{"id":684330,"date":"2026-01-09T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/684330\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:11:16","slug":"fundraiser-in-memory-of-doddie-weir-to-return-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/684330\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraiser in memory of Doddie Weir to return for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The annual event, named after the late Borders rugby star Doddie Weir, encourages people to take part in an exercise challenge for five weeks from January 1.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Vital funds are raised for the charity set up by the former Scotland and Lions player, who died in November 2022 after living with MND for more than six years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peeblesshirenews.com\/news\/25744340.cars-head-tweed-valley-forests-border-counties-rally-date-confirmed\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cars to head for Tweed Valley forests as Border Counties Rally date confirmed<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokesperson for the event said: \u201cRunning, cycling, swimming, dancing, skipping, walking the dog \u2013 any exercise counts.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be an athlete to make a difference during Doddie Aid.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cSimply set yourself a target and enjoy every bit of movement knowing you\u2019re helping to fund vital MND research.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Doddie Aid has raised millions of pounds for MND research since it was founded by former Scotland captain Rob Wainwright in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Weir\u2019s eldest son, Hamish, is leading the Scotland team this year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peeblesshirenews.com\/news\/25744313.call-volunteers-biggest-mass-litter-pick-scotland-prepares-return\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Call for more volunteers as biggest mass litter pick in Scotland prepares to return<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  His \u2018rival\u2019 captains include podcaster Archie Curzon for England, rugby star Edel McMahon for Ireland, and broadcaster Laura-Jane Jones for Wales.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Doddie Aid \u2018Coffee and Cake\u2019 rides using online cycling platform Zwift have returned this year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Started by Sir Chris Hoy, participants are asked to donate their coffee and cake money to My Name\u20195 Doddie Foundation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cyclists took part in the first ride on Sunday (January 4), with more than \u00a31,100 raised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The annual event, named after the late Borders rugby star Doddie Weir, encourages people to take part in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-684330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115864842641360898","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}