The only problem we’ve had has been the bad weather - it’s been difficult but very pleasurable.” Of the challenge, Bernard said: “It’s a lot of climbing, the equivalent of going up and down Everest, I’m told, so it’s a hard graft but people we’ve met along the way have been brilliant. Every time there’s a rainbow we associate it with Sean - they’re signs that he’s watching over us, and we’ve got a little urn with his ashes, as well as those interned at Greenacres, so he’s come on the walk with us.” Jo, who feels that her son is with them in spirit, said: “We feel we’re getting little messages from Sean every now and again to let us know he’s with us. Their group grew too, with Stuart’s colleague, Leanda Mould, and Bernard’s fellow High Wycombe magistrate, Andy Hall, and brother, Mick Crossey, all joining in, as well as others who have taken part in smaller stints along the way, including Sean’s wife who had to contend with problems caused by the recent fuel shortage to meet up with them this week. He had vowed to return with his father but died before he was able to.Īlthough Bernard and Stuart had only planned to walk that same stretch initially, carrying Sean’s ashes on the path he had longed to see before he died, their plans became more ambitious, eventually deciding to take on the complete route, which passes through three national parks - the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. Sean took on the challenge himself in 2014, along with Bernard and Bernard’s National Crime Agency colleague, Stuart Kent, but was unable to complete the stretch from Kirby Stephen to Reeth because his feet were so badly blistered. The 29-year-old had married his beloved girlfriend, Laura, just three months earlier.Ĭlockwise from left: Sean Crossey with parents Bernard and Jo, with sisters Kate and Emma Crossey, with wife Laura and showing his scar.
Sean Crossey died in September 2018, less than two years after being diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive and fast-growing brain tumour. It’s just been wonderful, but the weather’s been horrendous.” Some have been emptying their pockets to give us all their change to donate. Sean’s mother, Jo, who is assisting the group as a support driver, said: “We have been meeting people en route and their generosity has been incredible. The challenge, which got underway on September 26 after being postponed twice due to the Covid-19 crisis, has already raised more than £11,000 for Brain Tumour Research in memory of Bernard’s son, Sean. Image: Brain Tumour ResearchĪ loving father from Buckinghamshire kept his word to his son by carrying his ashes to a place they said they would visit together.īernard Crossey, of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, is among a group of five currently following a 200-mile path between the west and east coasts of Northern England on what is known as Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk.
Stuart Kent, Mick Crossey, Bernie Crossey, Andy Hall and Leanda Mould.
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