Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page

I am raising money for the Ed Evans Foundation; A registered charity my friend Ed Evans set up during his long fight against brain cancer. I met Ed when I joined the Royal Navy back in 2001. We remained good friends long after we passed out of HMS Raleigh and seperated to continue our own branch training. Ed continued to make regular visits to my hometown of Lincoln and in doing so made some good friends in the process.

He continued his training as a Navy clearance diver in Portsmouth but was unfortunately diagnosed with a brain tumour after suffering from severe headaches. Although his career in the Navy was over, this did not deter Ed from living his life to the full. He was full of resolve and determination and set up a Foundation in support of Cancer Research Wales,  specifically brain tumour research after the amazing help and support he received during his treatment. I saw first hand the fantastic work this foundation was achieving when I attended the first official fundraising ball in Cardiff in 2006, since which the foundation has raised over £85,000 for Cancer Research. I made a promise to Ed that if I could ever find the time to raise money for charity, I would do it for his. Unfortunately Ed lost his battle with this disease in October 2007.

After the news of his death, me and my good friend Edward Haugland decided we would aim at raising some money for the foundation in memory of Ed. It has taken us 2 years but we've now managed to get together and sort something out. We are both avid hikers and love the outdoors and have decided to tackle one of Britains most challenging long distance walks; The Pennine Way. The trail covers 268 miles from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border and involves some serious mileage over arduous terrain. The aim is to complete the trek in 16 stages over as many days between 26th Sept - 11th Oct 2009. We want to raise as much money as we can for this worth while cause but have set ourselves an achievable target of £1000 to start. 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

For more information on the Ed Evans Foundation, please visit the following link. www.edevansfoundation.co.uk

Many thanks to you all,