Ron’s March For Prostate Cancer
England Cricket Seniors Walks 2025
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Ron Hedley has been a passionate advocate for prostate cancer awareness since 2017 when he joined Jeff Stelling’s March for Men to raise funds for prostate cancer research. Just a year later, in November 2018, Ron was diagnosed with prostate and bone cancer himself. Determined to make a difference, he has worked tirelessly to spread the message that this disease will affect 1 in 8 men and to encourage men to get checked.
Through his involvement with Buckinghamshire Over 60s and Over 70s cricket, Ron had a large audience to raise awareness of PSA testing. With the support of teammates, friends and celebrities, Ron organised a cricket match, lunch and auction, followed by nine charity walks. These events culminated in a final lunch attended by Allan Lamb and Mick Harford, both prostate cancer survivors. Together, these initiatives initially raised £22,000, including Gift Aid for prostate cancer research.
What was originally planned as a one-off event has grown into a nationwide movement. Inspired by conversations with the CEO of Prostate Cancer UK, Laura Kirby, and Bob Willis’ wife, Lauren Clark, Ron decided to take his campaign even further. What started as “one more walk” expanded into 30 walks across England and Wales. The aim was for each county playing Over 60s cricket to organise a walk and rally their players to join Ron in raising funds.
The campaign has been met with overwhelming support, and we are delighted to announce that Ron will be continuing his walks into 2025. So far, over 1,000 people have joined Ron’s walks, and they have raised over £56,000 for prostate cancer research. We extend a huge thank you to Ron and everyone who has contributed to this incredible journey.
Several counties have already stepped up to organise a walk for 2025, and we thank Bedfordshire, Surrey, Essex, Middlesex, Warwickshire, Sussex and Worcestershire for leading the way. We hope many more will follow and plan a walk this year. We know we are making a difference, so if your county has not yet organised a walk, please get in touch to make it happen.
Read all about Ron’s previous walks via our news page here
Silver Stumps Podcast
Listen to Ron talking about his walks on Silver Stumps – the Over 60s Cricket Podcast, joining hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee.
Upcoming Walks
Wednesday 9th April 2025 – Surrey Seniors Walk
Horsley and Send CC 10:00am meet
Friday 9th May 2025 – Essex Walk (v Yorkshire)
County Ground, Chelmsford 9:30am meet
Friday 16th May 2025 – Middlesex Walk, along the Regents Canal (v Leicestershire)
Lords Cricket Ground
Monday 23rd June 2025 – Warwickshire Walk (v Somerset)
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Monday 30th June 2025 – Sussex Walk (v Warwickshire)
Hove Cricket Ground
Sunday 17th August 2025 – Worcestershire Walk (v Gloucestershire)
New Road, Worcester. The Worcester Male Voice Choir will be entertaining the crowd during the lunch interval. PSA testing will also be available.
For walks to County Grounds, on match days, you need to make Ron aware so he can organise your free match day ticket
To join a walk or for further information, please contact Ron Hedley at rjhatters1@yahoo.co.uk.
Money raised will go towards supporting key Prostate Cancer UK projects, including their TRANSFORM study.
