Pausing to admire the views as he strolled through the stunning foothills of Ilkley Moor, Coronation Street actor Richard Hawley felt a deep connection with his father.
As a child, Richard had often accompanied his dad Peter on long walks in the famed Yorkshire Dales, and his lone walk this summer for charity was a chance to remember the father he adored, who died in 2004 after a decade-long struggle with dementia. ‘There are so many feelings of loss when you lose a parent, but on this walk it became very personal between me and him, and he felt very present to me,’ says Richard. ‘The sense of loss actually turned into reconnection as I climbed the familiar hills.
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