Louise Kay & Rona Thornton’s cycling challenge for St Columba's Hospice Care

Louise Kay is raising money for St Columba's Hospice Care
In memory of Tom Kay

Vietnam to Cambodia cycle · 16 November 2025

St Columba’s exists to give everyone who needs it the very best Hospice Care. We provide support to patients and their families in our hospice facility and reach out to people in their homes and local communities. We couldn’t do it without our amazing supporters!

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Hi Folks

We lost our darling Tom in March this year after a short illness.

It still does not seem real .

We can’t comprehend how that bundle of energy has gone.

Tom would have been 70 this year and certainly would have been going on some adventure or other to celebrate.

So instead our dear friend Rona and I are going to embark on another cycling challenge in November. We will be cycling Vietnam to Cambodia in aid of St Columba’s Hospice who provided end of life care for Tom.

We cycle from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon) to the ancient temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, 391km over 6 days.

We plan to hold fundraising events over the next few months which you will all be duly invited .

Details to follow.

Thanking you in anticipation of your support and generosity.

Louise and Rona

You can find out more about St Columba’s Hospice Care and all of their services and the work they are doing across Edinburgh and the Lothians by visiting our website www.stcolumbashospice.org.uk.

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