Giddo's Gift: Hundreds put on walking shoes for charity

Jordan Giddins, known as Giddo, was diagnosed in November 2015 with Ewings Sarcoma, which was a secondary cancer due to all of his previous treatment.

The disease is a rare type of cancer that affects bones and mainly affects children and young people. He died at the age of 18 in 2016.

The Giddo's Gift charity was set up in memory of Jordan Giddins, known as Giddo, and aims to help other teenagers and young adults going through similar battles

The Pandemic has hit the charity hard after all fundraising activities were cancelled and they were unable to plan due to the uncertainty.

However that did not stop people from getting creative.

Over 140 people completed a walking challenge last month, each virtually recording their achievements.

Some people completed 26-miles across the month, others went further and completed it in just one day.

Jord's mum Mandy told the Leader: "We lost Jord at the end of April back in 2016 and since then we have done an awful lot in his memory. We though it would be the perfect opportunity, we couldn't hold any fundraising events but we put an appeal out asking if people wanted to join us in a 26-mile challenge.

"It was 26-miles for Jord and we have around 140 people get involved, most from Flintshire but some even in other countries.

"A group of friends even did it in one day. Everyone embraced it and it all worked out really well.

"It's difficult fundraising during these times but everyone was keen to help, they submitted how much they walked at the end of the month and we gave them a certificate.

"So far we've raised over £2,500 with money still coming in.

"We are hoping we can start fundraising properly soon. We had to cancel everything and this year we haven't been able to plan for events.

"We are still getting applications for help, that's not stopped so we are doing all we can.

"A massive thank you to everyone for their ongoing support, without it we wouldn’t be able to continue what we do."