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Para-Athlete Danny Remembered

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As the 2024 Paralympics burst into life in Paris, Uphill minds and memories turn to the Trust’s very own Paralympic athlete, Danny Furey. Danny competed in the Seoul games in 1988, and was a supporter of the Trust from the very start. Though he passed away in 2021 aged 71, he comes to mind regularly […]

A Special Tribute to Danny

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During our trip to Uphill in February we were privileged to join the school’s staff and children for a very moving tribute to Danny Furey.  Danny, who died in Scotland at the end of 2021, was one of The Uphill Trust’s first supporters. Born with cerebral palsy in Dundee in 1950, Danny was recognised as […]