Raising awareness and fundraising for Cavendish Cancer Care by completing the Leeds Half Marathon
Cavendish Cancer Care is a Sheffield-based charity that provides support to local families affected by cancer. They give those affected and their families the chance to talk in confidence and offer complementary therapies to help alleviate both the emotional strain of cancer and the physical side effects of the illness and its treatment.
The Curve are a strategic partner of Cavendish Cancer Care and are looking at ways in which they can support the amazing work the charity does for families affected by cancer.
Curve team members Paul and Andrew decided they were going to take part in the Leeds Half Marathon as a friendly office wager and decided this would be a good opportunity to raise some funds and awareness for Cavendish in the process.
After crossing the finish line in impressive times, Paul and Andrew raised an incredible £2,260 plus gift aid. This amount of money will help Cavendish Cancer Care with around 80 hours of therapy for those that need it most.
With this contribution and others like it, families affected by cancer don’t have to suffer alone.
Massive thanks are in order for everyone who supported Paul and Andrew by making a donation to their cause, it is greatly appreciated and we can’t wait to continue supporting Cavendish in the months to come!
Celebrate St Luke’s 50th anniversary with Night Strider 2022
St Luke’s Hospice 50th anniversary celebrations will reach their climax with Night Strider 2022. Sponsored by Pricecheck and Gripple, the event is the annual nocturnal half marathon and 10k walking challenge aiming to raise more than £100,000 towards patient care at Sheffield’s only hospice.
The 2019 challenge – the last before the Covid 19 pandemic – saw more than a thousand St Luke’s supporters take to the streets as darkness fell on the city on an October evening.
Booking is open and entries are coming in for Night Strider 2022, which returns on October 8 promising to be the biggest Night Strider yet.
Starting from Sheffield’s Peace Gardens, the walk takes in some of Sheffield’s finest locations as it heads out towards Ecclesall and Abbeydale before heading back to the city centre finish line.
Either a full half marathon distance or a shorter 10k route, Night Strider is open to everybody over the age of 10 – though participants aged 10 to 17 must be registered and accompanied by another participant aged 18 or over – and is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Wheelchair users are encouraged to take part in Night Strider but due to the nature of the route and distance it is advisable they should source suitable assistance throughout the challenge.
Individual entry is £25. To sign up, visit www.stlukeshospice.org.uk
