Henry makes it to Ibiza

The Macclesfield plasterer who embarked on a seemingly impossible walk to Ibiza has raised thousands for charity.

Henry Moores started out on his bid to reach the party hotspot on 12 April achieved his goal on 16 June.

Henry had to walk nearly a marathon every day to reach Wayne Lineker’s ‘Linekers Bar’ before England kicked off their Euro 204 campaign.

The 21-year-old trekked over 1,000 miles to complete the challenge in time for the match.

Attempting to make the journey a little less difficult though, Moores dropped Wayne Lineker a message, and surprisingly, Wayne responded, agreeing to join him for some of the walk.

Along the way Henry said “I thought I could walk to Ibiza and get a holiday out of it while raising money for charity and meeting Wayne Lineker.”

“I will definitely have enough energy when I get there because everything goes out the window when you finish something like that,” he added.

“All the fatigue and everything gets behind you, for at least one night I can put it all behind me.”

The Manchester to Ibiza walk raised £119,000 for the Tony Hudgell Foundation, which focuses on enhancing the lives of children affected by physical, emotional or psychological abuse. The foundation centres around the story of Tony, seven, a double amputee who endured life-changing injuries at only six weeks old.

Tony continues to battle with several health conditions which require ongoing treatment.

Taking to social media, Moores shared the great news: “Today’s the day. I’m in Ibiza, I can’t believe it.

“Emotionally, it feels a bit surreal. I’ve dreamed of this moment for literally months, months and months.”

He revealed that a whopping £119,000 has been raised, before adding: “Thank you so much to everyone donating.

“Please keep sharing, keep commenting, keep liking, I love you all.

“And I’ll see you tonight at Linekers.”

Commenting on the post, one person wrote: “Congratulations my brother! Been following you since the start of the walk and I’m actually very proud of you!”

“I actually feel a bit emotional for you. Enjoy the celebrations. Hopefully the England team will make it even bigger. I wonder how you’ll fill your days now and how much you’ll miss it. You’re like the new Forrest Gump,” another added.

While a third penned: “You’re incredible!!! Massive congratulations to you and unbelievable effort for the amount of money you’ve raised. What’s the next thing you’re going to do? I think you need your own TV show.”

At the time of writing, the total amount raised from online donations has now increased to £121,297.

If you would like to donate to Henry ‘s fundraiser, you can do so here.