Surgery pair Emily and Sarah complete their amazing 100k Sahara Desert Trek for St David’s Hospice.
*Pictured above - Practice nurse Emily Carr and Practice manager Sarah Corkish-Brown are shown at the end of their charity trek.
Surgery pair Emily and Sarah complete their amazing 100k Sahara Desert Trek for St David’s Hospice.
Exclusive report by Don Hale
Two determined members of the hard-working Bodreinallt doctors' surgery team at Conwy have just completed their extraordinary 100k Sahara Desert Trek and helped to raise over £42,000 so far for St David’s Hospice.
Practice manager Sarah Corkish-Brown and Practice Nurse Emily Carr signed up for this huge undertaking some time ago and finally celebrated their success over the past couple of days, and were part of a group that fundraised for this essential local organisation.
The trek organisers claimed that entrants would ‘rediscover true adventure in the awe-inspiring Sahara Desert.’ Their five-day trek covered 100km passing through Morocco’s forbidding landscape punctuated by peaks, gorges, dunes and oases. And at night, they slept under Africa’s star strewn skies and enjoyed traditional Berber hospitality.
Before starting their adventure Emily stated: “In case you have forgotten…me and Sarah Cornish-Brown are completely insane, and we are TREKKING 100km ACROSS THE SAHARA. This is to raise vital funds for St David’s Hospice who took such good care of Mum in her final weeks.”
Sarah’s sister and Emily’s mother, Mandy Carr (nee Corkish) passed away peacefully at St David’s Hospice in May 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The family are so grateful for all the support that Mandy received at the time, that they decided to do something completely outside of their comfort zone to help raise funds.
And following their return home, the pair confirmed: “Finally, after sleeping on the desert floor, after going to the loo in the wild, after very fine sand getting absolutely everywhere, after traversing the great expanse of the Sahara Desert, we have DONE IT! 100km for St David’s Hospice!
“What an incredible group of people with different stories to tell, with an amazing group of Nomads that were so funny and comforting. All together we have raised over £42,000 for the Hospice that cared for Mum so dearly at the end of her life. We took her ashes with us and scattered her in the dunes. All of this was for her. She would be SO proud of us!”
*Further donations are still welcomed via this link;
*You can read below about my earlier preview of Emily and Sarah’s Sahara Desert Trek and it is also available separately via this link:
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*Emily Carr (*above left) with Sarah Corkish-Brown - at the Bodreinallt Surgery at Castle Street in Conwy, where they were preparing for their epic charity trek.
Conwy surgery duo all set for a hot 100k Sahara Desert Trek for St David’s Hospice...
Report by Don Hale.
Two daring members of the Bodreinallt doctors’ surgery team at Conwy are busy preparing to take part in an amazing Sahara Desert Charity Trek, which is a gruelling 100k event across the hot Sahara Desert in just 5 days, to help raise funds for St David’s Hospice.
Practice manager Sarah Corkish-Brown and Practice Nurse Emily Carr have signed up for this huge undertaking, which is scheduled to take place in Morocco between 1st-8th November.
The event organisers claim entrants can ‘rediscover true adventure in the awe-inspiring Sahara Desert.’ The five-day trek covers 100km passing through Morocco’s forbidding landscape punctuated by peaks, gorges, dunes and oases. At night, they will sleep under Africa’s star strewn skies and enjoy traditional Berber hospitality.
Emily added this week: “In case you have forgotten…me and Sarah Cornish-Brown are completely insane, and we are TREKKING 100km ACROSS THE SAHARA in a few weeks! This is to raise vital funds for St David’s Hospice who took such good care of Mum in her final weeks.
“We are still a way off our target and could really do with your help. Please are you able to donate anything to this very, very good cause? I promise it’ll be worth it to see me and Sarah hanging out of our arses in the desert, thank you.”
This challenge goes beyond the Jebel Saghro region, starting on the Maider El Kbir plateau, before ascending Jebel El Mrakib, and admiring the stunning views. Walking through palm gorges, the route joins the dry Rhris River and heads towards an oasis of tamarisk trees.
The final days are spent trekking along the Tikertouachene River, before celebrating a successful end to the challenge in Ouarzazate. This trek is said to be ‘challenging, unforgiving, and life changing.’
Sarah’s sister and Emily’s mother, Mandy Carr (nee Corkish) passed away peacefully at St David’s Hospice in May 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The family are so grateful for all the support that Mandy received at the time, that they have decided to do something completely outside of their comfort zone to help raise funds.
Sarah added: “To all my friends please, please think about donating to such a worthy cause. Seeing all the work they did to make my sister’s final weeks comfortable was humbling.”
*They have placed some posters at the surgery on Castle Street in Conwy together with a QR code and also have some sponsor forms available with the reception staff. This is a direct link however to their special fundraising page:
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