Uist bike ride in remembrance of Katie

Next month the McKerracher family from Selkirk with around 120 friends will take on a charity bike ride around the Uists in support of the Katie McKerracher Trust.

The Trust was formed is remembrance of 11 year old Katie who died last January from a rare brain tumour ‘Diffuse Pontine Glioma’.

The charity bike ride is the most recent project undertaken by her family to raise awareness and funds for the charity, who support other children suffering from these inoperable tumours and their families.

“Raised £60,000”

Mum Ann explains why the family decided to set up the Trust: “There are very few people, thankfully, who lose a child, but we all know how it is.

“It’s just something that I know we will never get over. But what keeps us going is Katie. She’s still as much a part of our lives now as she was when she was alive.”

Recently the Trust also received the news that a one-off fairytale ballgown has been created in a pink tartan named after Katie by top design house ANTA.

Founder of ANTA, Annie Stewart is a family friend who has created a collection using the Katie’s tartan, including scarves, a girls’ mini kilt, a pashmina and a range of ceramics.

Five per cent of the tartan’s proceeds will go to the Katie McKerracher Trust, which since its establishment this year has raised £60,000.

For more about the work of the Trust log on to: www.katiemckerrachertrust.co.uk

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