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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'It was an honour to run in Rob's memory'
Lindsey Burrow has said it was a "great honour" to run the London Marathon in memory of her late husband, rugby league legend Rob Burrow CBE. Burrow died in June 2024 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019. Mrs Burrow, 42, said: "Rob was so brave and so courageous throughout his battle, and he showed me how to never give up. He was in my ear saying, 'come on, pick up the pace, you can do this'." She will also run the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon on 11 May, fundraising again for the Rob Burrow MND Centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the Leeds Rhinos Foundation. "It was nice to be able to give back something to those charities which are so close to our hearts," she said. "Thank you, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported me along the way." Burrow was diagnosed with MND two years after his retirement, following a 17-year career at Leeds Rhinos. Burrow and Kevin Sinfield, his former teammate and close friend, raised more than £15m for various MND charities. Mrs Burrow previously told the BBC it was a "privilege" to care for her husband. "It's so important we keep raising awareness," she said. "We still don't have a cure. Five people in the UK will be diagnosed with MND today and [I want] to tell other people, other families, that there is hope." She said she was "nervous" about taking on the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon so soon after Sunday's challenge. "I'll be sore, but my muscles will heal - patients with MND don't have that luxury," she said. "I will be running for Rob again. He will be with me all the way." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North 'Rob will be with me throughout London Marathon' Rob Burrow's widow highlights 'amazing' carers 'Don't waste a moment' - Rob Burrow's final message Leeds Rhinos Foundation The Rob Burrow Centre for MND Appeal (Leeds Hospitals)
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'It was an honour to run in Rob's memory'
Lindsey Burrow has said it was a "great honour" to run the London Marathon in memory of her late husband, rugby league legend Rob Burrow died in June 2024 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in Burrow, 42, said: "Rob was so brave and so courageous throughout his battle, and he showed me how to never give up. He was in my ear saying, 'come on, pick up the pace, you can do this'."She will also run the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon on 11 May, fundraising again for the Rob Burrow MND Centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the Leeds Rhinos Foundation. "It was nice to be able to give back something to those charities which are so close to our hearts," she said."Thank you, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported me along the way." Burrow was diagnosed with MND two years after his retirement, following a 17-year career at Leeds and Kevin Sinfield, his former teammate and close friend, raised more than £15m for various MND Burrow previously told the BBC it was a "privilege" to care for her husband."It's so important we keep raising awareness," she said."We still don't have a cure. Five people in the UK will be diagnosed with MND today and [I want] to tell other people, other families, that there is hope." She said she was "nervous" about taking on the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon so soon after Sunday's challenge."I'll be sore, but my muscles will heal - patients with MND don't have that luxury," she said."I will be running for Rob again. He will be with me all the way." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
1,000 mile classic car 'adventure' organised by York businessman for a good cause
A YORK-BASED businessman has organised a four-day classic car adventure in memory of a sporting icon and to raise funds for a good cause. Keith Stewart is spearheading Banger Challenge 2025 which involves participants buying a pre-1980 car for less than £3,000 and then driving it 1,000 miles consecutively, starting today (Monday, March 17). The drive, which set off from Fishergate in York before crossing the Humber Bridge and through the Lincolnshire Wolds, is in memory of Leeds Rhinos rugby league icon Rob Burrow and is raising funds for the centre which bears his name. Keith Stewart is driving the 1953 Ford (Image: Sean Spencer/Hull News & Pictures) Keith said: 'They say the old ones are the best and we're hoping to prove that's the case when it comes to raising money for the Rob Burrow MND Centre. 'We're all car nuts who have been inspired by Rhinos legend Rob's bravery in the face of MND and the long-distance running fundraising efforts of his former team-mate Kevin Sinfield. 'The fight against MND is also a cause that is very close to my heart because I lost one of my best friends to the disease in 2018 so I know just how cruel it can be and what a devastating impact it has.' The four-day, 1,000 mile event began today (March 17) (Image: Sean Spencer/Hull News & Pictures) The Banger Challenge 2025 sees a 1953 Ford and 1966 Singer head off on a 1,000-mile circuit in the name of the Seacroft Hospital unit which is due to open later this year. A 1972 Saab left Bath on Friday to do the same distance. All three cars are an unknown quantity as part of the challenge is to buy them, make them roadworthy and then sell them afterwards. All three cars were an unknown quantity as part of the challenge was to buy them, make them roadworthy and then sell them afterwards (Image: Sean Spencer/Hull News & Pictures) There are a series of points they earn from how much older the car is than 1980, how much less they paid than the £3.000 target and how much money they make or lose when selling on their vehicles. Keith is co-driving the Ford with friend Geoff Gray while fellow retired businessmen Harrogate-based John Vause and Philip Oldfield, of Wakefield will take turns behind the steering wheel of the Singer. They will be joined by Saab duo Jon Langley and Geoff Pinch who headed up to Yorkshire from Bath to join their fellow motoring enthusiasts. Keith said the aim was to breakthrough the £9,000 barrier in the fundraising drive for the Rob Burrow MND Centre (Image: Sean Spencer/Hull News & Pictures) Keith said: 'The Rob Burrow MND project still has a funding gap which needs closing in order for the centre to open in September and that's why we're determined to go the extra mile for everyone affected by MND. 'We got by with some ropey old cars in 2022 but this year we're going all out to smash the £9,000 barrier because it's such an important cause. 'We really hope that we can do the memory of Rob proud with our fundraising efforts because we know that every pound we raise will bring the day we find a cure for MND that little bit closer." To support the Banger Challenge 2025 visit
