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Jamie Wrenn Walk To Take Place This Saturday

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Walkers setting off at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
Walkers setting off at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk last year. Photo by Dermot Crean

FINAL preparations are being made for an annual charity event in memory of a great fundraiser.

The Jamie Wrenn Walk, in aid of Recovery Haven, is an event which has raised tens of thousands for charity over the past six years and organisers are hoping people support it again when it takes place this weekend.

The walk will leave the Aqua Dome in Tralee on Saturday morning at 10am sharp and head for Castlegregory with a few pitstops along the way.

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The walkers stop off for refreshments at O’Sheas in Curraheen, then The Junction Bar, Camp and finally at the Seven Hogs before reaching the final destination in Castlegregory. There is also an hop-on/hop-off bus if things get too much!

People taking part are asked to park in the Brandon car park as parking at the Aqua Dome is not permitted.

Back in 1999, Castlegregory man Jamie Wrenn, began a charity walk in aid of cancer services that has become a long standing tradition. A cancer sufferer himself, unfortunately Jamie lost his battle with the disease in 2008.

In 2010 with the permission from the Wrenn family, the walk was revived and since then almost €70,000 has been raised for charity, raising nearly €12,000 last year for Kerry Hospice.

This year, the organisers have decided to carry out the walk in aid of Recovery Haven.

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Walk Raises Over €13,000 For Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus

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Sean Prendergast (front left) of the Kerry Cancer Support Group accepts a cheque from Jimmy Wrenn, the proceeds of the annual Jamie Wrenn Memorial Walk from Tralee to Castlegregory. Also included are Sandra Finn, Garda Deirdre Quinn, Jamie Wrenn, Mary Lynch, Joanne Dowling and Jerry Flynn. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sean Prendergast (front left) of the Kerry Cancer Support Group accepts a cheque from Jimmy Wrenn, the proceeds of the annual Jamie Wrenn Memorial Walk from Tralee to Castlegregory. Also included are Sandra Finn, Garda Deirdre Quinn, Jamie Wrenn, Mary Lynch, Joanne Dowling and Jerry Flynn. Photo by Dermot Crean

AN incredible €13,239.50 was raised for the Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus from the annual Jamie Wrenn Memorial Walk which took place in late July.

This brings the total from the last four years of the walk to €54,813, all of which has gone towards the vital bus service, run by the Kerry Cancer Support Group, which transfers cancer patients to and from Cork University Hospital.

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The walk, from Tralee to Castlegregory, was founded in the early 2000s by Castle’ native, Jamie Wrenn. He wanted to give something back to Kerry General Hospital when he suffered from Cancer around that time. Jamie died five years ago, but after a break of a year, the walk was revived and for the last four years, funds have gone towards the Kerry Cancer Support Services.

Jamie’s son, Jimmy, who took part in the walk in July, was on hand to present the cheque on Thursday night.

“I’m just delighted that my father is still being remembered and it’s a great cause,” said Jimmy. “Well done to the Kerry Cancer Support Services for reviving it. I’m just glad to be associated with it,” he said.

Sean Prendergast of Kerry Cancer Support Services is delighted with the amount of money raised over the years.

“We’re very proud to be associated with the Jamie Wrenn walk. It’s a huge amount raised over the past four years. Mary Lynch and Jamie’s son Jimmy got together with ourselves and resurrected the walk and it’s grown year on year to be a huge success,” said Sean.