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 Relay, from Edinburgh to London involving over 100 runners running five miles each or more, took place between May 2nd and May 6th 2013 ending at the steps of…
Having never completed anything remotely sporting, Polly Liverton decided to train to run a 1/2 marathon and raise money for Emilie’s Charities at the same time. The 1/2 marathon took…
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…
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…
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…
The eighth biannual Emilie’s Picnic was originally planned to take place in June 2020 – and then came Covid – as a result it was postponed until 2021 – and…
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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!