Sheffield 5-year-old to walk a marathon to raise money for local park
Harry has already raised more than a thousand pounds for the park in Mosborough
Last updated 21st Jul 2025
A little boy in Sheffield is going to be walking a FULL marathon over the summer holidays to raise money for his local park.
5-year-old Harry has already raised more than £1000 for the park in Mosborough.
He'll be doing the challenge for Plumbley Park, which his mum Amy says 'means to much to us and the community, but it's in desperate need of love and improvement.'
Talking to us, she added: "He's only five years old, so he'll be doing this massive challenge in stages.
"Harry has seen me talking about the park, and what's been happening there - and that's where this huge idea came from!
"He's going to be doing a chunk each day, and we're going to get him a t-shirt with the 'Friends of Plumbley' logo on.
"He'll be walking around the community with that bright green shirt, so we're sure that nobody will miss him!
"The mission really is for us to raise as much money as we can, so we can give back to the community.
"Like this one, across South Yorkshire, there's lots of parks which are all in a similar condition, a similar state of repair - and that responsibility usually eventually falls back onto the community.
"So here, we want to get a big climbing frame back up - that's something we've lost.
"It's such a hub for the community and we see loads of people there, especially when it's sunny.
"It's great for the kids, too, as they're not in front of their computers - and it'll be great to see it back to what it used to be."
Sharing details on their GoFundMe page, Amy said how Harry will be aiming to finish all 26.2 miles by the end of August - at the end of the school holidays.
She says 'he’ll be doing it with the biggest smile on his face and so much determination in his little legs'.