Fuller’s Raises £20,000 for Special Olympics GB on its Annual Bridge Walk

On Wednesday 19 April, 98 team members from across Fuller’s, and Special Olympics GB walked 21 miles between two Fuller’s pubs – The Swan in Staines and One Over the Ait in Brentford – raising money for its charity par tner, Special Olympics GB The Bridge Walk raised £20,000 – to help fund regular spor ting oppor tunities that can transform the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities across England, Scotland and Wales

The walkers, comprising colleagues from Fuller’s pubs and hotels and its suppor t centre , along with Special Olympics GB team members and athletes, set off from The Swan first thing in the morning Their first stop was the Shepper ton ferr y –where they crossed the river on the ferr y a handful at a time From there , they walked to The Anglers in Teddington where the pub team provided a much-needed lunch from its outdoor pizza oven The group then set off on the next leg – a shor t three mile walk to The Prince’s Head in Richmond Then finally on to the last par t of the walk, along the tow path by Kew Gardens to One Over the Ait The full walk was 21 miles and took around nine hours to complete

Simon Emeny Fuller’s Chief Executive who took par t in the walk said: “The Bridge Walk was a brilliant day spent with colleagues and our friends from Special Olympics GB – while raising money for a fantastic cause The first Bridge Walk was held in 2022 and, after the success of this year ’ s, I’m looking forward to it again in 2024 It was great to see so many of the Fuller’s family coming together to suppor t