Grandson of the late Don Ashton has been raising money for East Lancashire Hospice since 2017, by organising the Don Ashton Fell Race in Tockholes.

The race first started in 2017, when Calvin Ferguson helped organise the race with Darwen Dashers. In 2018 Calvin took on the organisation of the popular race with support from many volunteers and local running clubs. The race was then established in honour of Don Ashton.

Calvin chose to support East Lancashire Hospice after they provided care to his grandfather.

Calvin said: “I chose to support the East Lancashire Hospice as they offered such fantastic care for my Grandad in his later months - I was already aware of the Hospice and what they did but had no first-hand experience of this up until then. Darwen Dashers had already supported the Hospice through previous events in past years, but I decided to donate 100% of the proceeds to the Hospice - every penny from the entry fees, right through to the raffle tickets.”

Calvin was overwhelmed as a total of £920.00 was raised for East Lancashire Hospice, without the event even going ahead.

He said: “Everyone’s support means a lot to us as a family - Don was a very popular person in the community, not just in the running world, and was known by many and is missed by us all.”