Colne park ‘Bootcamp’ helps Pendleside Hospice

LOCAL fitness enthusiasts braved the rain to raise money for Pendleside Hospice in a bootcamp training session at Colne’s Alkincoats Park.

The event was the idea of local health entrepreneur Matthew Haworth, who runs the Colne-based fitness and personal training business Inspire Health. All entrants paid £5 and £120 was raised on the night.

Matthew said: “I wanted to support the hospice in a way that promoted health and well-being, so came up with the idea of ‘One Big Bootcamp’. Despite the name it wasn’t a gruelling military work-out – it was really good fun and everybody seemed to enjoy it despite the weather.

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“We deliberately made sure that the session would be suitable for all levels of ability and fitness and we had some novelties in there – like the space hopper relay race, which was hilarious.

“I was pleased that we had 24 attendees – a bunch of like-minded people who enjoyed some open-air exercise with a mixed routine – but more importantly raised some money for a truly worthy cause in Pendleside Hospice.”

Lisa Riding, the fund-raiser from Pendleside Hospice, added: “We’re really grateful to Matthew and all those who attended ‘One Big Bootcamp’ – it was a great effort that so many people could turn up to support the Hospice on what was a very wet evening.”

Inspire Health is planning further Boot Camp sessions – anybody interested in attending should call 869774.

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