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David Tomlinson is raising money for British Heart Foundation

Walk the Grand Union Cancal · 10 August 2026

Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love. With your donations, we power groundbreaking cardiovascular research to save and improve lives, bring hope to families, and keep hearts beating across the UK.

Story

Thanks for visiting my page. On 10th August last year, I collapsed whilst in the queue at Trent Bridge. I never made it into the cricket that day as I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Hayley, a first aider from the cricket ground saved my life.

Since then, I've gone on to have triple bypass surgery and an ICD fitted. In August I'm planning to revisit Trent Bridge for the final cricket match of the season which will mark a year since my cardiac arrest. I will then be setting off to walk between the QA offices – starting in Birmingham and finishing in London. 154 miles along the Grand Union Canal.

If you'd like to support me on my journey you can follow my progress in real time at https://locatoweb.com/shr/single/1153364789

I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation and I'd be so grateful for your support. The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It's only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can create new treatments and discover new cures. £24 could pay for two hours of research by an early career scientist, but every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thanks!

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