Luke’s Running the Great South Run for the Rowans Hospice
“I’m running the race in memory of my Great Uncle Alan who died suddenly after a short battle with cancer in 2018. He lived a long, healthy and fun-filled life with his wife Bette. Alan went into the hospital with a bad back and in less than two weeks he sadly passed away.
“Uncle Alan spent his last days at the Rowans Hospice in Waterlooville. He passed away in complete comfort thanks to the amazing care he was provided during his stay there.
“Alan was a plumber by trade but also spent time in the forces and travelled the world. He loved football and was a keen follower of Gosport Borough and Pompey. Another of his interests was local history and because of this he used to be a regular visitor to the old Boatbreakers office in the Gosport Library building. The archives he used to go and browse used to be next door so he’d always pop in for a tea and a chat.
“I’m running the race in memory of my Great Uncle Alan who died suddenly after a short battle with cancer in 2018. He lived a long, healthy and fun-filled life with his wife Bette. Alan went into the hospital with a bad back and in less than two weeks he sadly passed away.
“Uncle Alan spent his last days at the Rowans Hospice in Waterlooville. He passed away in complete comfort thanks to the amazing care he was provided during his stay there.
“Alan was a plumber by trade but also spent time in the forces and travelled the world. He loved football and was a keen follower of Gosport Borough and Pompey. Another of his interests was local history and because of this he used to be a regular visitor to the old Boatbreakers office in the Gosport Library building. The archives he used to go and browse used to be next door so he’d always pop in for a tea and a chat.
“My family clubbed together last year to get the main stand at Gosport Borough renamed in his honour. And we are happy to see that this has remained into the current season.
“I spend most of my time in the Boatbreakers office sat dreaming up content for the site. In my spare time I do play football but running definitely isn’t my game. Size is on my side as luckily I am built like Mo Farah. But it will definitely be a challenge to get around.
If you would like to donate you can do via the JustGiving Page.
Written By: Luke Edney
Luke completed a journalism degree in Brighton University and fortunately for us uses this in his communications, Facebook posts, Tweets and emails to tell all our enquirers and followers what we are up to. Without Luke we would be lost, he runs the office, keeps us organised and is like a terrier and never lets a tricky boat disposal job go un-photographed or Tweeted about.
He also manages all of our enquiries passing them to whoever in the team is the best suited to deal with it. We are teaching Luke how to drive a motorboat or sail a yacht so while he’s learning we suggest you keep out of the Solent!
When he’s not at work he’s a massive football fan (his Dad used to play for Portsmouth FC years ago) and seems to know everything there is to know about any player, anywhere. Next time you ring and he answers, think of a tricky football trivia question and ask him
Date Published: October 10, 2019
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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