{"id":1289,"date":"2024-07-02T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:10:47","slug":"608-vets-team-tackle-marathon-charity-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/608-vets-team-tackle-marathon-charity-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"608 Vets team tackle marathon charity walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of the 608 team are taking on a marathon trek to fund raise for the Alzheimer’s Society.<\/span>\u00a0 We’re taking part in Trek2<\/span>6 through the Cotswolds on 6 July.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead nurse Ally came up with the idea, as her <\/span>father was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer\u2019s in 2020 aged just 60.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ally said: \u201cIt\u2019s a charity that\u2019s very close to my heart and we\u2019re keen to raise as much money as we can for the Alzheimer’s Society.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease and it\u2019s a disease that not only affects the person diagnosed, but the whole family.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Society helps those living with dementia today and it\u2019s also providing hope for the future as it works towards a world where dementia will no longer devastate lives.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have already raised double our initial target of \u00a31,000, which is excellent, but we want to raise as much as possible so any donations will be greatly received.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ally will be joined on the trek by practice manager Lindsey Whitburn, vet nurses Yvette Luckett and Hannah Greenway plus former clinical director Deborah Hope.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 26-mile route starts and finishes at Postlip Farm, Cheltenham, and takes in Langley Hill, descending into the villages of Gretton and Gotherington before a steep climb to reach Cleeve Common.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The route then joins the Winchcombe Way on its way south towards Sevenhampton, Sudeley Castle, and finally follows the Cotswolds Way to the finish.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If anyone would like to donate, please click here for Ally’s JustGiving page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A group of the 608 team are taking on a marathon trek to fund raise for the Alzheimer’s Society.\u00a0 We’re… <\/p>\n

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