UPDATE - On Sunday 13th September Bev’s son Anthony will be running the virtual Great North Run for this great cause in memory of his mum .. due to the GNR being cancelled he will now run 13.1 miles around our local area and his progress will be tracked via an app ... please give what you can .. 

It is with a heavy and broken heart that I post this but on Wednesday 12th August my mum was rushed to hospital and unfortunately she passed away with me and Jonathan with her in the early hours of Thursday 13th August. She died of a stroke, completely unexpectedly and with no warning signs.

My mum was a wonderful woman, who’s passion for adventure and travel saw her live her life to the full. From trekking through South America, Vietnam and east Asia to volunteering in Malawi and visiting Antarctica and had it not been for Covid-19 she was due to go to the Galapagos earlier in the year.

She was an advocate for sport and wanting to increase participation in sport particularly archery and making it more accessible to more people through social enterprises. As well as developing the next generation of archers including her grandson Reuben, who at aged three was the youngest unofficial member of Aire Valley Archers!

Mum was an inspiration to me and my brother Jonathan helping us both more than she will ever know. It is only now as parents we truly realise the sacrifices, time, determination and love she gave us growing up to make sure we had every opportunity possible.

I will strive to live the rest of my life in the same vain as my mum did hers, seek out adventure, live life for now and ensure my children are given the same love, opportunities and support she gave me and my brother. Not only as children but right through our adult life. 

Mums funeral will take place on Thursday 27th August at 12:30pm at Skipton Crematorium. Sadly due to COVID we are limited to numbers inside the building and these have been allocated, you are welcome to join us outside the venue where the service will be broadcast via speakers. There is also an online webcast of the service which can be viewed at:

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In lieu of flowers we are wanting to raise some money for the British Heart Foundation as their research is vitally important into the causes of heart disease and stroke. 

Mum you have been taken so soon and had so much more to offer the world....we will love you always ... 

Anthony 

On behalf of the Detoeuf Family