Wolves fan raises money to fight dementia by walking to Newcastle game

Two Wolves supporters walked from Molineux to St James' Park raising money for dementia.

Jack Evans
21st March 2024
Source Image: Flickr, Bex Walton

Most football fans normally opt for a train or coach to go to an away game, something that most Wolverhampton Wanderers fans did when travelling to Newcastle for their Premier League clash on March 2. 

However, two of their fans decided to take a slightly different mode of transportation, walking. 

Wolves fan Manny Singh Kang, alongside his son Jeevan, walked from Molineux, the home of Wolves, all the way to St James, a journey of almost 200 miles that took four and a half days. 

The pair stopped in Stoke-On-Trent, Huddersfield and Durham on route, before reaching the Sir Bobby Robson statue outside of St James’ on Saturday morning.  

Once there, the pair were embraced by a crowd of people before posing for pictures both inside and outside the ground, including one of Manny with Wolves manager Gary O’Neil. 

Manny and his son have done this walk to raise money for Dementia UK, a charity they’ve raised £30,000 for in the last six months. This goes alongside a total of £300,000 raised since 2018.  

When speaking to reporters following the walk’s conclusion, Manny said that it was to help the families and friends that care for patients, as well as patients themselves. 

This wasn’t the first time Manny had fundraised in such a way. Last season he walked 120 miles from Molineux to Stamford Bridge ahead of Wolves’ game away at Chelsea. 

He also jumped on two wheels in 2019, cycling over 100 miles to Anfield to for Wolves’ away match at Liverpool. 

Manny shows no signs of stopping either, with him aiming to complete his fourth London marathon this April. 

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