Here is how Zumba enthusiasts from all over Lancashire filled Blackburn Cathedral for a two-hour Zumbathon in aid of Children in Need

A team of dancers and instructors took part in a two-hour zumbathon to raise £550 for the BBC Children in Need appeal 2019.
Zumba enthusiasts from all over Lancashire filled Blackburn Cathedral for a two-hour charity Zumbathon in aid of Children in Need.Zumba enthusiasts from all over Lancashire filled Blackburn Cathedral for a two-hour charity Zumbathon in aid of Children in Need.
Zumba enthusiasts from all over Lancashire filled Blackburn Cathedral for a two-hour charity Zumbathon in aid of Children in Need.

Dancers came from all points of the compass: Colne, Accrington, Blackburn, Preston, Lancaster, Over Wyre, Whalley, Leyland, to exercise in Blackburn Cathedral while gathering much needed funds for the good causes supported by Children in Need.

The two-hour event, organised by the Blackburn Diocese Ministry of Sport team, was promoted by The Church of England and launched by Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster.

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Bishop Jill said: “The great thing is that we have people with faith and without faith celebrating together.”

The Rev Lesley Hinchcliffe, Vicar of Fence and Higham, and a member of the Ministry of Sport organising team, said: “My objective for the event is unashamedly missional: I hope that by bringing people into this amazing Cathedral for this event people will think ‘Wow - church isn’t what I maybe thought it was about.'”

Zumba instructor Louise Ball, who has a class in Whalley, enthused: “It was a great night of socialising and fundraising. Zumba and the church go really well together.”

Keith McIntosh, from St Andrew’s Church in Leyland and Sports Ambassador for Blackburn Diocese, added: “We were encouraging people to come through the doors of this wonderful and iconic building for the very first time. Children in Need has been a great charity that has lasted the course, and we are proud to support it.”