At this time of year, everyone around the world takes some time for remembrance. Whether it’s tomorrow as Remembrance Sunday events take place up and down the country, or on Wednesday, the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we will be thinking of those who fought and died in conflicts over the years. The world…
So the Great North Run was a casualty of the pandemic but that didn’t deter the folk of South Hetton, County Durham. They decided to stage their own half marathon and use to raise funds for the Foundation. Not content with that, they decided to combine it with a ‘pairs’ cricket tournament. This event, staged…
On Friday September 11th, over one hundred and forty golfers came together to stage a golf day at Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Club near Alnwick on the north east coast of England. The event. organised by Stuart Imeson, in support of the Foundation was a roaring success. After a great day’s golf, Bobby Greenley and Rob…
A team of RAF Logistic (Drivers) on deployment in the Falkland Islands, have been walking up and down the famous long corridor at RAF Mount Pleasant, continuously, for the duration of a flight home to RAF Brize Norton (approx. 15 Hours, 30 Minutes). The corridor is renown as being the longest in the world, meaning…
Back in June, Andy Bissett saw an interview on breakfast television with Stephen Darby, Rob Burrow and Doddie Weir openly chatting about living with Motor Neurone Disease. “Biss”, as he is known to his friends, was already signed up for the Steps 4 Stephen virtual walk at the end of August. So inspired was he…
Throughout this week, a group of cyclists are undertaking a six day long cycling tour in support of the Foundation. The route is starts at Swindon Town and finishes at Bradford City. Along the way, the group will call at the other four clubs where Stephen Darby played. After two days on the road, the…
We are delighted to announce Karen Carney is now a patron of the Foundation. The former Chelsea and England women’s footballer, now TV pundit, was due to run the London Marathon for the Foundation before its was cancelled. We are delighted she is joining us on our journey to help make a positive impact on…
On Friday June 27th, former Rangers, Kilmarnock and Scotland striker Kris Boyd completed a half marathon. He ran the 13 miles between Ayr United’s Somerset Park ground to Rugby Park, home of Kilmarnock. The efforts of Kris and the Lockdown Tactics team were motivated by determination to raise money for his own charity and the…
On the weekend of August 29/30, Redwood Events are staging the Darbs Goes Home virtual and social distancing walk. This is the follow-on event from last year’s hugely successful Steps 4 Stephen fundraising walk. There are already over 200 walkers taking part all around the world taking part in this unique event and there is…
In September 2019, Stephen was invited to visit Rangers FC to meet Steven Gerrard and the first team squad in advance of last year’s Steps 4 Stephen fundraising walk. Together with former Bolton legends Tony Kelly and John McGinlay, they visited the training ground to meet the first team squad and to watch them train.…