Fife Coastal Path trek brings in £8,000 for asbestos charity

Nine volunteers including industrial disease lawyers raised £8,000 by trekking 26 miles along Fife Coastal Path.

The route from Leven to Rosyth commemorated those who died after working at exposure sites along Fife’s industrial coast.

All funds will go to not-for-profit charity Asbestos Action which supports sufferers of asbestos-related conditions and their families.

Jan Fury, 67, had a personal reason for joining the walk, having lost her son Brian McIvor to mesothelioma, a terminal asbestosrelated lung cancer.

“I know first-hand the importance of efforts like this walk because towards the end of my son’s life I had no idea what to do, where to turn and how to act,” she said.

“But Asbestos Action guided me through everything and still offer friendship to this day and the fact that people still champion this cause makes me feel so humbled.”

Dianne Foster, support officer for Asbestos Action, said: “The walk had its challenges in the form of sore bones and blisters, but it’s nothing compared to what our clients and their families go through every day. We’re delighted to have raised such a great sum and would like to thank those who took part in the walk and to everyone else who selflessly donated to the cause.”

The walking team gathered £4,000 on an online fundraising page, with Digby Brown Solicitors matching the online total.

Fraser Simpson from the firm said: “I have fought for countless individuals and their families over the years but it’s the personal impact each person has had on me as a person which inspired me to take part in this walk.”

Dianne Foster and Jan Fury.