ECHO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022
Beating Heart of Liverpool
April 15, 2022
Liverpool is a city with a big heart, but none quite as big as that of local man, Robin Baynes MBE.
Robin is the founder of Liverpool Heartbeat, a charity committed to inspiring and supporting young people to live healthy lives. Robin founded the charity in memory of his lifelong friend, Kenny O’Toole, a fellow Liverpool School Swimming Champion.
In his name, Robin and friends created the first Heartbeat event, a sponsored swim from Scotland to Ireland for the British Heart Foundation.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Robin with HRH PrIncess Anne
We did it! Liverpool Heartbeat has been honoured with the Special Recognition Award at the Good Small Business Awards 2025—and I’m still beaming with pride.
FC Northern Update from Robin, Chairman of Liverpool Heartbeat
Let’s celebrate the talent, resilience, and brilliance of our young people—and help them rise, naturally.
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