My story

I'm taking on over 6 marathons-worth of walking in 10 consecutive days around Great Britain this April to help children beat blood cancer.

Since my first walk in 1985 the survival rates for the most common form of childhood leukaemia have risen from 20% to over 90%. And that’s thanks to people like you fundraising for research.

It’s the people on the walk; the patients, the families, the ordinary people who want to do something extraordinary, who have raised £13million with me since I began walking. Every step that you take is a step closer to beating childhood blood cancer.

It was back in 1977 when I was in hospital with a foot injury, that I met a group of children with leukaemia. They all looked so normal and I was horrified to hear that none of them were expected to survive. It was then that I vowed to do something to help.

Since I began walking, huge progress has been made, but we need to keep improving treatments to give every child the chance to live a normal healthy life.

We’ve still got a way to go. I won’t hang up my trainers until we have beaten childhood blood cancer but I need your support.

Sir Ian Botham

My charity

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Charity Registration No. 216032

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Your contribution really will make a difference to the lives of the 30,000 people diagnosed every year with a blood cancer. beatingbloodcancers.org.uk

Donations 143

heart.png

An inspiration on and off the field in my lifetime. Keep up the great work we all know someone who has benefited. Thanks.

Donation by Phillip Rochfort on 26/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

thumbsUp.png

Nice one Beefy, keep up the good work and keep pounding those pavements !

Donation by Carl Horabin on 25/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Susan Price on 25/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by stephen pollard on 25/04/12

£50.00

heart.png

Ian Botham you are an inspiration and example to us all. Respect.

Donation by Martin J James on 24/04/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

cupcake.png

my husbands chances of survival are now much better than they would have been thanks to your fundraising.

Donation by DIANE CLARK on 24/04/12

£20.00

Jumping.png

I enjoyed your cricket, your Question of Sport and admire your Charity commitment...Well done Sir Ian.

Donation by Peter S on 24/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

smiley.png

Sir Ian and SB, another brilliant effort. Kids classmate on the road to recovery from leukaemia...thank goodness. See you soon SB. Bec and Andy

Donation by Rebecca Flower on 24/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

smileys.png

sir Ian Botham A true knight of the realm

Donation by john mangan on 23/04/12

Donation by Eileen Lloyd on 23/04/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation by R.W of Bury on 23/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 23/04/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

smileys.png

Well done, not bad at cricket either!

Donation by James Tuttle on 23/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Superman.png

From one proud Englishman to another, keep up the great work you and your team are doing, Happy St. George's Day.

Donation by Anthony Knight on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

windmill2.png

Sir Ian, you continue to be inspirational to us all. One day together we will beat Cancer,God Bless you mate

Donation by Kenneth Weston on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

thumbsUp.png

For Tim and sixes at Weston many years ago

Donation by Simon Crine on 23/04/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Donation by colin bonney on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Inmem.png

well done sir ian

Donation by andrew fidoe on 23/04/12

Jumping.png

Just watched the replay of the '81 Ashes,magnificent,well done, for what you are doing now as well.

Donation by James Thompson on 23/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by David Watson on 23/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

cupcake.png

Keep on going

Donation by John Whitten on 23/04/12

Jumping.png

You are an inspiration - long may you continue to be so.

Donation by James and Trudi Savage on 23/04/12

present.png

Another walk well done!

Donation by Russell Shires on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Jillian Annis on 23/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£4,765.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£4,765.00
  • Gift Aid£981.25

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.