Tour De Wagon

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Team fundraiser2 membersSaint Francis Hospice
£5,009
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by 118 supporters
Saint Francis Hospice

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Darren Watkins (aka Wagon), sadly passed away in 2019 after a battle with cancer. Darren was a great friend who was an inspiration to all those around him on his outlook to life in general, which shone through in his darkest time after being diagnosed.

His eternally positive spirit and never give in attitude was evident right up until the end when, with only months left to live, he was still taking part in up to 70 mile rides. His goal was to complete the London to Paris ride with his closest friends and parents as support

Sadly, in the last 6 or so weeks of his life, he took a turn for the worse, but he still held up hope. It was during the latter stages that Darren was greatly helped by Saint Francis hospice, whose support for him was invaluable, the gratitude for which he shared with his friends.

Darren insisted that, if he couldn't take part himself to make sure that we all complete the challenge in his memory and for a cause he would be fully supportive of, so here we are today!

We will be riding the 300 mile course from London to Paris via Dover over 4 days, from the 21st March until the 24th March, arriving at the Eiffel Tower on Darren's birthday, and sharing this with his Family.

We were unable to complete this in 2020, being a few days shy of the lockdowns in Paris, and again in 2021, but finally we are game on for 2022!

Thank you for your support for this invaluable cause.

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Saint Francis Hospice

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Saint Francis Hospice is a leading provider of palliative care for people living in Havering, Brentwood, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham. We care for people from 18 years of age, of any race or religion, who have a life limiting illness due to cancer, heart disease, motor neurone disease or respiratory disease and we provide physical, spiritual and emotional care and support to patients and their families.

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