It is time to lace up those walking shoes and starting to stretch those legs as the York Legal Walk is almost upon us! There's still time for you to join: register here. 

We currently have 11 teams signed up and a total of 38 walkers, with our biggest teams coming from the Yorkshire Law Society and Harrowells, all raising vital funds to support access to advice for all.

Top of the fundraising table is the wonderful University of York - School of Law team who have so far raised a fantastic £320! This is a fantastic achievement and a hugely important part of making this year’s York Legal Walk bigger and better than ever before.

So far the Walk has raised almost £1000 altogether. This is a great start but we still need everyone to continue fundraising as much as possible to support local advice charities.

The charities supported by the York Legal Walk help thousands of people every year gain proper access to justice. These charities are often the last resort for people facing difficult and distressing legal circumstances but without the resources to pay for private legal advice. Without this charitable work many vulnerable people would be left alone to navigate the court and justice system without any advice or support.

We’re proud to have a charity walking with us on Monday 25, the Welfare Benefits Unit. Please help us to continue to support the vital work they do in the local community by raising as much as you can at the York Legal Walk.

It looks set to be a fantastic evening and it will be topped off with a celebratory drink near the finish line.

We need your sponsorship in order to be able to continue running our legal walk events their support is invaluable and key to continuing the work of the Yorkshire Legal Support Trust.

A big thank you also to our wonderful supporters York Junior Lawyers and The Yorkshire Law Society who are promoting our event. 

We are really excited about the Sheffield legal walk coming up in just 5 short weeks on May 23. We already have 6 teams and 34 walkers signed up and ready to walk and raise funds to support access to advice for all. We hope our walkers are getting some good training in for all those Sheffield hills!

​We are proud to have Joe Egan, Deputy Vice President of The Law Society of England and Wales as our lead walker.
 
The Yorkshire Legal Support Trust has been established to support the provision of free legal advice in Sheffield and the Yorkshire region since 2010 and the Sheffield legal walk is an important part of our fundraising activities. The organisations we support make a huge difference in the lives of many people. The recent cuts to legal aid and the reduced household income for many working families due to the recession have increased the importance of free access to specialist legal advice for the poorest and most vulnerable people in our community.
 
Registration for the event will open from 5pm with the walk starting proper at 5:30. About two hours later walkers cross the finish line where refreshments will be provided for our thirsty walkers. 
 
We would like to get as many people involved as possible, so gather your co-workers, friends, family, and why not dogs, to join us for an evening of walking and having fun while raising vital funds for legal advice agencies!

The York Legal Walk cannot come fast enough and as the days speed by the number of walkers continues to grow! We now have 10 teams and over 30 walkers committed to walking, running and sweating to support local advice agencies in their mission to ensure access to justice for all.

So far Harrowells is leading in numbers with 6 walkers, if each of their team members raised £85 they would beat their fundraising target of £500 so please do sponsor them.

University of York, School of Law must be following our fundraising tips to the letter! They have already raised £300, we hope you can continue to keep it rising! York Junior Lawyers division (JLD) is hot on their heels. We’re hoping for some fierce competition for our top fundraiser spot!

Our amazing supporters Yorkshire Law Society and York JLD. Without your support we couldn’t make the York Legal Walk the fantastic success we know it’s going to be this year.

We are expecting nice spring weather on Monday 25 April to keep our walkers fresh for their 10km challenge. And to celebrate the finish line is a complementary drink!

We’re very excited to see you all there!