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Jack’s supporting Winston’s Wish at the Manchester Marathon

9th December 2021 Challenge Events, Fundraising, Running Events

Jack is taking on the Manchester Marathon in support of Winston’s Wish in April. He told us about his reasons for supporting our work, how running helps him and what keeps him motivated to carry on training through the cold winter months. Tell us about your run for Winston’s Wish I'm taking ...

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Benedict and Stephen’s 12 hour zombie battle to support Winston’s Wish

11th November 2021 Blog, Fundraising

In October Benedict and Stephen took on an a mammoth 12 hour Player 2 challenge with their friends Kieran and Ash, to help further our charity's work. They managed to almost double their original target and raise £190 to help us support more grieving children, young people and families across ...

Fran and friend’s creative talents support Winston’s Wish

10th November 2021 Blog, Fundraising

The pandemic put a stop to a great number of our usual activities and hobbies and for many of us, getting creative became a positive way to stay connected and hone our skills. Fran Battin and her friends started putting their talents to work, choosing to make beautiful handmade items ...

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Marie goes the extra mile to support Winston’s Wish

29th October 2021 Fundraising

Marie Debont-Booth has been running in support of Winston’s Wish since 2019. She quickly got the taste for not only taking on marathons but multiple back to back runs (running 2 marathons in 2 days), even running 100 miles in one ultra-marathon. Since she started Marie has run an unbelievable ...

Katherine’s swim challenge to honour best friend Amy

2nd August 2021 Fundraising

In June Katherine Kay completed an intense, 40 day swim challenge in memory of her big-hearted best friend Amy. Finishing on 24th June on what would have been Amy’s 40th Birthday, Katherine swam an amazing 40 miles in 40 days, raising an incredible £4,372.80 for Winston’s Wish. We asked Katherine to ...

Celebrities flock to Weston-super-Mare AFC to raise money for Winston’s Wish

15th June 2021 Fundraising, Press Releases

An all-star line-up of celebrities will be taking part in a charity football match to support Winston’s Wish – in memory of 11-year-old Liam Shepherd – on Sunday 4th July 2021. Those set to pitch their football skills against each other include Jaqueline Jossa, winner of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me ...

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In memory of Jake: Sam and Thomas’s 100-mile cycle challenge

14th June 2021 Fundraising

In May, 10-year-old Sam and 11-year-old Thomas challenged themselves to cycle 100 miles during the month to raise money for Winston’s Wish in memory of Sam’s cousin Jake. 16-year-old Jake died in 2014 and Sam’s mum Sarah set up Jake’s Wish to raise money for Winston’s Wish in her nephew’s ...

In memory of dad: Walking 400 miles to raise money for Winston’s Wish

10th May 2021 Fundraising

Sophie is walking 400 miles in memory of her dad who died when she was 13 to raise money for Winston’s Wish. As well as raising money to help Winston’s Wish support other grieving young people, Sophie has found that her fundraising challenge has given her time to remember her ...

How 11-year-old Isla raised £1,000 for Winston’s Wish in memory of her mum

23rd April 2021 Fundraising, Stories

Budding entrepreneur, 11-year-old Isla has raised £1,000 for childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish by designing and selling pin badges featuring the different emotions bereaved children might feel. Isla’s mum died from cancer in October 2020 and she wanted to do something to help other children grieving for a parent. Isla ...

Pete Ironman challenge for Winston's Wish

Peter: My Ironman challenge for Winston’s Wish

13th April 2021 Fundraising

Peter is taking on an Ironman challenge to raise money for Winston’s Wish, swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and then finishing with a marathon, running 26.2 miles! Peter’s dad died in a car accident when he was 18 and so he chose to support Winston’s Wish to make sure ...

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