Emilie’s Relay
A fundraising relay from Edinburgh to London over five days in May 2013.
A fundraising relay from Edinburgh to London over five days in May 2013.
The ninth biannual Emilie’s Picnic is due to take place on June 8th 2024. The event will also mark the 20th anniversary of Emilie’s accident and will take place in…
For the past four years Chris Bargate and Paul Adams have arranged an annual cricket match between ex students of St Catherine’s College Oxford (Catz) and the Bourne End Dogs…
An annual fundraising event is the ‘Emilie’s Trousers’ ride from Winchester to Oxford (or viceversa) carried out by Emilie’s father around her birthday. In June 2012 a group of ‘real…
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Fundraising activities at St Catherine’s College Oxford (Catz) have included various musical evenings (open mic and Entz), cake sales, a quad marathon and two calendars (inspired by Calendar Girls). Other…
Peter Burdon is donating proceeds from his witty account of his and his wife Lindsey’s year-long backpacking honeymoon to three charities including Emilie’s Charities . For more details on the book…
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It was a privilege to witness a baton-handover outside my home in Northumberland this summer’s evening, as a stalwart runner finished his 20 mile leg (ouch!) and met his support group/fellow runners.
I went outside to investigate the mysterious appearance of a threesome of well-spoken young people ‘hanging around’ our corner of the A696, where there is nothing to hang around for but trees and fields. Having gone out to offer first aid/tea/ring the police, I was standing with them as a faint light appeared in the distance, wobbling southwards towards us where we stood at the Village’s western boundary. A high-vis vest gradually declared itself, as the waiting group explained about Emilie and the fantastic work being done in her name.
The high-vis jacket morphed into two men with a torch and very tired legs, running (yes, running) into the Village to the enthusiastic applause of three team mates and one bemused but impressed local resident.
Well done, you guys! I hope it’s smooth running all the way to London.
Thank you Kathryn! The organisers, routemasters and runners have done and are doing a great job!