Woman plans own charity walk after storm cancels event
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 06:20 · Archive
A woman will complete a 10km charity walk on 15 November after the original Sue Ryder event was cancelled by Storm Austen.
Evie Lees-Fitzgibbon, 31, from Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, had planned to take part in the Sue Ryder Starlight Hike Thames Valley in Oxfordshire on 24 October to honour her late father, Mark Fitzgibbon. The event was cancelled due to Storm Austen, which made the Mapledurham venue waterlogged and unsafe.
Determined to continue her fundraising, Ms Lees-Fitzgibbon signed up for Starlight Hike Your Way, a scheme that invites supporters to complete a 10km walk in their own time and location in memory of someone special. She now plans to complete her walk on 15 November, joined by her aunt Jane and potentially other family members.
Ms Lees-Fitzgibbon said she was 'sad that Starlight Hike was cancelled, not just for me but for everyone else who was going to take part', and that she 'also felt for everyone who had spent months preparing and organising the event'. She is considering walking the Thames and Kennet route in Reading, where her father lived. Her fundraising efforts honour her father, who spent eight days at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading before he died in March 2025.
How it is being reported
- Woman vows to complete charity walk after event cancelled by stormEvie Lees-Fitzgibbon, 31, had planned to take part in the Sue Ryder Starlight Hike Thames Valley in Oxfordshire on October 24Oxfordshire Guardian · 1 Nov, 05:00
- Woman vows to complete charity walk after event cancelled by stormEvie Lees-Fitzgibbon, 31, had planned to take part in the Sue Ryder Starlight Hike Thames Valley in Oxfordshire on October 24Oxford Mail · 1 Nov, 05:00
In this story: Evie Lees-Fitzgibbon · Mark Fitzgibbon · Sue Ryder · Princes Risborough · Reading · Oxfordshire
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