32-year-old Joe Hemming from Droitwich is set to run 220 miles over a few days in memory of his father. s32-year-old Joe Hemming from Droitwich is set to run 220 miles over a few days in memory of his father. sA DROITWICH man is set to run hundreds of miles along the River Severn over a few days to raise funds for a local hospice who cared for his father with ‘incredible compassion’ in his final days. Joe Hemming, aged 32, will be running 220 miles from Llanidloes in Wales to Bristol in memory of his dad, army veteran Rob Hemming, who died in the care of St Richard’s Hospice on June 10, 2025 at age 72. The dates of the run (June 5 to 10 2026) will mark exactly one year since Joe’s dad was taken into hospice care.