Scarborough man raises £27,000 in thanks for wife’s care

Scarborough man raises £27,000 in thanks for wife’s care

A Scarborough man has raised an incredible £27,000 in thanks for his wife’s care – on top of the £35,000 he raised the previous year.

Mark Catchpole, of East Ayton, was so moved by the care Robina received at Saint Catherine’s Hospice that he wanted to do something special to help the charity.

Robina had been battling stage four lung cancer and spent time at the hospice for pain management. She celebrated her birthday at Saint Catherine’s, with a cake baked by a member of staff, and Mark was able to be with her every day for four weeks. Robina sadly passed away in January 2022.

Mark said that Robina’s care was ‘amazing’ and added ‘it will live with me forever’. He was inspired to start fundraising for the hospice and organised an evening of entertainment titled “It’ll be alright on the night” at Scarborough Rugby Club, raising £35,000 in November 2021.

Mark, along with his friends and colleagues at SWC Trade Frames Limited, decided to hold a golf day and another event in November 2022, featuring entertainment by Bobby Davro and a grand auction, raising an incredible £27,000 – bringing the total to £62,000 in two years.

Mark said: “I’m so grateful to everyone who supported the event – it was a brilliant night and Bobby Davro was great, such a genuine guy. Our target was £12,000 so we were blown away by the total.”

Susan Stephenson, communications and marketing manager at Saint Catherine’s, said: “We were thrilled to receive this donation from Mark and wish to thank him on behalf of everyone at the hospice for his efforts. We know how much this means to him and that he puts his heart and soul into his fundraising. A huge thank you to everyone at Team SWC too for all their support – you are all superstars.”