Mayor’s Support For The ‘Walking Dead’!

The Mayor of Bridgend County Borough has given his backing to a 180-mile charity expedition being made next month by the organiser of the Cardiff Zombie Walk. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Dom Spens will be part of a small group of adventurers walking from Dublin to Belfast, and on to Edinburgh, as he attempts to raise much-needed funds for the Wales Air Ambulance and The Epilepsy Society. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The expedition will start in Dublin on 25 May and will end in Edinburgh on 1 June. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Each year, Dom organises the Cardiff Zombie Walk – a fun event in which all ages dress up as the living dead for a walk around the capital. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Although he won’t be in zombie costume for the charity expedition, a previous Zombie Walk will be in his thoughts, as he explained: “In 2014, one of our Zombie Walk marshals Tracy fell off a small cliff at our event and caused quite a stir by scaring some of the paramedics with her zombie make-up! ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Thanks to the Wales Air Ambulance, Tracy was fine and still marshals for us today, but we would like to raise some money for them as a way of saying thanks. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“The second charity we have chosen is The Epilepsy Society as a close friend recently died due to SUDEP (Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy), so we are hoping to raise as much as possible for both charities.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Councillor Richard Young, the Mayor of Bridgend County Borough, said: “I’d like to wish Dom and his fellow walkers every success with their charity expedition. These are two extremely worthwhile causes and I am delighted to offer my support.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​