IAN Walmsley has given his rundown of the top 10 high earning charities from their awards night.

This is a combination of money raised by walkers from the Keswick to Barrow and the Coniston to Barrow in 2019 and the donations made to the them on the night.

The 2020 walk is set to take place on May 2, 2020.

Here is the charities that benefitted most from the event and show just how valuable the K2B is:

During this year’s awards night it was revealed that this year the K2B donated £379,666 to 227 different charities and good causes. To add further information the top 10 beneficiaries in 2019 were :-

St Marys Hospice £26,380

Mind in Furness £25,030

St Johns Hospice £15,000

Bay Hospitals Charity £11,900

Childrens Cancer and Leukaemia Group £11,510

Butterfly Hugs £11,135

Cancer Research UK £ 9,890

Rosemere Cancer Foundation £ 9,000

Cancer Care North Lancashire & South Lakeland £ 8,210

North West Air Ambulance Charity £ 7,965

The K2B and C2B are great ways to get out and enjoy the Lake District and raise money for your charity/good cause.

Team Registration for the 2020 walk opens on January 20th.

This gives people nine weeks to get organised.

The Committee are meeting on November 25 to discuss our feedback from last May in detail to further improve the day.

Further details will appear in the next few weeks after the committee have met.

Catherine Butterworth, director of income generation at St. John’s Hospice, said: “Our organisation provides palliative care to our patients which gives them the comfort of their own home.

“It is hard, but when I am walking, I just think that every step that I take means we are helping all those patients, which makes it worth it.

“You never feel like you are walking alone, it is like walking with a big family."

St. Mary's hospice said: "We are indebted to all walkers and their sponsors, volunteers who support on the day and of course the brilliant K2B committee and sponsors."