Catherine and Jenny climbing Kilimanjaro for pancreatic cancer

By Catherine gibney

Catherine and Jenny fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

We have decided to climb Kilimanjaro in June 2024 and in doing so hope to raise lots of money for pancreatic cancer. This will be in memory of John Ferris and Val Bird, aka best mate, best friend and soul sister. Both lost their lives at the age of 68 and tried so hard to continue living. Their strength will always be a true inspiration to live. 

It is heart-breaking to watch people you love being diagnosed with any illness. However the lack of research and therefore treatments for pancreatic cancer is soul destroying to the patients, their family and friends. With this in mind we hope to raise much needed funds and also awareness around this deadly cancer. Early diagnosis is always key and without it treatment options are even less. 

We will be funding ourselves so all money raised will go directly to the charity. 

Please support us in anyway you feel possible. We will continue to update this page with fund raising events. 


Thank you so much

Catherine and Jenny xxx

My donations could fund...

391 hours with a nurse on our Support Line

or

175 hours of early diagnosis research

My Achievements

Reached 100% of goal

Reached 50% of goal

Shared page

Self donated

My Updates

Festive afternoon.

Thank you to everyone who came along to the festive afternoon. We raised a whopping £930.00! 

Dom’s charity hair cut

Dom is going to have his waist length hair cut for pancreatic cancer. 
He will be donating his hair to ‘the little princess trust’ to make wigs for cancer patients 
Please donate to help this a worthwhile event. 

Dom has raised £503 so far after having his hair cut! Amazing 💙💙

fashion show

please come and support us on Monday 30th October for a fashion show by SOS Fashions at Wollaton Cricket club. please message us for tickets.  £6.50 each

car boot sale

we are doing a carbon on Sunday 20th August 2023 as our first fund raiser

We have raised £400 on todays car boot. 

Thank you to everyone who donated. 

Catherine and Jenny xxx

Thank you to my Sponsors

£1.12k

Festive Afternoon

£848

Fashion Show

Fashion show

£595

Robert Henderson

Carboot sale

£515

Luigi Padoin

To Catherine and Jenny - all the best and good luck

£400

Car Boot Sale

£312

Chris Padoin

Take your time and enjoy the challenge Wet wipes rule xx

£260

Rockabuy Records

Emma Rose contacted me as her dad is raising money for the charity. I bought his record collection from him and he told me to donate the money to the charity. He's the hero for ldoing this.

£250

Paul And Karen

£250

Suzanne Silveston

In loving memory of my mother. Suzanne

£208

Sue, Trev & Mike

Go and smash this challenge ladies ! You are both amazing! We are with you in spirit every step of the way! Lots of Love

£208

Gill Walker

I couldn’t be more proud of my 2 best buddies going above and beyond for this worthy cause. Just wish I could join you both but will be with you every step of the way. A wonderful tribute to Val and John Go girls ! 😘😘🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

£208

Derek Boxall

Go girls

£200

Chris Gibney

Well done Dom. So very proud of you. Mum and dad

£193.44

Rob X

Congratulations on a fantastic achievement!

£130

Anonymous

£104

Julie Davenport

Great adventure for a great cause! Enjoy!!

£104

Charlie

We made it! Huge congratulations to you both and well done for supporting such an important cause. It was truly a pleasure climbing with you both, and thank you for the pillows!

£104

The Newhams

Go ladies! We are with you all the way (from the comfort of our armchair this time!!). You are both amazing and will have a fantastic experience together. Val would be so proud💜. Xxx

£104

Pete And Em

Well done mum and Catherine!

£104

Tony And Elaine

Very best wishes, and congratulations on the amount raised so far!

£100

Claire & Luke

Good luck Mum and Catherine! Keep walking, keep snacking, keep chatting and enjoy! xx

£83.20

Pat Gillson

Crochet sales from Q-EYE

£83

Wollaton House Day Nursery

Good luck to you both on your epic challenge From all the staff, parents and children at Wollaton House

£75

The Campbell Clinic

£70

Kelly, Luke And Jamie

Best of luck! 💪

£70

Trevor And Val

£68.64

Rob Chris Evans

Good work 🦆

£62.40

Anonymous

£62.40

Jane Duffy

Well done Catherine and Jenny - great cause and so hope you achieve your goal. Enjoy the trip too ! Love Jane and John

£60.32

Kevin Holleron

Good luck, Cath!

£60

John And Volka

Donation from John and Volka

£52

Paul & Jayne

Wishing you every success on your challenge, keep walking!!

£52

Sue Ahsan

Wishing you both the best of luck

£52

Harish Vyas

Dear Catherine I wish you all the best

£52

Logan Smith

£52

Mary And Rob Hammond

Good luck.

£52

Julie Weekes

In fondest memorynofnyoir wonderful friend Val. Wishing you a safe and successful trip xx

£52

Kathy And Rob Kirkwood

Wishing you and Jenny all the very best with your amazing climb. Look forward to hearing all about it when you’ve completed it. Kathy and Rob xxxx

£50

Julie

Good luck to you both can’t wait to hear all about it

£50

Abi Drohan & Dominic Gale

❤️❤️❤️

£50

Sam Northeast

£50

Joe &libby

Good luck to everyone!

£50

Melanie Haywood

Good luck to both of you. I will be thinking of you whilst doing your climb. All for a very good cause.

£50

Virginia Mcgivern

You are both truly inspirational 😘😘

£50

Jenny Iveson

Good Luck to both of you. Xxx

£50

Pat, Sarah & Audrey

Good Luck Girls 💕 Well done Dominic 👏 Love from Pat, Sarah & Audrey xx

£50

Martin And Helen Hewitt

Very good luck to you both! x

£50

Julie And Simon Fish

Wonderful thing to do Catherine. We have every faith in you! X

£41.60

Ruth Young

Hope you reach the top!

£41.60

June Smith

Good luck girls

£41.60

June Smith

Well done Dom x

£40

David And Suren

Good luck JenHen! Hope it's an incredible experience! x

£31.20

Louise Goforth

Wishing you both the very best of luck with this amazing challenge ! Lou & the Goforths Xx

£31.20

Helen Payne & Ashley Payne

All the best good look

£31.20

Adam Bannister

£31.20

Sian Maslin-prothero

Women after my own heart...there's nothing like a challenge!

£31.20

Julia

£30.16

Julie & Jonathan Evans

Good luck Catherine

£30

Katie Sweetin

£30

Katie And Ben

Congratulations Jenny and Catherine! An amazing achievement

£30

Evelyn Glarvey

Good luck to you both. Enjoy and conquer xx

£30

Mumtaz

Well done to both of you and good luck.

£30

Laura And Will

An amazing achievement, well done to you both!

£26

Robert Henderson

Carboot sale

£26

Margaret Parr

Good luck to both of you xx You are doing this for a great cause ❤️Looking forward to hearing all about it xx

£26

Gill Mannion

An amazing amount raised so far. Well done. Good luck with the trek, you’ll stomp it!!

£26

Babybird

Good luck ladies!!

£26

Liz Smith

Wishing you all the very best on your journey and with fondest memories of a very special lady ❤️

£26

S Ward

Thanks for your dedication. Best Wishes. - Lady in Cafe Nero

£26

Sophie Barr

What a fantastic thing to do for such a worthy cause. Best of luck to both of you amazing ladies! xx

£26

Trudie Ball

Good luck 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

£26

Anne Mcnaught

£26

Angie Welsh

Lovely to meet you ladies at Heathrow - good luck!!!

£26

Stephen Atkinson

Good luck

£26

Carole Reeson

What an exciting challenge for you & for such a worthy cause - good luck.

£26

Jake Broadley

£26

Philip May

£26

Dean Fretwell

£26

Tess Newth

Amazing ladies , I will have your feet mountain ready !

£26

Jean Davis

£26

Charlotte Lancashire

Well done for doing this Catherine and Jenny and for such a good cause too. You are amazing.

£26

Louise Robinson

Well done Catherine for taking on this incredible challenge, Val would be so proud. Xxx

£26

James Daykin

Good luck

£26

Niki Wilson

Good luck little Jenny Boxall! I'll be thinking of you xx

£26

Pat Gillson

£26

Trevor Higgins

Good luck with the challenge Catherine, nice to meet you properly in PDC, had a great evening. Xx

£26

Sally Al-mudallal

Great cause - good luck ladies! xx

£26

Sue And Simon

Good luck to you both for your upcoming challenge!

£26

Zain Latif

All the best Catherine! From the Latifs xx

£26

Jackie & Denver

Sending our best wishes to you & Jenny. Awesome xx

£26

Ruki

Great cause, magnanimous effort !

£26

Caroline Richardson

Congratulations on such a wonderful amount raised . I know how hard you have worked to achieve this. It will make an amazing difference to so many xx

£25

Catherine Gibney

£25

Rory Lennon

Good luck to you both on your climb. Well done Dominic on your new trim. IJLYASM

£25

Karen Gauntley

What a HUGE challenge! Go for it! Wishing you both all the very best. Karen x x x

£25

Jennifer Weir

£25

Katie

Amazing, well done!!

£25

Steve, Katie, Al And Robbie

Great challenge for a great cause. Good luck! 🙂

£25

Jo And Nigel Fort

Go ladies! A great cause and I’m sure will be a great experience xx

£25

Julie Hartley

All the best ladies, a fantastic tribute to your wonderful friends xxx

£20.80

Sam Ward

Wow!!! Amazing Catherine!! Best of luck, I know you will smash it x

£20.80

Janey B

IWhat a fantastic aspiration! My Dad & a clise cousin died from this dreadful illness too? & both fought soo very hard to stay with us! Good Luck Catherine , ou fabulous Lady! xxxx

£20.80

Jane Singleton

All the best Catherine xx

£20.80

Carla And Iain Wing

£20.80

Sonia Marriott

Good luck Cath x

£20.80

Patrick Lynch

All the best

£20.80

Jenny King

Good luck and well done!

£20.80

George Wilkinson

£20.80

Chris & Rosh

Good luck to everyone involved ❤️

£20.80

Alison Odowd

Amazing and Good luck for such for such a good cause ❤️

£20.80

Tracey Oldershaw

Good luck!!

£20.80

Sophie Barr

Go girls! What a very worthy cause xx

£20.80

Emma Hemstock

Well done, uncle John would be proud of you both x

£20.80

Rachel Ali Fraser

£20.80

Tom Zamboglou

Best of luck Catherine! Tom Z

£20.80

Renee Hendrick-parnell

Good luck with the fundraiser tonight!

£20.80

Lisa Morley

Well done both of you - amazing achievement ♥️

£20

Guy Newham

£20

Barbara Henstridge

Good Luck xx

£20

Julie Beard

Good luck!

£20

Neil Humphries

Good luck with your fundraising efforts - a very worthy cause - Neil & Judith

£20

Murphy Lennon

God bless the ginger locks x

£20

Mark Pallett

£20

Alexander Farn

Congratulations on an amazing achievement!!! Well done!! Farny x

£20

Sue And Martin Ridal

Best wishes as you take on this challenge. Well done.

£20

Cheryl Slade

Well done Catherine - great achievement x x x

£20

Margaret Patch

Good luck both of you

£20

Andy Salmon

Amazing effort, good luck!

£20

Anonymous

Great challenge for a great cause. Best of luck.

£15.60

Ian Dodd

Hope the climb goes well! Great effort doing this. Well done.

£15.60

Carole Taylor

Such a worthy cause. Wishing you both all the luck in the world on your epic climb. x

£15.60

Janie

Mother bird 💕 wife mum grandmother loved by so many and l never ever had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful lady x

£15

Katie Sweetin

£14.56

Julie Townsend

Good luck girls, it’s a great cause! 🩷

£14.56

Claire Brunton

£14.56

Anonymous

All the best for a great cause

£14.56

Lisa Maddison

Good luck on the climb and the fundraising.

£10.40

Jack Morley

£10.40

Pat Sugg

£10.40

Rachael Ewing

💜

£10.40

Laura Jackson

£10.40

Anonymous

£10.40

Sandra Cutts

Your bonkers but I love you !! Sandra xx

£10.40

Dawn Bond

From a fellow Pottery student (sunday class), great cause wishing you strength and safety

£10.40

Lianne Silveston

Go Girls wishing you a safe climb xxx

£10.40

Glennis Johnson

Catherine and Jenny you are super 🌟 stars Good luck and safe journeys x Glennis

£10.40

Anonymous

£10

Sarah Bucknell

Val was like a 2nd mum to me, she will be forever missed. What an amazing challenge for you both, enjoy and good luck! Xx

£10

Anonymous

£8.32

Lisa Smith

what a lovely way to remember Val Good luck x

£6.76

Helen Upjohn

£5.20

Elizabeth Stuart-woolman

Best of luck to you both I'm very envious wish I was young enough to join you Elizabeth