On April Fool's Day (my, how apt), I'm running the  Reading Half Marathon. I'd like to raise funds for the Small Steps school in Putney, who help children aged 0-5 with cerebral palsy or similar motor/sensory impairment to develop the kind of skills (walking, listening, sitting up) which are essential to life. Critically, the school also helps parents care for their children in the best way. The school - which my niece, Sofia, attends - receives no government funding.

If you would like to sponsor me to run the Reading Half Marathon, all funds raised will go to this incredibly worthwhile organization.

NB: requests to run in a gorilla suit (or similar) in return for donation will be ignored ... I love my niece, but not that much.