Team Ruby

01/06/2026

The first Team Ruby 20 Miles, 20 Pubs charity walk took place this Saturday—and what a day it was. It was a huge success, with everyone having an amazing time. Most importantly, it made Ruby feel incredibly special ❤️ She loved every minute.
There was 25 of us who set off from The Borough in Lancaster, following a circular route over to Morecambe and back again. Ruby joined us for the first few pubs, then rejoined us later in the evening, which made the day even more special.
So far we’ve raised an incredible £1,900 for the The Lily Foundation including £660 kindly donated by generous customers and pub owners along the way. It’s also helped spread awareness of mitochondrial disease across the local community, which means so much to us.
It was truly moving to witness the kindness and generosity from so many people from all walks of life. A lot of time, effort, and planning went into making this happen, and we’re so grateful for everyone’s positivity, support, and for those who took part.
Sunday morning brought a few sore legs (and a few sore heads!), but it was absolutely worth it.
We’re hoping to make this a yearly event to keep raising awareness and to continue celebrating our amazing Ruby ❤️

30/05/2026

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30/05/2026

These are the approx timings for the day if anyone wants to drop in and say hello x

30/05/2026

30/05/2026

20 miles 20 pubs start line!

27/05/2026

Ruby met up with her Pearson’s brother Suli in Scotland on Monday. He’s 3 months younger than Ru and I’ve been in touch with his mum regularly for the past 3 years. It was really lovely to meet up in person and it felt like we were old friends. I’m so grateful to the joys of Facebook for connecting us in the first place. Our friendship has been a lifeline at times, there are no words but the understanding we share is so rare. Sulis clinginess felt so familiar, he’s had a rollercoaster few years and spent a lot of time in hospital, his kidneys are affected and he has a feeding tube which his big brother helped to feed him with. I watched him and ruby and felt a moment of sadness at the magnitude of what their disease means for them and all of us. We could both agree how much better things were now than in the early terrifying days, we’ve really grown into it.

We stayed at a gem of a place in the middle of nowhere called Bamff estate. It’s a re-wilding project and we got to see some Beavers, wild ponies, birds, pigs, cows, peacocks and a red squirrel. I was apprehensive as it wasn’t the usual holiday park but it turns out kids love stones (throwing stones, showing me stones and losing precious stones), sticks, having houses under big trees and waiting at dusk for the beavers to surface. The weather was the icing on the cake of course. We drank lots of iron bru, ate lots of crisps and visited some stunning places.

09/05/2026

Stunning, emotional, superhuman, wonderful day for the 40 miles of Keswick to Barrow. So much pure grit and determination and blisters and fat hands shared by all. Such a massive privilege to share the route with 17 wonderful people. Lake District you never fail to make me feel alive. 🥹 🏔️ 🚶‍♀️

09/05/2026

K2B and we’re off!

07/05/2026

Keswick to barrow on Saturday!! 40 miles of fun… Eeeek. Here’s my sponsor link but please sponsor any of the other 16 people doing it instead if you see their links! 🙏🥰

https://keswick2barrow.co.uk/donate/256335?cid2=256335&fbclid=IwZnRzaARpvJZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEejRh28VQ8mrLy58_ZSy8l2EC3qGXSZ0ZkMtnhfmkCDm649FhFUbKnnLWoHEQ_aem_OTmFsLyTUysbfdpqnRwmNA

All donations are made to the Keswick to Barrow Walk Charity. A percentage of this donation will be used to fund the cost of the walk and support local charities in South Cumbria/North Lancashire. The remainder of the donation will be donated to the Walker's (Team) nominated charity(ies) as listed b...