We at The Grand Skate Tour are a team of 18 Skating Marshalls who will skate 24901 miles which is the Earths Circumference with the aim of raising money for this fantastic charity. One of our Marshalls Craig and his wife Stacy have a daughter Harley who have witnessed first hand the fantastic work the charity do and the support that they have provided Craig, Stacy and Harley over the years with their personal journey. The Charity do fantastic work and that's why we have chosen them to try and help.

We at the Grand Skate Tour will be Roller Skating at organised and managed events throughout the UK in 2024 to raise money for the Charity and complete 24901 miles in the process.

All miles completed will be recorded and evidenced on the Strava app.

Starting in Portsmouth on the 24th February.

London 30th March

Bognor Regis 27th April

Southampton 18th May

Winchester 8th June

Bristol 6th July

Cardiff 7th July

Oxford 24th August

Birmingham 14th Sept

London 12th October.

With Love the GST Team

Families of Ocean Ward are a registered Charity (1145013) formed by volunteer parents of children with cardiac disease who rely on the services provided by Ocean Ward and it’s team of specialist and dedicated staff.

They have strong links with the ward with a representative from Ocean Ward involved in strategic planning and decision making . This enables us to stay abreast of the day to day needs of families being cared for on Ocean Ward.

They provide services and days out to families of children with heart conditions treated on Ocean Ward, Southampton GH.