Druridge Bay 10k – from start to finish
Craig Taylor winner of 2013 Druridge Bay 10K
Our first run was in May 2007, run in memory of David Griffiths a young man who died suddenly from an asthma attack. David was a fine, well brought up young man who left us too soon. We decided to do something for Asthma UK as a tribute to David.
My friend Adie Barrass organised a 10k run in the confines of the Druridge Bay Country Park while we organised an attempt at the Guiness world record for the longest enduring cricket match (which we broke at 33hours).
The first Druridge Bay10k was a great team effort and we managed to raise, together with the cricket match, almost £40k. Each year we pick a beneficiary to donate our monies to and to date we have raised almost £120k for organisations such as Lifeboat, Hospice care(Alnwick) and Grace House.
This year we are supporting the Stephen Carey fund with a small donation to Amble Lifeboat.
Stan Hurst, chairman
The Stephen Carey Fund
The Stephen Carey Fund aims to improve the awareness of emergency first aid skills and to improve the provision of life saving equipment throughout Northumberland.
The fund came together in July 2012 following the tragic and sudden death of Stephen Carey, a 21 year old from Alnmouth, whilst playing football for his village team. Family and friends learned that Stephen died due to an undiagnosed heart condition.
The Stephen Carey Fund works with businesses, local and national government funded organisations and local communities to install Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) across Northumberland and also to ensure that we increase the number of people with life saving skills so that they have both the knowledge and confidence to use those skills and the equipment provided.
Each defibrillator and cabinet costs in excess of £2000 to supply and install, so events such as the Druridge Bay 10k are vital to provide valuable funds and to increase awareness of our cause and undoubtedly make individuals ask “would I know what to do in an emergency?”.
To find out more please visit our website www.thestephencareyfund.co.uk.
