A "phenomenal" multi-generational effort has helped a family raise £60,000 for cancer research in memory of an inspirational Norfolk woman.
Farmer Geoff Gapp and his family were determined to find a positive way forward after his wife Gunvor died in November 2021 at the age of 65.
The couple, of Great Moulton, near Long Stratton, would have celebrated their 49th anniversary this week.
But her loss sparked an extraordinary fundraising effort ranging from high-speed ziplining, marathon running and off-road cycling to quiz nights, school sales and an Auction of Promises.
Mr Gapp, 71, said he is grateful for the support from family, friends and the Norfolk farming community, which will help fund vital research into pancreatic cancer.
"It is overwhelming actually, the support we have had from everybody," he said.
"It is a lot do with Gunvor and what people thought of her. It didn't matter what you put in front of her, she would throw herself into it."
The fundraising started with £4,387 donated at the thanksgiving service, which sparked a desire to raise more, instigated by Jenny Hutchinson and Sue Meadows - two of a group of Gunvor's best friends known as the "Sweet Peas".
Their first idea was for a group of fundraisers to brave the world's fastest zip line in Wales last July.
"It is a mile long, over a reservoir and a quarry," said Mr Gapp. "I was very nervous, but once you get going there's nothing you can do about it.
"It only took us about 56 seconds, but we raised £11,500."
Mr Gapp said he "tapped up" all his farming contacts and suppliers to help that total - and many also donated for an Auction of Promises, hosted at the nearby Fox and Hounds pub, in a marquee donated for free by landlady Alison Holman.
More than £15,000 was raised from 54 auctioned promises including helicopter rides, ride-on toy tractors - and a tonne of fertiliser from a farm supplier.
There were many more charitable efforts too.
Gunvor's youngest daughter Jo Cole, 42, raised £6,783 by running the London Marathon, and eldest daughter Rachel White, 46, raised more than £5,000 through events including Race for Life and the 10km night-time Shine Walk.
Rachel's husband Ben White, 50, raised more than £9,000 by completing a 225-mile off-road bike ride from Sussex to Norfolk.
Their daughter Eleanor, 10, raised £450 with a craft sale at her school in St Albans, while her cousins Chloe and Elsie Cole, aged eight and five, raised £50 selling apples at the gate of their home near Newmarket.
Gunvor was described as a "force of nature" at the heart of her family. Originally from Denmark, she developed skills in quilting and embroidery, and gave demonstrations of traditional Danish crafts.
The donations in her memory included one from a senior member of Diss Freemasons - one of the two boys Gunvor originally cared for when she came to the UK as an au pair in the 1970s.
At Gunvor's request, all the donations were ring-fenced purely for pancreatic cancer research - but a lot of money was raised in support of her daughter Rachel, who is now undergoing her second round of treatment for breast cancer.
She said her own journey proved the vital importance of research to give hope to all cancer patients.
"My cancer returned a year ago, and it is only because of research into cancer that I have been able to access two types of treatment that would not have been available two years ago," she said.
"Without the research, I would be out of treatment options. And as long as you have got options, you have got hope."
A Cancer Research UK spokeswoman praised the "phenomenal amount" raised by the Gapp family, adding: "We had no doubt that the gang would reach this magnificent milestone and we commend the generosity of those who have donated, to make this goal possible. Without this support, we would not be able to fund our life-saving work."
In recent years, Cancer Research UK has increased its funding for research into pancreatic cancer, which it classifies as a "hard to treat" disease - partly because it is often diagnosed at a late stage.
Pancreatic cancer doesn't usually cause symptoms in the early stages, but as it grows it can cause symptoms including abdominal or back pain, yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, unexplained weight loss and changes to stools.
For more information see www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/pancreatic-cancer/symptoms.
To contribute to the Gapp family's fundraising, go to fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/gunvor-gapp.
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