Leeds to Liverpool Paddle Challenge

27/05/2026

Please share far and wide! Thoughts are with those who have tragically lost their loved ones

27/05/2026

On 17th March 2026, I decided I was going to attempt paddleboarding the entire Leeds to Liverpool Canal in memory of my dad ❤️

At the time, I was self taught, relatively inexperienced and had never wild camped before.

Less than 7 weeks later, on 04/05/2026, I set off from Leeds with a paddleboard, camping gear and what some would probably describe as misplaced confidence 😂 Having completed only around 31 miles of training beforehand, with my longest practice paddle being approximately 8 miles.

11 consecutive days later, after countless locks, low bridges, portages, over 60 hours on the water and more angry swan encounters than I’d like to remember, I arrived in Liverpool on 14/05/2026 having paddled approximately 127 miles.

The challenge was organised to raise awareness around cardiac arrest, heart disease and bereavement support in memory of my dad.

So far, thanks to the unbelievable support from colleagues, friends, family and the wider community, we’ve raised £3,740 plus £647 in Gift Aid for and ❤️

Thank you to everybody who donated, shared posts, sent messages of support or even drove nearly 2 hours just to walk alongside me for part of the journey, it genuinely meant more than you know.

The fundraising page will remain open until mid August if anybody would still like to donate or share: (Link in bio)

https://gvwhl.com/TZ1YM

24/05/2026

Smashed it guys! Well done 👏

We finished! 162 miles paddleboarding coast to coast over 10 days 🎉 Still time to donate ❤️

23/05/2026

23/05/2026

Back out on it today, what a cracking day for - , Lovely meeting up with , and Claire on their second to last day of raising money for , they’ve been smashing out 18+ miles a day! Nearly there now guys, you’ve done amazing 👏. You can visit this link to donate 💙

https://www.justgiving.com/team/redambassadors?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAR-p6VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadjJiXef0TuuZ1ekqtR3vvqHI3xOFBPYWPolhPRgCfCJbTtNoCE2vbQJS301w_aem_TLOc3NjUxi6VPylKCaGLSA

22/05/2026

Finally got the voyager cleaned up after my Leeds to Liverpool paddle, just about stopped aching a week later, weekend off and beautiful weather in stall can only mean one thing…

22/05/2026

They’ll be heading through Leeds today! Give them a cheer!

Natasha Sones will set off from Liverpool on Friday aiming to cover 15 to 20 miles a day across Lancashire and Manchester. Read more: https://bbc.in/4eTjdR4

20/05/2026

Nobody talks about the dreams where they visit and you lose them all over again Cruse Bereavement Support

20/05/2026

What an opportunity it was to speak to from on day 2 of the challenge, unfortunately we didn’t get to touch base again throughout the challenge but the exposure and awareness raised from this interview was incredible ❤️💜