{"id":519854,"date":"2025-10-22T14:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/519854\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:50:13","slug":"sheffield-students-take-on-30-mile-football-stadium-walk-to-support-life-changing-assistance-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/519854\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield students take on 30-mile football stadium walk to support life-changing assistance dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ON THE MOVE: A few of the students who intend to tackle to stadium walk in support of assistance dogs<\/p>\n<p>Eighty determined students from Sheffield United Community College are preparing to walk 30 miles across South Yorkshire\u2019s football stadiums to raise funds for Support Dogs, a Sheffield-based charity that trains assistance dogs for autistic children, and adults with epilepsy and physical disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The marathon 12-hour walk starts at Doncaster Rovers\u2019 Eco-Power Stadium before moving on to Rotherham United\u2019s AESSEAL New York Stadium, Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s Hillsborough, and finally finishing at Sheffield United\u2019s Bramall Lane. Along the route, the students will visit Support Dogs\u2019 training centres in Brightside and Hillsborough, where they\u2019ll be welcomed by staff and, of course, the dogs themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge takes place on Thursday, October 23, beginning at 7am in Doncaster. <\/p>\n<p>The students, aged 16 to 19, aim to beat last year\u2019s fundraising total of \u00a33,000, which was raised for a different charity.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Collins, head of education and training at Sheffield United Community Foundation, said: \u201cThis challenge tests determination and teamwork while giving our students the chance to raise vital funds for an incredible cause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It also helps develop important life skills like fundraising and community engagement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every penny raised will directly support Support Dogs\u2019 life-changing work. We\u2019re thrilled some of their amazing dogs will join us along the route to inspire and raise awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/www.inyourarea.co.uk?sort=recency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trustpilot-web2.png\" alt=\"TRUSTPILOT WEB2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tess Thompson, community fundraising manager at Support Dogs, added:<br \/>\u201cWe\u2019re absolutely thrilled that Sheffield United Community College is supporting us and wish the students every success on their walk. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their efforts will help us continue to change lives through our incredible assistance dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To support the students, visit:<br \/><a rel=\"noopener\">www.justgiving.com\/page\/sheffield-united-community-college-2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more on Support Dogs, visit <a rel=\"noopener\">www.supportdogs.org.uk<\/a> or call 0114 2617800.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Sheffield United Community College\u2019s social media channels for live updates on the walk.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ON THE MOVE: A few of the students who intend to tackle to stadium walk in support of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,12450,393,4884,12893,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-519854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-charity","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-inyourarea-community","13":"tag-sheffield","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115418381097641354","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}