Lee, Craig, Tommy, Craig, David, Anth, Wayne, Vic, Paul, Connor, Ste and Michael have decided to up their challenge this year and walk 59 mile in 24 hours on Saturday 21st June 2025. Lads will end back at Easington Colliery pit site where dad’s memorial bench is at. We have raised an incredible amount of funds for this amazing cause and hopefully smash the target even more this year.

On Sunday 26th June 2022 aged 59, we lost the most important piece to our family jigsaw our dad, dad was the most amazing dad to us, a phenomenal grandad to all our beautiful children and an amazing husband to our beautiful mam for over 40 years.

Dad suffered with this cruel disease for over 10 years, by 2021 it certainly started taking an awful effect on dad, numerous stays in various hospitals, a large amount of assessments and oxygen supplied at home and on a mobile backpack for when he was out and about. We thought we finally had hope and light at the end of the tunnel as dad was finally accepted on the transplant list for a double lung transplant. After being called for another PET scan and results showing a black shadow which needed investigation (dad actually thought it may of been the dreaded C word) put a holt on the transplant, unfortunately dad was admitted back into hospital with a pulmonary embolism in his lung, he was treated for this but unfortunately the massive, lengthy, courageous battle he was fighting daily came to an end and dad lost his fight on 26th June 2022. The week after dad passed we received his results from the PET scan and the black shadow wasn’t the dreaded C word, it was more progression of the pulmonary fibrosis, if only he received that news before he left the world💔.

Nothing will ever bring dad back but his memory will live on forever with us all. We hope all money raised will help towards funding cure for this dreadful disease and help lives of the people who suffer with it ❤️ Dad was such an inspiration in life, he battled on and tried to keep life normal even though he struggled but he never let this defeat him, he was and always will be a true warrior in life and is still a warrior up in heaven ❤️.

Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) is a growing community of patients, families, researchers and healthcare professionals striving to find a cure for pulmonary fibrosis so that everyone affected by the disease has a better future. We provide personalised support to patient and families - and raise awareness of pulmonary fibrosis through campaigning, fundraising and education. We are also committed to funding research to improve the quality of life for people living with pulmonary fibrosis today and tomorrow.