CHARITY chairmen were stunned when they estimated the proceeds of the SuperScan Superwalk. For when all the money is collected it is expected to top £50,000!
"It's a staggering amount," said appeal chairman Mike Trickett. Cold weather and rain meant that not all of the 1,000 people registered turned out with about 800 people taking part.
They walked round one of two 20-mile routes either covering Blackburn or Burnley, to help collect money for the appeal to buy a magnetic resonance imaging scanner for East Lancashire.
"The Superwalk for the CT scanner in 1988 had 5,000 people taking part and they raised £10,000. This time there were only 1,000 walkers and we expect to collect about £50,000," said Mr Trickett.
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