On Sunday 30th October 2016, 14 people made up of staff, friends/relations of staff and customers of Huws Gray Builders Merchants Telford, all took part in a sponsored ‘mudstacle’ race at Weston Park, Staffordshire.

This was a 10km mud run over various obstacles and was done in memory of my daughter – Danielle Rowe, who suddenly lost her life to sudden cardiac death in May 2016 at the age of 24. Danielle is also the step daughter of Stewart, who was one of the Huws Gray staff who was competing and who had the initial idea to do this. Nobody had done a mud race before, but everyone was up for it as they had been moved by what happened to Danielle.

The Manager at Huws Gray – Lee, contacted CRY about the event and sponsor forms were sent out and filled in by customers of Huws Gray, our family members, my work colleagues and other people. In preparation for this event, a few of the team went out running 3 times a week for a month or so, to build up their fitness and stamina ready for the big day.

On the day, everyone was keen to get going and after 2 long hours, everyone had finished with a great sense of pride and achievement and with a smile on their face! Wives and other family members turned up to cheer on the participants, and a mention was given by the compare about who the team were raising money for. Currently, sponsor money is being collected in, but early indications show that nearly £1,200 was pledged.