8 day hike in aid of Willowburn Hospice
Robert Shadforth
My Story
On the Sunday the 7th of May I will be setting off on an 8-day hike from Christ Church Consett and undertaking part of the Northern Saints Way of Light and Saint Oswald’s way roughly 128 miles in total. This route will take me from Consett all the way to Holy Island, am doing this in order to raise money for Willowburn hospice a local charitable organisation that is close to my heart and many others.
In September 2021 my uncle Peter Shadforth was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, passing away the following November, saying that my uncle was like a father to me doesn’t do him justice. During my uncles stay at Willowburn he received an amazing level of care from the staff which allowed him to pass away with dignity. Not only this but Willowburn’s aftercare has help both my mother and grandmother to deal with the grief better than I ever could.
I will never be able to repay the dept I owe to the people of Willowburn hospice for what they have done for my family, but I must try. So am asking you to please sponsor me, even if you can’t donate yourself please share this page with others, anything you can do to help me raise money for the Hospice will be apricated. Thank You
I now leave you with a story of the man whose footsteps I shall be treading, a story that I think applies to this hike and its purpose, Saint Oswald. Bede recounts Oswald's generosity to the poor and to strangers, and tells a story highlighting this characteristic: on one occasion, at Easter, Oswald was sitting at dinner with Aidan, and had "a silver dish full of dainties before him", when a servant, whom Oswald "had appointed to relieve the poor", came in and told Oswald that a crowd of the poor were in the streets begging alms from the king. Oswald, according to Bede, then immediately had his food given to the poor and even had the dish broken up and distributed. Aidan was greatly impressed and seized Oswald's right hand, stating: "May this hand never perish." Accordingly, Bede reports that the hand and arm remained uncorrupted after Oswald's death
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Target
£1,500
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Raised so far
£965
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Number of donors
20
My Story
On the Sunday the 7th of May I will be setting off on an 8-day hike from Christ Church Consett and undertaking part of the Northern Saints Way of Light and Saint Oswald’s way roughly 128 miles in total. This route will take me from Consett all the way to Holy Island, am doing this in order to raise money for Willowburn hospice a local charitable organisation that is close to my heart and many others.
In September 2021 my uncle Peter Shadforth was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, passing away the following November, saying that my uncle was like a father to me doesn’t do him justice. During my uncles stay at Willowburn he received an amazing level of care from the staff which allowed him to pass away with dignity. Not only this but Willowburn’s aftercare has help both my mother and grandmother to deal with the grief better than I ever could.
I will never be able to repay the dept I owe to the people of Willowburn hospice for what they have done for my family, but I must try. So am asking you to please sponsor me, even if you can’t donate yourself please share this page with others, anything you can do to help me raise money for the Hospice will be apricated. Thank You
I now leave you with a story of the man whose footsteps I shall be treading, a story that I think applies to this hike and its purpose, Saint Oswald. Bede recounts Oswald's generosity to the poor and to strangers, and tells a story highlighting this characteristic: on one occasion, at Easter, Oswald was sitting at dinner with Aidan, and had "a silver dish full of dainties before him", when a servant, whom Oswald "had appointed to relieve the poor", came in and told Oswald that a crowd of the poor were in the streets begging alms from the king. Oswald, according to Bede, then immediately had his food given to the poor and even had the dish broken up and distributed. Aidan was greatly impressed and seized Oswald's right hand, stating: "May this hand never perish." Accordingly, Bede reports that the hand and arm remained uncorrupted after Oswald's death
