Fundraising events

Update - 10 September 2026

The walk is going really well. Richard is enjoying seeing a different set of beaches than we normally see when we are in Pembrokeshire. He has been joined by various friends and colleagues along the way and has been very lucky with the weather, with no rain whilst walking. Tomorrow he will start the second half of the walk with Owen joining him and more colleagues. We have nearly reached the target of £10,000 which is incredible!

Follow their progress on Instagram at @ellarosefund.

Richard, Ella's dad, is walking the 186 mile long Pembrokeshire Coast Path in September to raise money for the ERF. It will take him a gruelling 16 days to walk from Amroth in South Pembrokeshire to St Dogmaels in the north. He will be joined for half of the walk by Owen, Ella's brother.

They are doing this with the support of Acuity Law, with friends and some of the firm's employees walking too. Also supporting Richard and Owen are TYF Adventure based in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. TYF have very generously offered to donate the cost of their available 'adventures' for a limited number of people - coasteering, kayaking, paddleboarding, surfing, rock climbing - so you pay to have the adventure and the ERF benefits.

Watch this space for more information and maybe even join them on some of their challenge! The timetable of the walk is below.

If you want to join Richard and Owen on some of the walk or take up TYF's offer, please get in touch with Julia by email at info@ellarosefund.uk.

To sponsor Richard and Owen, go to the JustGiving page at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ella-rose-fund

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We made £200!!

We are running the Men's Six nations rugby competition once again, £10 entry as usual, £20 to the winner.

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The winner kindly donated his winnings to the ERF. Thank you. The competition raised £130 in total.

Lizzy Macnamara was a close friend of Ella, and also our family as she came camping in Pembrokeshire with us for a few years. She ran the London marathon to raise money for the Ella Rose Fund. She completed it within her target time and raised £1175, more than double her target of £500. Valero, the company that Lizzy works for in Pembrokeshire, matched her £500 and we are very grateful to them for that donation. If you would like to sponsor Lizzy you can still do so at:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/elizabeth-mcnamara-2

We held an event in St George's, Bristol to raise awareness of EUPD. A friend, Andy Street, invited lots of influential people including the Lord Lieutenant, The High Sheriff and representatives from Bristol City Council, the NHS, the police, various companies and others. All attendees seemed to find the talks interesting and hopefully some funding may be forthcoming.

A needlefelting workshop was held by Julia in Lewes for a group of ten friends. They worked from 10am to 3 or 4pm designing individual pictures which they took home. A delicious lunch and teas and coffees kept everyone going and a grand total of £645 was collected from donations. Thank you Eileen for hosting such a lovely day!

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And we did have a good time! It was sold out and there was lots of chatting and dancing by people of all ages just having fun. Many thanks again to Tony and Jon, DJs extraordinaires who made it happen and raised an amazing £1300!

Our next fundraising event is a night of partying organised by The Hip Replacements. Come along and dance the night away to music from the 70s, 80s and 90s, all your old favourites. Bring your friends and have a good time!

The Chimp House
232 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8NZ

Tickets available from www.trybooking.com/uk/DTXG. Only £10 or £5, all proceeds to the Ella Rose Fund.

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FestElla was even better than expected! We had about 80 people who came to enjoy the music and they weren't disappointed. The weather changed to clear, dry and relatively warm on Saturday (following a wet Friday and followed by a wet Sunday) allowing us to start with David's busking set out on the terrace of the Mariners. The wood fired pizza team did a great job of feeding us delicious pizzas. We then moved into the Mariners and heard music by The Mistakings (Eli, Katharine, Anna and Ferg), Grace and Charlotte and rounded off by Daisy's DJ-ing set.

Many thanks to all our musicians and of course a very big thanks to Hop and Julie of the Mariners who lent us the venue.

Watch this space for news about the next FestElla!

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Eli completed the 10km run and raised £337 for the Ella Rose Fund. Thank you Eli for helping us.

The Mariners pub/cafe held an Easter Fair and some of the money raised was kindly donated to the Ella Rose Fund.
Thank you Hop and Julie, who raised £200 for the Fund.

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The fair was a lovely occasion with 10 stalls selling crafts, prints, clothes and a tombola and raffle. Thank you to all the stall holders and visitors to the Fair. We raised £125 to support the Ella Rose Fund.

The Mariners Inn in Nolton Haven, Pembrokeshire, run by Hop and Julie, is holding a Christmas Fair on 17th Dec 2023. They have very kindly decided that the money raised from sellling the table spaces will go to the ERF. So come and have a look at what is on offer and get into the Christmas mood!

Julia held another needlefelting workshop, this time in Surrey. Some lovely pictures were created and a little Christmas robin. A big thank you to Jane who fed and 'watered' us so well. A total of £375 was raised.

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Our lovely neighbour, Matt (on the left), has completed the Ironman Barcelona challenge with his friends Paul and George and they have raised over £2200 for the Ella Rose Fund. The race, which took place on Sunday 1st October, consisted of 3.8km sea swim followed by180.2km cycle and, as if that wasn't enough, finishing with a marathon run. What an achievvement!
A big thank you to all three of them and to all the people who sponsored them. You ARE making a difference.

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Just to let you know that Ben 'broke the dragon's back' i.e. completed the 380km run,17400m climb in 6 days. It took him just over 86 hours of running, scrambling up and down mountains - Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), the Cambrian Mountains and the Brecon Beacons - and he reached the finish on Saturday night within the time limits. A fantastic achievement by Ben, raising £1500 for the Ella Rose Fund. Thank you so much to Ben and to those of you who sponsored him.

Ella's cousin, Ben, is running the Dragon's Back Race, a gruelling 6 day run from Conwy Castle to Cardiff Castle via Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons. He is raising money for the Ella Rose Fund and CALM, a suicide prevention helpline. It is an amazing challenge to run for that distance (380km/236 miles) and for that length of time. If you would like to support him and the Ella Rose Fund by donating please go to Ben's JustGiving page. If you can't donate at the moment it is worth looking at the website anyway just to see what a feat it is to run the toughest mountain race in the world!

Julia, Ella's mum, held a needlefelting workshop for a group of friends holidaying in Tenby. A lovely time was had by all, stabbing wool to make pictures. Thank you to Anne, a close family friend , for hosting the session and for providing a delicious lunch. We raised £240 for the fund.

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Michelle has now sold all 20 of the prints, thank you so much Michelle.

Michelle is a printmaker and she has produced a beautiful screen print of 'Crab Apples for Ella'. We planted a crab apple tree for Ella on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path in her memory at her favourite spot. Michelle is generously donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the prints to the Ella Rose Fund. If you are interested in buying one for £70 plus package and postage please contact Julia at info@ellarosefund.uk

A Bingo and Quiz night was organised by Ella's friend, Charlotte, in Llandaff Rugby Club, Cardiff on 21st October. The theme was Halloween, Ella's favourite time of year, and the quiz questions were based on Ella's favourite topics. An amazing £395 was raised through ticket sales and there was a raffle which brought in more money, paid directly to Quartet. Thank you Charlotte and team for your fundraising.

We held a Quiz and Auction Night in Cooking it! in Bristol with a full house of 60 people attending. A great evening was had by all with a Spanish theme of food and drink. Some excellent lots were donated from friends and family and a total of £4874.87 was raised.
Many, many thanks to all the donors and attendees and to those who helped with the organisation and running of the quiz and auction. X

Caerfai Farm Shop near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, TYF, the outdoor activity centre in St Davids, The Mariners in Nolton Haven and the Druidstone Hotel, Druidston, Pembrokeshire are selling cards and original artwork to raise money for the Ella Rose Fund. As always, we are also aiming to raise awareness of EUPD.

The cards are hand made by Julia with original photos taken in the area around St Davids. We are planning to produce other cards as well and may make them available to buy on line.

Many thanks to Caerfai Farm, TYF and the Druidstone and to you if you have bought any cards.