The spooky festivities have been started early this year in Coulsdon, with mysterious monsters and a night time letter hunt leading people through the haunted forests all to collect money for a good cause.
On the 27th of October a yearly fundraiser walk took place, leading local children through a mysterious, unlit wood to collect letters to spell out the word spider - with more subtle clues hinting at a Jack and Jill themed story as scattered dolls depicted a bloodier retelling of the classic nursery rhyme, with overtones of murder and hidden secrets within the household itself.
Once the participants collected the clues and deciphered the story they could receive their prizes from the cave located conveniently at the start point, with a hidden monster handing out lollipops and wristbands to equally delighted and terrified children.
This intriguing event served to help raise money for the Royal Marsden hospital charity, an extremely important organisation who help children and adults battling cancer in the UK - an ever present and important frontier of medical research and treatment.
Proceeds from this event will help the Royal Marsden to help more people suffering with the terrible ailment of cancer and with over £1000 raised from online donations alone the generosity of this community is sure to reach a number of people. Money gathered from the sale of various items such as an assortment of sweet treats for the youngsters and mulled wine for the hard working carers will also be donated to the charity.
The efforts of the people to bring this event together will no doubt bring much needed support to people fighting against cancer, and the generosity of those who attended made it possible, showing the spirit of the Coulsdon community coming together to help those who need it most, and hopefully bringing spooky memories for years to come.
