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In memory of Neil: cycling 215 miles to raise money for Winston’s Wish

28th January 2020 Fundraising

A team of Irish, English and Welsh cyclists rode 215 miles in just three days to raise money for Winston’s Wish in memory of their friend who died by suicide last year. In what has become an annual ‘Ride2Rugby’ charity ride, the team are set off from Cheltenham on Wednesday 5th ...

Walking 680 miles to raise money for Winston’s Wish

16th December 2019 Fundraising

A 10-man Royal Navy team are planning to walk the 680-mile Western Front Way in April next year in memory of those who gave their lives in WWI and to raise money for a number of charities, including Winston’s Wish. Team leader, LS (MW) Stephen Richardson, explains why they decided ...

Riding through the Himalayas to raise money for Winston’s Wish

8th November 2019 Fundraising

For 10 days in the summer, Tim Oliver and a small group of friends rode through the Himalayas on motorbikes raising an incredible £2,300 for Winston’s Wish – enough to support one family for an entire year. The group of “mostly grey-haired bikey friends” chuffed, puffed and simply toughed their way ...

Trekking through the Colombian jungle to raise money for Winston’s Wish

19th September 2019 Fundraising, News

Lian Dunwell and Sarah Watts recently trekked through the Colombian jungle to the Lost City to raise money for Winston’s Wish in memory of their friend Kerry Sargent. Before they went, they told us what they had decided to take on such a challenge. In October 2018, our friend Kerry Sargent ...

Myles’ story: “Our lives were thrown into utter turmoil”

16th August 2018 Fundraising

“My Mum was murdered when I was six years old. This was probably one of the hardest things to deal with as a child… my Dad was wrongly taken away from me too and mine and my sister’s lives were thrown into utter turmoil. I chose to ride the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey100 ...

Novo take on Tough Mudder Challenge for Winston’s Wish

18th July 2018 Fundraising

Gary Melton of Novo Recruitment UK has written the below blog post about the death of his friend Paul, the support Winston's Wish is giving to Paul's family, and Gary and Novo's fundraising for Winston's Wish. In February this year, all of our lives changed when our friend Paul suddenly died ...

Russ Brookes: I cycle to remember Dad

3rd July 2018 Fundraising

Russ, from Gloucester, will be taking on the Ride London-Surrey 100 for Winston’s Wish this July. His love of cycling is something he got from his Dad, who died when Russ was just 11 years old. We spoke to Russ recently to find out more about why he’s cycling to ...

Hanna and Hayden Collect 100 Pieces of Litter for Hope100!

13th June 2018 Fundraising

Hanna and her 4-year-old Son Hayden, are challenging themselves to collect 100 pieces of plastic litter for The Hope100 Challenge! Hanna heard of Winston’s Wish when her friend – a mother of 2 - died suddenly. The news came as a big shock to their social group who met at an ...

Sinead’s story

6th April 2018 Blog, News

#TeamWinston runner, Sinead, will be taking to the streets on Manchester on 8th April along with lots of other awesome individuals to help support Winston's Wish. We wanted to find out a little bit more about Sinead, and her thoughts on the upcoming event! Q. Do you have any previous running ...

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