FORK - Feed Our Richmond Kids
Posted by Alan Mawdsley on 2 December 2020
This weekend a team of Stragglers is taking on a 20 hour running challenge in support of the campaign Feed Our Richmond Kids (FORK).
Organised by Eliza Hawthorn, the team will complete the relay between 2pm on Saturday and 10am on Sunday. Each participant will run twice, for an hour at a time, with the change over point at Teddington Gate in Bushy Park.
Participants and times are:
| Hour | Runner 1 | Runner 2 / Cyclist |
| Saturday | ||
| 14:00-15:00 | Jacky Balfour | Kev Best (cycle) |
| 15:00-16:00 | Liz Killip | Tom Howarth |
| 16:00-17:00 | Sally Boulton | Julia Snaith |
| 17:00-18:00 | Lisa Bailey | Andrew Pepperall (non-Strag) |
| 18:00-19:00 | Lisa Bailey | Andrew Pepperall |
| 19:00-20:00 | Sophie Biggs | Neil Carrington |
| 20:00-21:00 | Brigid Hibberd | Richard Patient & Fraser Wigley |
| 21:00-22:00 | Lex Prince | Tom Hawthorn (cycle) (non-Strag) |
| 22:00-23:00 | Sally Boulton | Tom Hawthorn (non-Strag) |
| 23:00-00:00 | Andy Mayall | Leigh Collins |
| Sunday | ||
| 00:00-01:00 | Eliza Hawthorn | Freddi Hawthorn (non-Strag) |
| 01:00-02:00 | Leigh Collins | Simon Gash (non-Strag) |
| 02:00-03:00 | Eliza Hawthorn | Simon Brazil |
| 03:00-04:00 | Liz Killip | Tom Howarth |
| 04:00-05:00 | Brigid Hibberd | Richard Patient |
| 05:00-06:00 | Lex Prince | Fraser Wigley |
| 06:00-07:00 | Sophie Biggs | Jacqui Hawthorn (cycle) (non-Strag) |
| 07:00-08:00 | Andy Mayall | Lottie Hawthorn (non-Strag) |
| 08:00-09:00 | Jacky Balfour | Pam Whitter |
| 09:00-10:00 | Eliza Hawthorn | Sam Hawthorn & Joe Byrnes (non-Strag) |
Eliza says “I have people who will be supporting at Teddington Gate for the duration where all legs of the relay will start/finish, people can leave clothing here and there will also be hot refreshments! I'll have people on bikes for each leg if required - we won't leave people to run in the dark solo! I've planned different routes to suit the distances people think they can run in an hour (5, 6, 7, 8+ miles) and both well-lit street and park options. Would love any Stragglers to pop by at any time to say hi / support.”
A member organisation of FORK is the Vineyards Community in Richmond, who the Stragglers nominated as our chosen charity for this year’s Wedding Day, which became the Secret 7K.
Feed Our Richmond Kids aims to raise money to fund meals for children who usually receive free school meals. At present there is no government funding in place to cover the under-5s over the Christmas holidays, as there was during the summer. A significant donation has come from the Marcus Rashford Foundation, with a shortfall of £20,000 (hence the 20 hours!) FORK has been fundraising since the beginning of November and has so far raised an additional £8,400 at time of writing.
If you can support please email elizahawthorn@outlook.com . You can read more and, if you’re able to, support the campaign HERE.
