“It’s a dream come true. I really have just met one of my all time heroes!”
Dawn has been visiting the Living Well Centre for the past 6 months following the return of cancer. She’s tells us she’s ‘Hetton Girl through and through’ with a love of sport, especially swimming as she used to be a qualified lifeguard back in the day. When it comes to Athletics and Steve Cram she has loads of memories of flowing his achievements. Dawn said: “My Nanna lived a few doors down from his Dad and Nanna who was from Hetton. As a family we always watched him and loved seeing him running on telly. We were always proud of him keeping his head grounded and his charity work. Seeing him in the flesh, well, it’s a dream come true. I really have just met one of my all-time heroes.”
Steve Cram said: “I’ve been working in sport all of my life, so of course it dominates my own memories, but we live in a region where sport is a massive part of our whole culture, and we can use it to help people who are dealing with the early stages of dementia. Talking to guests at the Sporting Memories Group was wonderful – their own passion about sport of all types shone through and it was a privilege to spend some time with them. It’s also great to gain a better understanding of one of the projects at St Cuthbert’s Hospice that directly benefits from money raised during the Durham City Run Festival.”
We’re hugely grateful to Steve for visiting us. He enjoyed finding out about how funds raised by participants at this year’s Durham City Run Festival will benefit the hospice and help us to keep on caring for those who need us. To date runners who have taken part and fundraised for the hospice have raised over £13,500. A huge sum that helps us to make special memories such as those that have been made today.Gallery
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