In September a group of us from work are running the Great North run, a half marathon!! We are doing this to raise funds for 2 charities who were critical to saving the life of the son of a very dear friend and colleague.

On 25th August 2025, Joey and some pals set off to go wild swimming in the Lakes. Unfortunately, they never arrived. They were involved in a serious road accident which resulted in Joey sustaining life threatening injuries. Thanks to the superb and timely life saving skills of the Great North Air Ambulance and Patterdale mountain rescue, Joey was able to be air lifted to hospital for major life saving surgery.

These services are funded by donations and by experts who are volunteers of their own time. Joey and his family are very grateful for their commitments so please let's help them continue to SAVE LIVES and give what you can.

This page is for donations to the Great north air ambulance who have helped some of TeamJoey get places in the great north run (Liz Stanwell, Yvonne McMinn, Madeleine Robinson, Jayne Nicholson, Harriet Lynas, and Kate Rigg). If you would prefer to donate to Patterdale mountain rescue as well, or instead of, please visit https://donate.justgiving.com/charity/patterdalemountainrescue/donation-amount and mention TeamJoey. Without any doubt, ALL emergency services were vital to Joey’s rescue. Thank you