A Harrogate woman who has worked for the NHS for 22 years is continuing her fundraising challenge to aid supportive housing for adults with disabilities.
Sue Storey will be returning to complete the TEWV 10km event in York next month as she continues to raise money for Thorntree Farm, where her daughter, Christine, lives.
The farm is in need of a rebuild and restore of its sensory area and animal therapy area.
Sue’s daughter Christine, 27, found solace and support in a supported residential setting at the farm in Stokesley.
She has a learning disability, autism, epilepsy, hearing loss, communication difficulties and ataxia.
Sue said:
“Thorntree Farm offers safe, supportive housing for adults with disabilities. Residents once benefitted from sensory spaces, animal therapy and a day centre.
“However, in February 2025, the service providers left, taking the vital therapeutic programmes with them. Without these, residents have experienced the loss of essential spaces designed for their needs.
“Now, we aim to rebuild and restore the sensory areas and animal therapy shelters to create new opportunities for growth, healing and joy for those who call Thorntree Farm a home.”
She added:
“We are aiming to do smaller things which are more realistic to achieve, one baby step at a time.
“We have identified our first project which is to kit out the sensory garden with a summerhouse.
“This will be a quiet sensory area where residents can relax with giant bean bags, sensory lights, soft music and tactile equipment.”
Sue will push Christine in her wheelchair along the TEWV 10k course at the Knavesmire, York Racecourse on Saturday 19th April, joined by her niece.
The event is organised by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, with entries still available.
Sue was one of the final finishers at the event in 2024.
She said:
“The TEWV 10k was the first time I have taken part in an event in years.
The volunteers and spectators along the course were amazing and I couldn’t have done it without the cheering and support.”
To help support Sue, visit her fundraising page here.
Enter the TEWV 10k at www.tewv.nhs.uk/10k
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