In memory of Fiona Stallwood, 10 August 1963 - 1 November 2018
"Fiona was my big sister. Being born 3 years before me, Fiona was ever present in my life. Times were hard when we were young, and, living in a small bungalow, meant sharing a bedroom for much of our childhood. But, despite living under the same roof for over 30 years, whether in the family home, or latterly at her place, I must admit, I didn't know her as well, as perhaps, I would have wished. Fiona was always an intensely private person, not given to sharing her inner most thoughts and feelings as is the vogue today. However, what I did know, was how honest, decent, hard working, diligent and caring she was. In early 2016, she was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. Inoperable. Terminal. Some people, are set apart, by great feats of say, intellect or physical strength, but for Fiona, it was her capacity to endure. She endured the rigours of chemotherapy, the hair loss, the fatigue and the nausea. The nausea, that so blighted her last months, weeks and days. But she kept calm and carried on, with hope and optimism and an indefatigability of spirit. She never looked around at others, asking "why me?" Even as the efficacy of the drugs waned, and the tiny flame of life, guttered in the chill draught of fate, she shed not a tear. She was the embodiment of stoicism, making me proud, to say that I was her brother. I recall on many occasions, as a young child, peering through the darkness, across the bedroom to where my sister lay, and fulfilling the role of annoying little brother, I would whisper loudly, repeatedly, irritatingly " Fiona, are you asleep?" hoping she would answer. But now there is only silence, as she sleeps, as she rests, in my heart, and in the hearts of others who had the good fortune to know her. Goodbye my big sis."
My Achievements
Fundraising page
Updated Profile Pic
Added a Blog Post
Received 5 Donations
Reached Goal
Increased Target
Thank you to my Sponsors
£87.50
David Baron
£25
Charles Raymond
£37.50
Sheelagh Bowker
Love Dion!
£25
Jenny Edwards
£25
Astrid Marker
£25
Hayley Keable-elliott
£246.25
Gift Aid
Gift Aid from January to 14 July 2021
£25
Linda Luckett
Thank you Dion for coming to our aid so quickly. Really nice to see you again and catch up and such a great cause. Thank you Christian & Lin
£26.75
Lynda Mann
£31.25
Janet Gregory
£37.50
Celine Plum
Thank you, Dion.
£25
Jane Wilson
£2.21k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in May for help mending their appliances.
£25
James Parker
Thank you for all your help.
£2.81k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in October for help mending their appliances.
£25
James Sinclair
£561.66
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of June.
£62.50
John Crompton
Thanks for helping with our washing machine, you're a life-saver!
£25
Jenny Stevens
It was a pleasure meeting Dion, Fiona's brother.
£37.50
Penny Smith
£1.94k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in January for help mending their appliances.
£1.94k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in June for help mending their appliances.
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Jeremy And Laura Harmsworth
Thank you Dion for all the repairs and advice you have given over the years.
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Karen Lawrence
£95
Dion Stallwood
GA from donations.
£25
Max Freeman
£31.25
Sheila Forde
£31.25
Bruce Duncan
£62.50
Julie Woodward
Such a great cause and I
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Rosamund Porter
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£62.50
Nicola Meadows
Dion, Thank you so much for your amazing help with my cooker fan element. And so sorry to learn about your big sister, and the photo of the two of you as children is beautiful. Nicky
£250
Stephen Edwards
£50
Clare Francis
£25
Nick Jarvie
£25
Michael Whitfield
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£40
Tim Lawrence
£125
Maria Mitchell
Rest in peace, Fiona, and know that you are much loved and missed.
£2.9k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in March for help mending their appliances.
£31.25
Alison Spiers Davis
Thank you Dion!
£18.75
Pauline Warren
£62.50
Kayleigh Henry
Help with oven
£26.75
Juliette Williams
£50
Jane Mccarthy
£62.50
Christine Aldridge
D/washer help
£62.50
Gary Pugh
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Geoffrey Smith
Washing machine advice over the phone for Kate and Geoff in Tidmarsh. Dion, many thanks yet again, and well done on raising so much in your sisters name, she would be very proud
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£701.25
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of October.
£25
Online Donor
'I saw a news story on TV'
£32.10
Anne Crean
I'm sure Fiona would be very proud of you Dion.
£2.11k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in April for help mending their appliances.
£40
Natalie Higley
£31.25
Ginni S
£25
Ron Schrieber
£62.50
Sarah Parr
£5
Online Donor
'I saw a news story on TV'
£25
Calum Macleod
Dion, your kindness shines through in the work you do and this huge amount of fundraising testifies to that, Calum and Abigail
£100
Penny Paterson
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£33.44
Julia Feeney
£25
Ayaz Khan
Dion gave me some really good free advice about fixing my electric oven, which sorted out the problem. This small donation as a thank you!
£1.47k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in July for help mending their appliances.
£25
Siobhan Rafter
Such a worthy cause.
£25
Renate Berry
£62.50
Valerie Davis
With thanks.
£4.02k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in November for help mending their appliances.
£62.50
Philip Hunter
Dion ...fixed oven
£10
Online Donor
'I saw a news story on TV'
£2.88k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in September for help mending their appliances.
£62.50
Roger Woolven-allen
£37.50
Kerry Giani
£125
Rebecca Harper
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£112.50
Paul Redston
£87.50
Pauline Elkington
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Lata Parbhoo
£6.69
Wendy Whitehead
Thanks again for helpful advice on our washing machine
£40.13
Paul Knight
£62.50
Martin Chander
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£40.13
Richard Abbott
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£37.50
Chris Pollard
£31.25
Christopher Kemp
Many thanks, really appreciate the advice.
£25
Mary Reed
Fiona, you would be so proud of your little brother Dion. God rest you, and God bless him...
£25
Yvonne Goddard
Saw you on the news programme last night, think what you are doing is very generous.
£20
Jane Lewis
Thanks Dion, as always.
£25
Richard Simons
£580
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of March.
£25
Judy Dearing
So lovely to keep your sister
£125
Tim Hodges
Well done for providing a worthwhile legacy in your sister
£86.25
Charlotte Nicholl
£25
Roy Tuhy
£62.50
Mary Reed
God rest you Fiona...
£50
Kenneth Wickens
£1.06k
Gift Aid
Gift Aid
£35
Jennifer Leach
What a beautiful tribute to your sister and thank you for sharing her spirit with us.
£2.82k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in February for help mending their appliances.
£35
David Rodger
£50
Christine Aldridge
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Henrietta Langley
What a wonderful tribute to a sister. I am sure she is as proud of you as you are of her. Thank you Deon for restoring my faith in humanity. Henri Langley
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Terence Furlonger
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£37.50
Dave Thornton
Thank you Dion - what a fantastic cause
£26.75
Peter Joannides
£616.66
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of May.
£21.40
Angela Bevan
£62.50
Steve Musson
Well done, Dion. You are doing a terrific job in memory of your sister.
£31.25
Tim Bray
Thanks Dion. Great cause.
£75
Megan Lawrence
Happy to support. Very best, Megan and Mark
£25
Neil Govan
£25
Caroline Catline
£37.50
Les Mathias
Thanks Dion for great repair & in memory for your sister.
£43.75
Paul Kirk
Many thanks Dion first for mending our oven and secondly for telling us about your brave sister.
£50
Rosamund Porter
£25
Deborah Took
£10
Online Donor
'I saw a news story on TV'
£25
Ravi Shah
£37.50
Fiona Pringle
Thank you Dion. A wonderful cause to be able to support and very grateful for your support. Fiona
£25
Angela Devlin
£25
Wendy Bowsher
£25
Keith Winterbone
£565.75
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of December.
£948.33
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of August.
£62.50
Ben Neo
£50
Melissa Snaith
Thank you for your help Dion
£250
Dion Stallwood
£75
Anthony Giblin
With many thanks Dion, Anthony & Karen Giblin
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£50
Carolyn Beech
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£603.75
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of September.
£37.50
Mandeep Dhadwal
£75
Sarah Woodward
£62.50
Stephen Downey
Help from Dion
£75
Mike Ryan
£543.75
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of February.
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£5
Online Donor
'Saw the news item on BBC website about the chap working for an extra year. Hopefully a few others will have chucked in, and he can give up!! Cheers Pete'
£2.19k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in March for help mending their appliances.
£35
Mark Underwood
Your sister would be so proud of you Dion
£87.50
Fiona Verheggen
Thank you Dion
£25
Siobhan Dawson
Dion, this is fantastic amount money, that you have raised. Your Sister would be very proud of you. Well done. Siobh
£93.75
Mike Smith
Help with cooker
£62.50
Mark Osborne
Dion, I
£60
Cleo Chrysanthou
£37.50
Elizabeth Underwood
£25
Lynn Wheaton
£125
Rebecca Harper
£50
Cecilie Hodgson
£68.75
Michelle Scully
£25
Dennis Edwards
£410.50
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of January.
£75
Peter Nightingale
£640
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of January.
£62.50
Duncan Jones
Amazing amount you have raised
£2.59k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in January for help mending their appliances.
£31.25
Alice Mccarthy
£250
Alison Musgrave
£32.50
Gift Aid
Gift Aid 03 September -29 September
£873.33
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of March.
£100
Siobhan Macdonald
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£2.43k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in December for help mending their appliances.
£50
Fiona Pringle
In memory of a lovely lady and with thanks to her kind and generous brother. Many thanks. Fiona
£3.04k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in August for help mending their appliances.
£25
Henry Pringle
£12.50
Annie Scrimshaw
Read about you on the BBC news website - so inspiring and your sister would be so proud I am sure. Hope you reach your target!
£25
Crawford Anderson
Lovely tribute Dion. Pleased to help the cause.
£26.75
Julia Palalas
£13.38
Elaine Lloyd
Thanks Dion for your help last week. What a beautiful website in Fiona's memory.
£26.75
Catherine Mellor
£50
Nicola Crompton
£75
Gift Aid
14th July -10th August
£25
Deborah Took
£25
David Rodger
£648.75
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of February.
£12.50
Alistair Mclean
£37.50
Jonathan Dodd
£53.50
Angela Bevan
In memory of a special person, who I never met.
£200
Mark Meadowcroft
Glad you were there for each other
£62.50
Niamh Sherwood
Thank you Dion for all your help and advice. You are doing such a wonderful thing in your lovely sister Fiona's memory.. Robert and Niamh
£538.33
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of April.
£30
Lorraine Maslen
Well done Dion keep up the good work ....We lost our sister Marilyn to this awful disease 15 yrs ago today ...Thanks Steve & Lorraine
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£267.50
Maria Piccioni
In memory of a lovely lady.
£6.69
Vicky Burrows
£25
Paul Hughes
Hoping this contribution helps Regards Paul (Beko)
£81.25
Ally Evans
£37.50
Steven Fuzesi
£25
Amanda Stephens
Love helps us through our loss
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Andrew Thomas
£12.50
Nick Hopton
£70
Nicky Baldock
£25
Joan Easton
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£20
Gift Aid
10th August - 03 Sept
£50
Gen Callaghan
£26.75
Suzanne Tappern
£50
Unis Shaikh
Unis and Christine Shaikh. Good work Dion and delighted to make a donation for this cause.
£20.06
Wendy Whitehead
pressed wrong button! should have been
£62.50
Rory Curran
Dion You
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
Colette Vance
£65
Catherine Davis
£12.50
David Allen
£25
Lisa Riley
Thanks so much for your help with my dishwasher Dion - really happy to contribute to this great cause.
£10
Susan North
£20
Karen Pearce
£25
Eluned Kenward
I was so sorry about your sister. Sorry it's taken me so long to do this. (and thank you for all the many times you've rescued my white goods!) Lyn
£386.60
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of July.
£125
Henry Evans
Well done Dion, know how you feel. Charlie.
£37.50
Julia Leng
£62.50
Valerie Reid
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£625
Rachael Hannan
What an amazing woman, and what a beautifully written and heart felt memorial to her.
£2.6k
Dion Stallwood
Donated by my customers in February for help mending their appliances.
£43.75
Mark Edwards
Thank You Dion.
£35
Gift Aid
Gift Aid 29th September - 14th October
£62.50
Alice Mccarthy
Thanks Dion, you're amazing donating your earnings to this brilliant charity.
£25
Christopher Warren
So young - all the best
£25
Rebecca Connell
£25
Jeanine Packham
From Stonecliffe
£37.50
Rosamund Porter
£30
Thomas Herrod-taylor
£75
C K Rackley
Contribution for washing machine repair
£62.50
Vince Hill
£37.50
Sam Wrankmore
£75
Charlotte Nicholl
£25
Sades Grenia
£878.75
Dion Stallwood
Gift Aid from my customer's donations for the month of November.
£25
Conor Prendergast
£25
Adrian Cook
£37.50
David Jeans
£62.50
Claire Andrews
£25
Fiona Pringle
Thanks so much Dion
£75
Roger Woolven-allen
£20
Sarah Challis
£37.50
Fiona Pringle
With thanks Fiona
£250
Stuart Burton
£13.38
Paul Gillen
£37.50
Lindsay Kennedy
£25
