy@walkamile.co.uk
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