A BRAVE village landlord, staff and friends will be walking over hot coals this weekend all in the name of charity.
Dan Webb, landlord of Ye Olde Star Inn at Kilham will be joined by 10 or 11 members of staff and friends in walking over hot coals to raise funds for Bradford based charity Little Heroes which supports children living with cancer.
Dan, who has lived in Kilham for about three months after spending a decade managing pubs in York wanted to bring something a little bit different to the village whilst still raising funds for his chosen charity.
Dan said: “Kilham has a lot of fundraising events for the playing field and I’ve been trying to think of something they haven’t done already and I came down one morning and a leaflet had been pushed through the door.
“It’s something a bit different and we’re going to make a day of it.”
The brave group of firewalkers will walk over four meters of coals heated up to 1000 ° F during a fund raising event to be held in the beer garden of the pub.
“It’ll be interesting - I’ve got to do a 12 hour shift afterwards so I’m hoping I can still stand,” added Dan.
The day, which begins at 2pm with firewalking taking place at 4pm, will see the beer garden play host to a bouncy castle, live music, a bbq and a cider festival featuring 17 types of artisan ciders from which 50p from every half pint and £1 per pint will be donated to Little Heroes.
Driffield bands, who frequent Ye Olde Star’s open mic night, will be playing throughout the day which promises to be a great event for all the family.
And for those looking to get something more from the event, there are still ten spots available for the firewalk in exchange for a donation of £125 to the charity.
The brave group has already raised £2000 in sponsorship for the firewalk and Dan, who aims to raise £4000 in total for Little Heroes is urging locals to go along and give what they can for a worthwhile cause.
Dan said: “It’s all about people coming along, enjoying the day and buying the cider and products from the bbq.”
Little Heroes is a fledgling charity which provides support for children living with cancer and their families.
Last year the charity was able to provided thousands of pounds worth of distractions and toys to children in hospital receiving treatment for cancer, visit every childrens cancer hospital in the UK, set up a debt management call process, help raise awareness of children’s cancer both locally and nationally and much more.
Anybody wishing to sponsor the firewalkers or get involved with firewalking is asked to contact Dan on 01262 420619 or pop into the pub.