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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.…

The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation is now registered with DontSendMeACard.com. As an alternative to sending a traditional birthday card, you can now send an eCard and donate the cost of buying and sending that card to the Foundation. This is a great way to mark someone’s birthday and send us a donation in their name.…

We are delighted to announce that Stephen Warnock has agreed to join the Foundation as a Patron. Stephen was present at our launch at Anfield in 2019 and has been a huge support for the Foundation ever since. He and our own Stephen Darby were team mates early in their careers at Liverpool. We look…

One of three aims of the foundation is to support individuals and families living with MND. It’s with great pleasure we can announce we are donating £150k over a 3 year period to the MNDA for grants to support those living with MND. As a foundation we recognise the MNDA have the experience and resources…

Following the tragic death of our good friend and Patron David Kenwright earlier this year. We are privileged to announce his wife Tanya Kenwright will be officially joining us as a Patron and continue the work David started. This is very brave of Tanya so soon after David’s death, but the foundation is close to…

Welcomed on the red carpet at the Liverpool Hilton to enjoy a drinks reception, a 3 course meal, and followed by an audience with Jamie Carragher and Peter Crouch.  About this Event This black tie event is to be held at the Hilton Liverpool Hotel, in Liverpool City Centre. After arriving on the red carpet you…

Having spent 15 years at Liverpool FC and coming through the ranks at Liverpool Academy, Liverpool Academy decided to climb Snowdon as a team. It was a fantastic show of support for the foundation and a great gesture from Alex Inglethorpe and everyone at the academy.

My brother Kevin arranged for him and his team mates and staff to climb Snowdon in aid of the charity. Great effort from everyone involved, especially 72 year old Tommy Kidman making the climb with the lads.

Raise £6238 Staff from both Bradford and Bolton came together to organise a walk, “Distance for Darbs.” The walk consisted

Raise £5120 After hearing of my diagnosis Mark Corrigan wanted to arrange an event to raise money. He plays walking football and wanted to link walking football with the foundation. Mark plays for Salisbury Walking Football team and he along with team mates and friends at Salisbury organised a walking football event. Teams across the…

Raised £1558 Mark who is a close friend of the family enjoys his cycling and he decided to enter himself into the RideLondon event for the foundation. The event is 100 miles in the day and Mark completed it raising money along the way. Thanks Mark and everyone at Salisbury £650

My auntie Cathy and cousin Claire alongside her fiancé Ash ran the Liverpool Rock n Roll Half marathon in May. A he congratulations to you all for running and completing the half marathon

My assistant manager and close friend at Bolton Wanderers (and previously Bradford City) got his friends together from Sherwood Rangers pub alongside my manager Phil Parkinson  to do the ‘Coast to Coast’ – Workington to Tynemouth, 136 miles take or leave a wrong turn on the 17th, 18th & 19th of May 2019. Steve Parkin,…

After meeting Lee through many fund raising events and community events while I played at Bradford City, lee has become a friend of mine and arranged a race night to raise money for the foundation. The race night took place at The Wireless Bar in Bradford. The night raised £890 and we would like to…

Rachael and her colleagues at The Beauty Business in Maghull, Liverpool, raised £400 in through a raffle December 2018. We would like to thank Rachael and her team and her customers for their support and generosity

Bolton Wanderers Supporters Trust kindly donated £2000 towards the foundation. I am pictured here with assistant manager and close friend Steve Parkin and Maggie Tetlow who is on the BWFCST (Bolton Wanderers Supporters Trust Board), receiving the cheque.