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How the Bench2Bench arose?
The Bench2Bench is a commemorative fun run and walk that began in March 2008, in honour and remembrance of Denis Nixon, who was senselessly shot and killed by intruders in his home in Constantia in 2007.
Just before midnight on 20 March 2007, Denis and his nephew, Fraser, were watching cricket on TV in his le Sueur Avenue home, when three men entered the room through an open window. They then callously shot him, before holding his nephew at gun point and making off with a few insignificant possessions.
Losing someone in such a senseless way, is never easy and losing someone like Denis with such a gentle nature made it even more difficult to accept. The Bench2Bench event has been started so that we can continue to honour and celebrate his memory. It takes place each year around the anniversary of his passing.
Our aim is to create and maintain an event that celebrates what he stood for and to encourage everyone to get out and involved, to create new and happy memories, all in honour of Denis.
