At the start of September, it will be 10 years since Derek (The Big Lad) left us.

So much has happened to all of us since then but it still seems like yesterday that we were dancing on tables at weddings with ties around our head.

As a tribute to Derek and to hopefully raise some money for a very worthy cause (The Irish Heart Foundation), a group of Derek’s closest friends will be running/walking the equivalent of 10 marathons over 10 days.

Starting on Thursday 19th August and finishing up on Saturday 28th, we will cover a distance of 422KM while at the same time celebrating Derek’s life throughout the month on Facebook/Instagram/anywhere really that we can remember all the good times he brought us.

We appreciate that there are so many worthy causes out there these days but we would be very grateful if you could donate and even share a memory of Derek to make the next few weeks a fitting tribute for an absolute legend of a man. The Irish Heart Foundation means a lot to Derek's family and this is why we have chosen this charity.

YNWA