Our London marathon runners are set to have raised a whopping £190,000 between them this year, making a huge difference to the support we can provide in 2016. A total of 80 runners pounded the streets of the capital on Sunday to support our vital work for disabled people in the UK and abroad, with friends, family and the Leonard ... Read More »
London Marathon competitor, Tom Dixon, 36, is celebrating after completing the 2016 event in a personal best time whilst raising vital funds for disability charities Mobility Choice and Scope. Tom from Amersham, South Bucks, finished the race in 2 hours 58 minutes – his fastest time yet by 12 mins and under the elusive three hours he has been seeking ... Read More »
Sophie was 16 when she was suddenly taken ill in December of 2011. A blood clot had developed on her spinal cord leaving her paralysed from the waist down. She was diagnosed with Cobb Syndrome and told that she would never be able to use her legs again. This young girl, who had always been sporty and active, was about ... Read More »
Disabled people stand to benefit following an inspiring act of charity from a Nottinghamshire woman who has lost five and a half stone and fallen in love with running. Charlotte Sutton is looking to raise £1,000 from participating in the London Marathon for Leonard Cheshire Disability. “Leonard Cheshire Disability provides people with equipment and services that can be life changing ... Read More »
People living with cancer will be among those to benefit following an inspiring act of charity from a 50-year-old Essex man, whose family members have battled the disease on three separate occasions. Jonathan Barker is looking to raise £2,000 through London Marathon fundraising for Leonard Cheshire Disability. “In the past I have run for cancer charities as it seems to ... Read More »
A 52 year-old man from Milton Keynes is taking part in this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon, representing the national employment, learning and skills charity, Shaw Trust. Inspired by his partner, Fiona Murphy – who suffers from Myalgic Encephalopathy and Spinal Stenosis – Adrian Kimpton will be lacing up his running shoes to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their relationship. ... Read More »
A care home worker will run her first London marathon this year to raise funds for a disabled children and adults’ charity. Lucy Clark-Pickering is the Activities Co-ordinator at Breage House, a specialist care home operated by Swallowcourt, and will be running the marathon on 21 April 2013 in aid of Phab. Read More »
It comes as no surprise that David Weir has already set his first target for 2013. The 33-year-old, who won four gold medals at the Paralympic Games in London, returned to training in January and has set his sights on victory in April’s London Marathon. Read More »
It was November 1998 when I was on a green patrol in Northern Ireland to Lisburn Barracks. I was waiting for some of the guys to get back and was standing very close to the first of two car bombs that went off inside the barracks themselves. Read More »
An ex-Army major who lost the use of his legs in a rocket attack in Iraq has completed his year-long challenge to walk 2,012 miles around Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Phil Packer’s injuries are so bad that he said walking six miles was his equivalent to doing a marathon. Since his spinal injury in 2008 he has also rowed ... Read More »
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