Chris Wheway took on the St Barnabas Chief Executive role back in 2015, after over 20 years in the NHS. Now in his tenth year, Chris is undertaking ten meaningful activities to raise awareness of St Barnabas and fundraise to support the Hospice.
To kick off his 10 for 10, Chris recently volunteered with the Tree-Cycle team, helping to collect Christmas trees across Lincolnshire for recycling. This year the fundraising initiative has raised an incredible £28,919 through collecting 1,230 trees.
Chris says: “Tree-Cycle is an amazing initiative. Let’s be honest, after Christmas, most of us leave the Christmas tree in the garden and it’s a pain to put in your car and take to the tip. So, it’s providing a service and it also means that people can donate money to support St Barnabas. It’s something that provides a genuine win-win for the community and for us.”
Throughout 2025, Chris will be taking on a variety of different challenges, such as the Lincoln 10k, Inflatable 5k, and walking 10,000 steps a day throughout March for Step Up for St Barnabas.
Looking ahead to his challenges, Chris said: “There’s the C2C2C 100-mile charity cycle ride around Lincolnshire and there’s a five-peak challenge in October in the Lake District, which will also be challenging. The 10 for 10 challenges cover a range of activities, and all will be stretching.
Chris continues: “It’ll be great if people do follow my journey, because it’ll be fun, and you’ll see me in a lot of pain in several different circumstances! But more importantly, it’s all about supporting St Barnabas. We provide support during the most vulnerable times, and every donation changes lives.
“So please support us, have a bit of fun watching me, and be part of the St Barnabas family.”
Why not take on a challenge with St Barnabas alongside Chris this year? Accomplish new goals such as running a marathon, taking on skydiving, or increasing your daily step count, whilst raising funds for local hospice care.
St Barnabas supports over 12,000 patients and their families each year, and over £7 million needs to be raised annually to continue providing people with compassionate care in Lincolnshire.
All donations raised help the Hospice provide free palliative and end-of-life care, as well as wellbeing services such as bereavement support, counselling, and welfare and benefits advice.
To take part in an upcoming challenge alongside Chris or to choose your own for St Barnabas, visit the website and sign up today: https://stbarnabashospice.co.uk/fundraising/challenges/