Cumbria Way Challenge for Sid (Stephen) Green

By Claire Bevan

I'm fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

In September 2025 we lost our dear friend Sid (Stephen) Green to pancreatic cancer. His passing was devastating - just 7 weeks after his diagnosis, and only a few weeks after he’d been having adventures in Costa Rica with no idea what was to come. 

Sid leaves behind three fiercely strong women - Gill, his wonderful wife and Emily and Jess his fantastically brilliant daughters. Sid was only 56 when he died. Emily was 23. Jess, just 20.

We are a group of close friends determined to stand alongside Gill, Em, and Jess and to do something positive in Sid’s name. Pancreatic cancer is a brutal disease, often detected far too late. Early diagnosis is desperately needed, and research is the only path to giving families a fighting chance.

That’s why we’re taking on the Cumbria Way this May—a 85 mile challenge that will test us physically and emotionally. Sid was always up for a walk, and that makes this challenge feel especially fitting.

Your support means more than you know. Every donation, big or small, helps fund vital research through Pancreatic Cancer UK and brings us closer to earlier detection, better treatments, and more hope for families like Sid’s.

Thank you for giving generously

Follow our progress on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cumbriaway_for.sid?igsh=MTc1NWR1dW9hZmdxYQ==

My donations could fund...

327 hours with a nurse on our Support Line

or

146 hours of early diagnosis research

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£25

Leah

£25

Cranage Plant Hire

Well done girls! Amazing effort. Here’s to the next one

£17.10

Steph

£11.55

Steve Adams

£11.55

Ruth Nelson

£16

Nafeesa Akhtar

£28

Helen Sansom

£11.55

Nigel Stanier

£22.80

Glen Poulton & Family

£28

Ivy

£5

Friends Along The Way

With thanks to those lovely people who stopped to chat on day 1 of our walk, and donated their change.

£11.55

John & Joan

£28

Bob & Dot Loosemore

Well done all, amazing achievement ❤️

£22.80

Liz Burge

Congratulations Claire 👏👏

£11.55

Julie & Nev Salt

£6.18

Jo Mcglincy

Well done! Hope it’s all going well x

£20

Lissy

£16.74

Rebecca Pritchard

Amazing achievement!!!! Well done xx

£11.55

Adrian Lord

Congratulations. It is amazing what you have all done. Looking forward to walking the Cumbrian Way myself one day!

£5

Kathryn

£16

Gabriel Babenko

£11.31

Ellen Donaghy

£107

Beaverclan

£25

Katherine Craig

Amazing job ladies well done. Love Katherine, Niamh and Isla xx

£11.55

Anonymous

£6.18

Darcy Hamand

💜

£5

Matt Houghton

£17.10

Anonymous

£11.55

Isabel Mccarthy

£6.18

Henry Ecclestone

£10

Madison Jones

Best of luck

£28

Gary E

Good luck to you all especially Rachel. X

£11.55

Lewis F

All the best. The t-shirts are ace

£11.55

Becci Henshall

This is a Great cause, good luck to you all, You’ve got this!

£28

Sue Yarnell

£20

Sue And Mark Worton At Tarn Hows

£10

Craig And Sally Williamson And Lottie The Dog At Tarn Hows

£5

Little Martha And Holly And Dave At Skelwith Bridge

£10

Sandra At Skelwith Bridge

£15

Little Jessica And Great Aunt Gaynor At Skelwith Bridge

£28

Suzanne Mewse

£40

Jen, Elizabeth And Wendy

With thanks for your kind donation In memory of Wendy and Elizabeth’s sister Maggie. It was great to meet you and chat along the way.

£40

Mark Beech

Thanks to Mark for your generous donation. Much appreciated.

£25

Mark Webster

It was great to see you all out walking for a great cause, and one very personal to me. Good luck with the next few days walking and fundraising.

£22.80

Rebecca Lomax

Good luck everyone!x

£6.18

Rachel B

Well done Rach and team x

£20

Victoria Rowley

Best of luck! Very worthy cause x

£10

Helen Bradley

£22.32

Laura Vayro

Hope its all going well, keep walking!

£22.80

Dawn Caine-bryant

£28

Julie Sherratt

£22.80

Mike Robertson

Lovely meeting you all - twice 😁 Hope you have a great time together walking for a great cause. Best wishes Mike

£28

Alan Bethell Ltd

£16

Charlie Goodenough

Good luck everyone - Especially Puddle Ducks Rachel :)

£5

Grenville And Jane In Keswick

£20

Clive Williams

With many thanks to Clive for this donation, who we met at Skiddaw House on day 3 of our walk

£11.55

Brian

Good to meet you all on your walk, we had a great ride back to Keswick!

£28

Pete Webborn

£14

Tom

£10

Heidi Smith

Well done Claire and to all of you for taking on this challenge for a great cause xxx

£11.55

Anonymous

£22.80

Sian Holah

Well done to all of you. Great effort!

£54.75

Zoe Evans

Good luck to you all on your walking challenge this week. Thinking of you and hope the weather is good.

£63.05

Anonymous

£11.55

Anonymous

£28

Sarah Mcallum

Good Luck!

£28

Debbie Latham

£28

Ian & Ruth

Good luck to all those taking part. Hope the weather is kind to you…

£10

Claire Mills

Supporting Rachel M - good luck from Claire M (work) xx

£16

Abi Stanier

£5

Emma

£20

Andrea Chapman

£5

Emma Scott

Good luck, Jess and friends! 🥾

£54.75

Jo

Good luck to you all especially Andi Berry loads of love Jo

£6.18

Lauren Brown

£107

Annie

Good luck Claire and the girl’s you can do this for Sid. Put your best foot forward and smile every step. Big kisses and lots of love Annie (Claire’s little sister)

£58

Matthew Brown

£100

Dawn Neville

Today's the day! It is a great thing you're doing, wishing you all strength and humour to enjoy (and finish!!) the challenge 🙌😍🚶

£22.80

Jayne Wiggett

Wishing you all the luck as you take on this special chalk as mgr for a wonderful cause.

£6.18

Joe Meakin

£20

Fay Evans

Good luck to you all! Fx

£17.10

Grace Bishop

Sending love and support x

£28

Elaine Illman

Good luck to everyone taking part!

£11.55

Jo Green

well done All, have a good journey xx

£11.55

Kate Sherville-payne

£10

Anonymous

£22.80

Clare Curtis

£20

Pete Weller

Best of luck Rachel and friends!

£15

Victoria Calder

Good luck Rachel and friends, what a worthy cause 🍀

£28

Anne Dessent

Friend of Vivien Moyle

£50

Annie Fischler-webborn

£5

Kate

£16

Caroline Findlay

Good luck to you all . Great cause x

£28

John Berry

£28

Angela O (cab)

Good luck Gill & team - an amazing amount raised for a great cause

£35

Barbara At Hillcrest

Good luck to you all

£11.33

Jorge White

£16.56

Joe

£40

Carol & Mike

Dear Gill and friends. Wishing you all the very best for your walk.

£11.33

Samuele Giavedoni

I knew Jess very briefly during a residential trip to Edge Hill University years and years ago and had nothing but great things to say about her. All my love and care to the family and cause.

£5

Elleanna Jenkins

£61.70

Simon Berry

Keep those feet moving and you'll get there, fantastic effort!

£106

Marilyn & Peter Iball

Good luck Andi and team!

£5

George 8th May

£21.84

Joe And Toni

Best of luck Rachel and the rest of the team.

£106

Nick Berry

Go Girls!

£27.05

Karen Jag

£16.56

Karen Jones

£53.32

Sue Butter

Best of luck to you all.

£11.33

Andie Cooper

xx

£11.33

Gillian Griffin

A fabulous cause and a great thing to do!

£20

Tim And Karen Lintott

Hope you have a great time while raising money for this important cause.

£15

Margery And Elaine

£27.05

Liz Sanderson

I hope the weather gods smile on you, and this is something that will be filled with happy memories that last a lifetime!

£15.54

Lou Crosby

Hope you have a great walk for a worthy cause in supporting your friend x

£20

Amanda Rees

Best of luck to Linda and friends - have fun!

£11.33

Julie Luscombe

Good luck Claire xx

£21.84

Brian Meyrick

Thanks for all your efforts to such a worthy cause, I’m sure Sid would smile having such good friends.

£16.56

Mitchell Turner

Good luck Claire and the team x

£100

Greg Brighouse

£27.05

Steve Hope

Nice one Linda and the Gang - Thankyou.

£10

Sam Brooks-franklin

£10

Nicola Moyle

£42.79

Peter Winter

£16.56

Lynda Broom

Good luck

£15.54

Helen Potts

Go Claire! You will smash it lots of love to you and your lovely friends family xx

£11.33

Alistair Baker

Enjoy the walk & memories of your great friend.

£53.32

Cheshire Clay Studios

£53.32

John Clowes

Lost a good friend to PC only 2 years ago. Happy to support your efforts.

£21.84

Nicollette

Good Luck ladies for an incredible cause Xxx

£10

Sarah Mahmoud

Good luck Claire. Rest in peace Sid xx

£27.05

Anonymous

£16.56

Penelope Phillips

Stephen was my cousin and godfather. Wishing you all the best for this fund raiser. Penny and family xx

£10

Jacqui Day

Good luck ladies and keep your dear friend in your heart.

£50

Dominique

£21.84

Trudy Hartford

£11.33

Amy Gregson

Best of luck Claire...wear comfortable shoes!

£21.36

Suewhite

£21.84

Anne Twist

£27.05

Linda Dickinson

£15.54

Anonymous

Sending support.

£15.54

Craig Mckeith

Brilliant effort Claire, well done! Good luck. x

£6.11

John Leah

Good luck Claire and well done a great charity too x

£250

Nigel Moyle

Good luck to Rachel and the five star team.

£11.33

Della

£150

Barbara B

Good luck for your walk

£15.54

Mandy Littlewood

You got this! Well done x

£27.05

Sharon Forsythe

£10

Helen Clifton

Good luck with the walk Claire

£26.75

Norman Jamison

Good luck 🍀

£27.05

Elizabeth Whittingham

Good luck, ladies! x

£21.84

Graham Heath

Good luck. 👍

£27.05

Bec Owen

Good Luck Linda and team x

£32.23

Lara Henshaw

£106

Lou And Neil

Will see you at the end for a pint x

£50

The Baker Family

We were very sad to hear of Sid’s passing from this terrible disease. Our thought are with you all.

£5

Michelle Lisbona

£11.33

Anonymous

Go team Rachel.

£10

Will Johnson

£50

Stephen Cantello

Sid was a lovely man and always had a smile on his face and a chat. We wish you all the luck for your challenge and send our Love … Sally and Steve Cantello xxx

£20

Mollie Lowe

£20

Lucy Hargreaves

£10

Alex Gillespie

£27.05

Andrea Leith

£20

Chloe Walker

£25

Tom Waters

£21.84

Ann & Angus Brown

Good luck all!! From Ann & Angus (Briggers in laws)

£27.05

Cherie Sinclair

£27.05

Monica Skinner

Good luck to you all from Claire’s mum xx

£27.05

Christine Evans

Good luck Claire 🥰

£58

Dianne Wooldridge

£27.05

Andi Berry

£6.11

Lisa Phoenix

£11.33

Hannah

£27.05

Michael Statham

£11.33

Kirsty Pike

All the best for May xx

£27.05

Sandra

Good luck with the challenge

£11.33

Leyla Green

£21.84

Caroline Basnett

£10

Angela Mayer

Goodluck All the best Gill from Angela (brown rural)

£20

The Goldsmith’s

An amazing challenge in memory of a wonderful person.

£74.20

The Briggers

Go smash it👊❤️

£11.33

Kat

Good luck Claire, you will absolutely smash it.

£25

Clare Burkhill-howarth

Good luck to Rachel and everyone involved. Love from Clare & Gareth x

£21.84

Anonymous

£25

Pottery Jim

Go Girl !

£27.05

Susan Thompson

£32.23

Emily Morley

Good luck with the walk. Sending love to the Greens xx

£27.05

Mark Winter

What a great idea! Hope the fundraising goes well and the weather behaves.

£27.05

Lisa Wilson

Dear Clare, I worked with Steve over 15 years ago at Freedom Finance. Privileged to have known such a great man. Sending love and strength as you do this challenge. Thank you for letting us support you.

£20

Rosie Plackowski

Go for it girl! Well done 👍

£106

Vivien Moyle

Good luck to Rachel and everyone else. I hope the walk goes well and the weather is kind to you.

£25

Sonja Gray

Good Luck Claire! Hope those wombat legs keep you going mole after mile. S, S & J xxx

£16.56

Bethan Kelly

£25

Claire Neville

A very worthy cause and a lovely walk.

£11.33

Tracey Belgin

£11.33

Victoria Calder

Good luck Rachel M and friends x

£10

Ali Beckman

Good luck to Rachel M and friends. Such a worthy cause x

£25

Sue Etherington

£15.54

Charlie Coleman

£61.70

Brian Brodie

£27.05

Nicola Walsh

Good luck Claire! Nx

£50

Julie Stephens

Good luck with the walk ladies. What a great way to raise money for such a good cause. Xx

£21.84

Laura Le Brocq

£106

Andy & Sue J

£21.84

Deborah Ingram

£27.05

Julie Ann Dean

What a wonderful way to honour a friend and support one another. You are building something very special from your shared loss. I wish you well

£27.05

Becky Storm

Good luck on your walk!

£11.33

Sara Williams

Good luck to you all x

£53.32

Sue Mitchell And Family

Good luck to with your walk for such an important cause. We'll be thinking of you all.

£11.09

Jenny Babenko

£15

Sophie Lai

£11.33

Laurence T

£27.05

Melissa Nutbrown

I had the pleasure of working with Steve at Freedom Finance/Aro. What a wonderful man. Had time for everyone - I especially enjoyed collaborating with him on projects. I remember his sense of humour and ability to make anyone feel heard. A very special man and was taken far too soon. Good luck to you all.

£150

Loui Meredith

£21.84

Clare Skinner

Good luck to you all - a great effort for an important cause. Lots of love xx

£11.33

Oliver Young

£20

Ben Greenwood

£53.32

Annemarie Clough

We were all so very sad to hear about Sid. Such a lovely guy. Our thoughts are with Gill, Em & Jess. Love from Stuart, Annemarie, Hannah & Madeline xxxx

£6.11

Connie Wigram

£27.05

Richard Moulton-mallison

£53.32

Michael Davidson

£6.11

Emily Oliver

Good luck 🤍

£11.09

Izzy Green

£15.54

Paige

£27.05

Jenny Reece

£27.05

Jacqui Percy

Good luck to all xxx

£15.54

Lisa Hardstaff

£6.11

Darcy H

£212

Tyler Norton

£11.33

Nia E

£6.11

Georgia M

£6.11

Anonymous

£20

Sophie Kirkman

£25

Inoka Perera

Steve was a true friend came across this life. So glad you all are doing such beautiful work.

£15.54

Rachel

£53.32

Anonymous

Good luck to you all xx

£6.11

Joe Stanier

£27.05

Ian Walker

£11.33

Jane Mitchell

£11.33

Anonymous

£27.05

Linda Walker

£20

Emma Jones

Good luck Jess & Emily x

£11.33

Kai

lots of love Saturn

£159

The Loosemore Family

Good luck to you all ❤️

£25

Gill Paddle

Good luck to you all xx

£212

Matthew Birkett

£106

James Day

We only worked together for a couple of years, but he had a profound effect on me both professionally and personally. I’m so sorry for your loss

£6.11

Lily Bennett

£5

Kathryn Tebbs

£16.56

Caitlin

£16.56

Tom Gill

£6.11

Elleanna Jenkins

£32.23

Emily Vinall

£27.05

Claire Wright

Hope weather is kind! Great cause.

£10

Matt Houghton

£5

Poppy M

£27.05

Donna-marie Lord

Gill , I am in awe of you . In memory of Sid xx

£32.23

Vicky And Marcus Taylor

£11.33

Ellie Foulkes-jones

Such an amazing cause, good luck to everyone participating! x

£20

Rachel Board

£6.11

Kayleigh Thorn

£27.05

Tania Bevan & Kam Mistry

Good luck to everyone doing the walk, such a great cause x

£6.11

Michaella Michael

£27.05

Loui Meredith

£15.54

Anna Davies

£6.11

Daisy Preece

£14

Anonymous

£16.56

Olivia Liggett

Thinking of you all <3

£20

Fernando Family

Good luck Claire - such a worthy cause xx

£6.11

Zakk

£15.54

The Liggett Family ( Olivia )

Amazing family and so selfless doing this so others don’t have this pain like your family do .

£11.33

Anonymous

£27.05

Rachel & Phill Lane

Good luck with the Walk & the Fundraising for a very worthwhile cause xxx

£6.11

Jess Green

£11.33

Michele Brooker

Very best of luck Claire. Sid would be very proud! X

£106

Smart Jones Limited

Well done Gill and gang. Such a worthy cause.

£25

Susan Staples

Good Luck to all involved! In memory of such a great man

£53.32

Stewart Swindell

Amazing for Steve’s memory - thanks for organising

£21.36

Janette Drake

Good luck to you all on your challenge. Such a worthy cause. Thinking of Gill and the girls xx

£11.33

Julia

£53.32

Carl Burbidge

A lovely tribute to Steve; my work Dad. Raising funds towards vital research is so important and I know he would be immensely proud of you all. Best of luck Gill, Em & Jess and the team ahead of completing this challenge.

£27.05

Grahame Eley

Good Luck everyone on a very worthwhile cause and for a very special person. Xx

£106

Claire Buchanan

A fitting tribute for a worthy cause - good luck!

£14

Jenny Gough

Good Luck to all involved. X

£20

Pauline Medovnikov

Good luck Claire and friends x

£27.05

Alex Mayor

Good luck Claire. 🍀 Fab challenge and great cause. X

£20

Jo Bernstein

Good luck Claire

£14

Sarah Flynn

Best wishes for this fundraising campaign

£27.05

Sheila Avery

Good luck Claire and well done and thank you for doing this for such a worthy cause

£6.11

Becky E

Good luck Claire and team 👏 🫶

£53.32

Carolyn Mumby

A great cause Claire. We were so sad when we heard about your friend passing so tragically and suddenly. Good luck

£27.05

Claire Bevan

£11.33

Joanne Mcglincy

Good luck with the challenge for a great cause xx

£21.84

Jenny Lawson

With best wishes to all involved. Such worthy cause. x

£11.33

Jo Green

Go girl!!

£16.56

Jayne Paynter

Best of luck - a very good cause close to our hearts. X

£106

Ed Hanley

£11.33

Rachael Dingle

Good luck Claire and team

£53.32

Simon Groves

Good luck on your challenge. Thinking of you and Sid

£61.70

John Quinn

£37.47

Tim, Kate And James

£11.33

Elliott Henshaw

£27.05

Janine Lambert

A much loved cousin and friend ❤️

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