fundraising run raises £1,500 for RSH One local man decided he wanted to thank the staff at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital after undergoing surgery their last year. So he organised a fun run and raised a staggering £1,500... Continue reading below.....

a dash for cash
Mark Bywater, 47, from Lyth Hill, raised the money for Urology Trust Fund by taking part in the Chester Half Marathon in May. He was keen to thank staff at the hospital for the quality of care he received after undergoing an operation to remove a kidney in September last year.

Mr Bywater, a keen runner, has made a full recovery after his surgery and was pleased to have finished the run in just 1 hour 37 minutes.
He said: “I am really thankful for everything that they did for me at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, and everything has gone well.
“I am a keen runner and wanted to show my appreciation for all the hard work and care the staff at the hospital gave me. I was chuffed with the time I completed the run in and felt good that I was doing it for a good cause.
“I would like to thank everyone who sponsored me. In the current financial climate I was pleased with how much I managed to raise thanks to everyone’s generosity.”

Mr Naing Lynn, consultant urological surgeon at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, said: “We are very grateful that Mark decided to raise money for the Urology Trust Fund to buy keyhole surgical instruments, and would like to thank him for his efforts on behalf of the Trust.”
Mr Bywater presented the cheque to staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital last week.

fundraising run

(left to right) Chris Oliver, service delivery manager for general surgery, Mary Emerson, specialist nurse in urology, Mr Naing Lynn, consultant urological surgeon, Mark Bywater, and Steven Mattey, urology team leader for theatres.