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17 mile Ilkley to Leeds Pram Pushes In memory of Daniel Wakefield

stephen wakefield is raising money for BBC Children in Need
In memory of Dan / Danny Wakefield
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BBC Children in Need Challenge Yourself to 25 · 15 September 2025 to 14 November 2025 ·

Pram pushing 17 miles between Ilkley and Leeds on 8/11/25 and 14/11/25

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Story

Daniel my son was the start of the Pram pushes in 1998 when I first put him in the pram and collected for C.I.N. at only 8 months old .

We lost Dan to cancer last November aged 26 . So these pushes are going to be a difficult ones to do .

27 years later the Pushes now have raised over £108,000 . Thank You !!

There's lots of pictures of Daniel in my gallery . Please have a look at them to put a face to his name .

Knowing that some of the money goes towards cancer support as well as many other good causes , the Pram Pushes will continue in his memory .

I started collecting for Children In Need 35 years ago wearing a deep sea divers outfit and collecting around places where I worked carrying a treasure chest for Pudsey . With a street permit I was also able to collect on the streets of Leeds for 14 years in the diving gear . I moved into the St Johns centre for 9 years till they stopped charities fundraising in the centre.

The ringway walk around Bradford ( 32 miles ) , and , Blackpool to Scarborough ( on a push bike ) are other events I have been involved in for C.I.N.

Daniel wasn't even 1 before he was put in the pram , and , with the help of my Dad , Alan , we pushed him back to Leeds . My Dad helped with the pushes till he was 81 .

27years later with over 600 miles on the same Mothercare pram or to put it another way over 1 million steps , its time to get ready again and raise some more funds .

I catch the bus into Leeds then the train to Ilkley before heading back to Leeds .

The two pram pushes follow different routes .

The first one on November 8th goes into Otley and then up the chevin and through Headingley back to Leeds .

the second one on Children In Need day ( November14th ) goes back via Burley in Wharfdale , Guiseley ,Horsforth and into Leeds .

With a running grand total over the 34 years of over £140,000 , I hope to do Dan proud this year .

This year I'm not alone doing the pram pushes . One of Danny's many friends Adam is coming along to pram push with me on the 8th . A good work colleague Simon will be with me on the second one on the 14th .

Last year I raised £7,127.54 . I hope to beat that figure this year in memory of Daniel 🤞🤞🤞

I believe that C.I.N. really does help disadvantaged children in the U.K. and I am proud to have be a fundraiser for them for many many years and hopefully many more to come .

If your able please help out for this great cause . And if possible gift aid your donation .

Thank you for your support

Stephen

Donation summary

Total
£15,070.10
+ £1,523.53 Gift Aid
Online
£8,842.34
Offline
£6,227.76

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