Superyacht Charities Raises £20,000 for Melanoma Focus at Annual Ball in Southampton
Superyacht Charities has raised an outstanding £20,000 for Melanoma Focus at its annual charity ball.
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Emily’s Marathon Eryri
In October, Emily (pictured left) conquered the epic Marathon Eryri (Snowdonia Marathon), her first ever marathon! With a personal connection to melanoma, Emily chose to run in support of Melanoma Focus and raised over £1,000 in the process.
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Steve’s Incredible Marathon Challenges
During October 2024, Steve was diagnosed with Stage 3c melanoma, this year he took on 3 US Marathons- Boston, Chicago and New York and raised over £2,000 for Melanoma Focus.
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Katie & David’s Tour de 4 Challenge
During September, Katie and her husband took part in the Sir Chris Hoy tour de 4, a 56K bike ride aimed at shining a spotlight on stage 4 cancer diagnosis with the aim of changing the perception of living with stage 4 cancer. They raised over £1,734 for Melanoma Focus.
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Rockerbie Music Festival
The amazing family and friends of James Turpie have recently organsied a music event in his memory and raised an incredible £5,555 for Melanoma Focus.
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Run Reigate 2025
For the past three years, the incredible friends and family of Vibeke have come together to honor her memory by completing Run Reigate. This year, together they raised an outstanding £1,250. We want to say a heartfelt thank you to every single one of them. Their ongoing support is greatly appreciated.
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Roo’s Walk
Roo was all set to run this year’s Great North Run until she sadly dislocated her knee and unfortunately could not take part in the event. However, this did not stop her continuing with her amazing fundraising efforts, she set herself an alternative challenge to walk 13.2 miles.
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In Memory of Angela
On Saturday 21st June, Scott and Brett walked 40 miles in memory of their dear mum, Angela and raised over £1,000 for Melanoma Focus.
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A Walk in Memory of Karin
Karin very sadly passed away from melanoma during August 2024. Her husband Craig and her brother Ronald wanted to do something special to honor her memory and raise funds for Melanoma Focus. They recently completed the Aberdeen Kilt Walk, an 18 mile walk in 5 hours.
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A Man. A Mini. A Mountain.
On Sunday 25th May, the wonderful Mini Up A Mountain team completed their extraordinary challenge in memory of Francis. They hiked to the top of the Black Mountain-Twyn Llech. As if this wasn’t enough of a challenge, they carried the shell of an original mini and constructed it at the summit. Francis was a mini enthusiast, and the team felt this was a special way to honour his memory.
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Lindsay and Sally’s West Highland Way Walk
In July 2023, Lindsay’s Dad, James very sadly passed away from melanoma. Lindsay wanted to honour her Dad’s memory by taking on the West Highland Way Walk with her friend Sally, a challenge that James himself completed during the early 2000’s.
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Maddie’s Skydive
On Saturday 29th March, Maddie completed an incredible skydive in memory of her dear Nan, Sue and raised over £2,000 for Melanoma Focus. Maddie very sadly lost her Nan to melanoma during September 2024 and wanted to complete this amazing challenge to honour her memory.
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