24-HOUR CHARITY ROW ~ supporting Jane & millions alike
24-HOUR CHARITY ROW ~ supporting Jane & millions alike

Ellis Folkes

21 Feb 2026

24-HOUR CHARITY ROW ~ supporting Jane & millions alike

My mum Jane was diagnosed with breast cancer back in May and she's now powering through the halfway point of her chemotherapy treatment. To help raise money for Cancer Research and other vital support charities, four of us have taken on the the challenge to row for 24-hours. Using two rowing machines, we’ll be rotating every 30 minutes with an hour of rest, repeating this throughout the 24 hours.

I often question, why the hell are we doing this?! 😆 "We’re far from professional athletes, this will be absolutely brutal"... But nevertheless, the hardship is nothing compared to what millions of people, including our mum, go through every single day.

- meet the team -

• Ellis (Myself) - 28yrs old - passionate maker of music - quite indecisive, i think
• Darryl (my brother) - 33yrs old - fitness freak - food cupboards fear him
• Jay (our cousin) - 27yrs old - puts out fires for a living - easily mistaken as my twin
• Sam (Darryl's mate) - 35yrs old - his mum also battled cancer - jiu jitsu mad lad

- On the day -
February 21st 2026, we begin the 24hr row at 8am. We'll be live streaming the entire event on YouTube (link provided soon).

Now, let's go raise some money for charity :)

Supporting

Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK

Health | 1089464

60%

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer. Every donation helps to beat cancer.

The Pink Ribbon Foundation
The Pink Ribbon Foundation

Health | 1080839

30%

The Pink Ribbon Foundation is a grant making trust with a mission to fund projects and provide financial support to UK charities which relieve the needs of people who are suffering from, have been affected by breast cancer, or who work to advance the understanding of breast cancer and its early detection and treatment.

Preloved Reloved Cancer & Beyond
Preloved Reloved Cancer & Beyond

Health | 1208222

10%

Preloved Reloved Cancer & Beyond is a charity that collects and sends out donations of essential items that can be used by anyone going through treatment for cancer. To date Jo has sent out well over 1,000 packages of headscarves and now in addition to this she collects other items that can help and be used by someone else going through treatment.

Updates

Supporters

47

Training

Days until event 2 months, 3 weeks
  • 45 activities

    41.50 hours

    85,810 steps

    71.51 km

£1,140.44

+ £178.00 Gift Aid

47 supporters

Charities Supporting

Cancer Research UK
60%
The Pink Ribbon Foundation
30%
Preloved Reloved Cancer & Beyond
10%