Staff and users at Halton Borough Council Day Services, will be ‘tyre’-lessly raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis by doing a 100 mile cycle challenge at Kingsway Leisure Centre on Friday 14 July.

The event is to commemorate the recent loss of colleague Cath Mackrell and her Grandson Luke, who sadly passed away within a week of each other.

She did a lot of fundraising for CF as one of her grandsons, Billy, aged eight, of Frodsham is living with the condition.

Cath worked for Halton Community Services as our Admin/ clerical support after working at Dorset Gardens as an admin/ clerical.

She passed away in March. Her eldest grandson Luke played football for Runcorn linnets and was only just 18 when he passed away a week earlier.

Halton Borough Council staff members are doing several different fundraisers in memory and celebration of Cath and are creating a tranquil space within the office courtyard at Halton Day Services ‘Bredon’ in Palacefields. Cath loved this area and looked forward to reading out there on her lunch break when the good weather came.

Alison Waller, Day Services Manager said: “She is greatly missed, and the fundraising is way to celebrate Cath’s life and show how much she was loved by her colleagues and the people that knew her.

Halton Borough Council’s Executive Board Member for Health and Wellbeing, Cllr Marie Wright, said: “It is a measure of how well loved and respected Cath was that her former colleagues are doing this for her.”

All donations will immediately go to Cystic Fibrosis Trust – just click on the link below to make a donation.

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/HaltonDayServices

If you need any further information or would like to have a go yourselves, or any of your group to have a go, please get in touch by ringing Phil Burrows 07597 305801.

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition in which the lungs and digestive system can become clogged with thick, sticky mucus.

It can cause problems with breathing and digestion from a young age. Over many years, the lungs become increasingly damaged and may eventually stop working properly.

Most cases of Cystic Fibrosis in the UK are now identified through screening tests carried out soon after birth. It’s estimated that 1 in every 2,500 babies born in the UK has cystic fibrosis.

A number of treatments are available to help reduce the problems caused by the condition, but unfortunately average life expectancy is reduced considerable for people who have it.

https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/