Nicola ( Nicky) Medcalf

In memory of our lovely daughter, Nicky 26, who passed away suddenly from natural causes in October 2025. In her short life she helped many also suffering from Mental Health illness .

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Fundraise in memory of Nicola ( Nicky) Medcalf
Nicky was a clever, kind young woman, articulate and during her school years quite a sportswoman.

She  was keen on Musicals, amateur dramatics especially Pantomimes, could sing beautifully and loved music and going to concerts including Pink, Keshia, Taylor Swift ( only missing the Murrayfield concert due to being in hospital),  and many others. She went with her Dad to the Edinburgh Festival every year enjoying the myriad of performances  especially Action Theatre, music and far more.

Nicky was studying Public Health at the Open University and was just about to start year three, she had worked for charities including Penumbra and greatly supported SAMH and it's partner charity SeeMe as the video below shows.

Keeping up with friends, travel, cooking and eating out were other passions happily indulged in when life permitted.

She was a coffee connoisseur, a trainee Barista and shared a love of fine coffee with her cousin Hugo Medcalf and they frequently swapped their favourite beans by post from different roasters at either end of the UK to compare, contrast and drink.

It is for this reason that Hugh has bravely offered to to train and run his first marathon in Edinburgh in May 2026 in memory and in honour of Nicky Medcalf.

Please be generous in your donations.

This is a Newsbeat interview from 2022 featuring Nicky.



 

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  1. Pippa Medcalf 28th May 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
    Great cause for Nicky

  2. Jeremy Moore 25th May 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
    Great run for a great cause!

  3. Sue Butler 25th May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Well done Hugo

  4. Conor Munday 25th May 2026

    £100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
    Well done my boy

  5. Gillian Nelson 25th May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

  6. Ben McIvor 25th May 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    Incredible effort Hugo. Well done. Love Ben & Sarah

  7. James Broderick 24th May 2026

    £50.00
    we go again

  8. Alan Fenton 24th May 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

  9. Alan Cresswell 24th May 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
    Go and smash it today mate, you’ll do amazing 💪🏼 Love Al and Georgie x

  10. Joshua Armstrong 23rd May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

  11. Eggert Stefansson 23rd May 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
    Good luck from Mark's neighbours downstairs!

  12. Deborah Sutch 22nd May 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

  13. Natasha Allery 22nd May 2026

    £15.00 + £3.75 Gift Aid
    Good luck, Hugo! Amazing thing to do in honour of your cousin. Big love to you, Lizzie and your parents. 💛

  14. Ema Kosova 22nd May 2026

    £100.00
    Nicky would be proud 🩷 Good luck with your run, Hugo!

  15. Shona Gillies 22nd May 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    Good luck Hugo! From The Gillies Family

  16. Nicola grant 21st May 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

  17. Rhoda Neville 21st May 2026

    £24.00 + £6.00 Gift Aid
    In Memory of Nicky.

  18. Mark Medcalf 21st May 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
    for continued advice from my IT wizzard at Holistic Computing services , Edinburgh.

  19. Charlotte Mckane 20th May 2026

    £20.00

  20. Elizabeth Sutch 20th May 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    Good Luck! Love Lizzie, Edd, C and Z. C says "run run as fast as you can" xx

  21. Josh Lark 20th May 2026

    £43.80
    ARRRRRRRRRRSENAL

  22. Lewis Lower 19th May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

  23. Emily McKane 19th May 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
    Go Hugh go!

  24. sybelle Sharp 18th May 2026

    £500.00 + £125.00 Gift Aid
    Nicky would have been thrilled by your efforts. Many thanks Mum & Cameron x

  25. Will Laurenson 18th May 2026

    £40.00
    Sending love to you all x

  26. Daniel Allen 18th May 2026

    £40.00 + £10.00 Gift Aid

  27. Anonymous 17th May 2026

    £20.00

  28. John Thomson 17th May 2026

    £150.00 + £37.50 Gift Aid

  29. Sarah Brownlie 15th May 2026

    £100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
    I never met Nicky but I talked with her father Mark about her struggles. I had two sisters who struggled in the same way and know how hard it is for the whole family as well as the person themselves. Well done for your fundraising for a good cause.

  30. Trish Mohammed 15th May 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    Good Luck Hugh Nicky would be proud of you.

  31. Sally Hampton 14th May 2026

    £30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

  32. Gee McKenzie Smith 14th May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Good luck! I’m sure Nicky would be so proud x

  33. Abigail Wallace 14th May 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

  34. Sam Whitaker 13th May 2026

    £26.20 + £6.55 Gift Aid
    Good on you Hugo. Be proud, remember why you're doing it when you hit Mile 20 and most of all enjoy it. Best of luck. Sam

  35. Louisa Cross 10th May 2026

    £50.00

  36. Rasheed Islam 10th May 2026

    £30.00

  37. Bev Boon 9th May 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid

  38. Mark MEDCALF 9th May 2026

    £300.00 + £75.00 Gift Aid
    Matt Medcalf and Edit Medcalf are also proud to donate in Nicky's memory

  39. Flossie H 4th May 2026

    £15.00

  40. Charles Lee 4th May 2026

    £30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
    Best of luck Hugo, you’re going to smash it! Charlie & Marta Xo

  41. susan carroll cooper 4th May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

  42. Azra Husain 4th May 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid

  43. Tallie Robinson 4th May 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Gran Hugo! You can do it!!

  44. Jacob Perraton 2nd May 2026

    £100.00

  45. Serab and Shane Levent Neill 1st May 2026

    £40.00 + £10.00 Gift Aid
    Such a great cause, you’ve got this Hugo you’re gona smash it!! ❤️❤️❤️

  46. Maddie Nevzat 28th Apr 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    An amazing cause and in memory of an amazing person. You can do it, my sweet xxxxx

  47. Neil Cooper 26th Apr 2026

    £100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
    Run fast Hugo!

  48. Oscar Smyth 26th Apr 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Good luck mate, go smash it! Oscar & Audrey x

  49. David Sharp 25th Apr 2026

    £200.00 + £50.00 Gift Aid

  50. Josh Lark 25th Apr 2026

    £50.00

  51. Clementina Cheke 24th Apr 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
    Good luck Hugo - you got this proud of you

  52. Richard Smith 22nd Apr 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    So sorry for your sad loss Hugo, thinking of you and your family.

  53. Zak Wilcoxen 21st Apr 2026

    £60.00 + £15.00 Gift Aid
    Good luck buddy, If you need a hand with training of any other advice drop me a line.

  54. Lauren Jones 21st Apr 2026

    £20.00
    Good luck Hugo! Love Lauren and Nick

  55. Abigail Jones 20th Apr 2026

    £20.00

  56. Jamie Richards 20th Apr 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Good luck mate, those 50m you ran each game referreeing should've added up by now! All the best.

  57. Cormack Bett 20th Apr 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
    Keep going Hugh, you got this and thinking of your cousin

  58. Tom Jennion 20th Apr 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Proud of you mate - go get it! Tom & Steph x

  59. Calum Munro 20th Apr 2026

    £20.00

  60. Anonymous 20th Apr 2026

    £260.00 + £65.00 Gift Aid
    Such a meaningful tribute to a very special young person, who faced challenges with strength and was taken too young.

  61. Sarah Long 20th Apr 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

  62. Nik Carter 20th Apr 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

  63. Chelsey Jeffery 19th Apr 2026

    £25.00
    Good luck Hugo splitz!!!! ❤️🤗

  64. Samuel Ward 19th Apr 2026

    £25.00
    Goooooo Hugo you will smash it x

  65. Oli Crawley 19th Apr 2026

    £20.00

  66. Greg H Green 7th Mar 2026

    £30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
    Proud of you mate. X

  67. Matt Kos 27th Feb 2026

    £10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid

  68. Mark Medcalf 20th Feb 2026

    £100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
    Hugh, thanks for all the effort/miles that you are putting in for the 2026 Edinburgh Marathon! We will be there to cheer you on! Best of luck UM. (Mark, Nicky's Dad)

  69. Antony Nicolas 20th Feb 2026

    £30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
    Best of luck mate! x

  70. Anonymous 18th Feb 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    Well done Hugo, sorry for your loss x

  71. Jamie Aikins 14th Feb 2026

    £20.00
    Go get em boy! Proud of you x J

  72. James Cresswell 14th Feb 2026

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    Good luck Hugo! Great cause, we’re proud of you x

  73. Benjamin Swyny 12th Feb 2026

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

  74. James Broderick 12th Feb 2026

    £50.00

  75. Daniel Lorenzato-Lloyd 12th Feb 2026

    £110.00

  76. David Sharp 12th Feb 2026

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    Good Luck mate

  77. Kate James 23rd Dec 2025

    £30.00
    To Nicky, I only met you a handful of times and was so sad to hear of your passing; I know you are very much missed and am aware of many who struggle with their mental health. Well done to Hugo for opting to run the Edinburgh marathon! With love from Cousin Kate xx

  78. Annie Tilsley 29th Nov 2025

    £30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

  79. Kate MCNICHOL 28th Nov 2025

    £50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
    RIP Nicky. You were so loved and will be missed forever.

  80. Patricia Mohammed 20th Nov 2025

    £130.00 + £32.50 Gift Aid
    Donations for my lovely niece

  81. Anonymous 19th Nov 2025

    £15.00 + £3.75 Gift Aid
    I had the pleasure of working with Nicky for a short period during her time with Penumbra. Geography meant that we didn't have the opportunity to spend a huge amount of time together, but my memories of Nicky are of a kind, gentle young woman with a warm, open heart, who wanted to make a real difference in the world of mental health. I was so sorry to hear of her loss and my thoughts are with all who knew and loved her.

  82. Anonymous 18th Nov 2025

    £25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
    ❤️❤️

  83. Pippa Medcalf 16th Nov 2025

    £30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid
    For Nicky, and all who supported her, for running their own tough journey through life. Thank you , Hugh

  84. Jane Isaac 11th Nov 2025

    £50.00

  85. Jennifer Neil 11th Nov 2025

    £100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
    Fly Free Nicky. And rest in peace. And go like the wind Hugh! Much love. Jen xx

  86. IMOGEN PATERSON 10th Nov 2025

    £20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
    In memory of my wonderful friend Nicky x

  87. DINA RIDER 4th Nov 2025

    £25.00
    The crochet gang misses you.

  88. Paul Ferrari 3rd Nov 2025

    £100.00
    Rest in peace Nicky, with love from Carolyn and Paul

  1. Hugo Medcalf
    Planned by Hugo Medcalf
    £2,979.00 raised of £2,500.00 goal

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