CAB is a charity - many people don't know that.  And as a charity it has to raise enough funds to keep its doors open and the advice flowing.  In these difficult times that income is very hard to come by.  For instance, the local council funding for this coming year and the next is lower than it was last year.  Yet the advice on offer is needed now more than ever before as families face redundancies, reduction in income, the risk of losing their homes, and much more.  

That's why June is raising funds by running the Great Welsh Marathon on 18th April.  She is a former volunteer advisor and currently a trustee at Tunbridge Wells and District Citizens Advice Bureaux and would appreciate a donation from you to support the excellent work that all the CAB team put in with hundreds of local people week in, week out.

Here’s what happened…

The training was long and hard during the worst winter in 30 years.  But those ‘miles in the bank’ paid off with interest on marathon day.  It was warm.  It was sunny.  Not what I was used to!  After 2 hours I felt sick and only wanted to sip water.  My partner Luke was insistent – “you must force yourself to eat, you will regret it later if you don’t take energy on board now”.

So I force-fed myself jelly babies and sports drink – and kept going. And going.  My strategy to start slow and then just hang in there began to pay off as I overtook faster runners.  I finished with a strong surge of speed and a smile on my face – after four and a half hours.  If I can do this I can do anything!