Team Ockbrook

We're taking part in Walk For A Cure

Philippa , Jenny , Siobhan and Merryn have signed up to a 42km walk in the Peak District to raise money to help Alzheimers Research find a cure .

This is something incredibly close to our hearts especially to Jenny and Phillippa who both have a parent suffering from this illness .  If you have time please read mine and Philippa's story . . 

Jenny’s story - Doing it for Dad! 

Dad was my rock , I grew up wanting to hang out with him whenever I could. We shared a lot of hobbies. At weekend we either sailed together (I sailed he sat in the bar at the clubhouse), he bought me matching overalls so we could work on his classic cars together (I sat in the drivers seat listening to the Beach Boys tape whilst he was working on the car). During my University years we spent a lot of weekends selling classic car parts at auto jumbles and later in life I followed a similar career and enjoying work events together ..( it took me a while to be seen for me rather than Johns daughter as everyone knew and loved dad)  . Then in 2021 dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s , something I had witnessed with both his parents and something I know he was always in fear of.  He had not long retired and wasn’t even 70. To have someone who has always been a huge part of my life slowly fade away has been a painful journey.  

It’s a slow terminal illness with nothing available to cure it. This is why Philippa and I together with our amazing and supportive friends Siobhan and Merryn plan to push ourselves to walk 42 km in the Peak District on the 13th September  to raise well needed money to help find a cure ! 

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity, dedicated to finding a cure.

Research is our only chance of stopping dementia in its tracks and offering hope to the many families affected. 

Your donation will fuel cutting-edge research that could uncover new life-changing treatments, bringing us closer to a cure. 

Thank you for your support.