<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit this page.</p> <p>When we were asked by the Grief Encounter office to enter this race , we thought running was somnething done by people who are either comfortable dressing up as banana's and smurfs or squatting by the side of the road in eridiculously short shorts. It wasn't&nbsp;simply&nbsp;watching DVD's of Chariots of Fire , and Run Fatboy Run (the ginger bloke is Simon Pegg) ,&nbsp;that moved us&nbsp;to get up off the sofa , create a playlist and put some trainers on, but the cause for which we are doing this .</p> <p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Grief Encounter is a charity that&nbsp;aims to&nbsp;provide the best possible support to bereaved children, young people and their families following the death of a parent or sibling.&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Nobody wants to think about ever having to&nbsp;use the&nbsp;services of Grief Encounter; the loss of a loved one has profound and potentially devastating effects. The facts are that one day someone you will know will need help.</p> <p>-&nbsp;1 in 29 children in the UK under 16 will experience the death of a parent</p> <p>- Every half an hour a child loses a parent somewhere in the UK&nbsp;</p> <p>-&nbsp; It costs in excess of &pound;3000 to support a family throught a year, with many families needing additional help and counselling.</p> <p>Demand still outweighs supply and issues have become increasingly complex.&nbsp; By sponsoring us, will allow Grief Encounter to continue their work and NOT have to turn families away.</p> <p>Grief Encounters vision is that every bereaved child and their family in the UK get the best possible help, support, recognition and understanding following their loss.&nbsp; Grief Encounter hope to raise understanding about issues for bereaved children and promote the value of bereavement support.</p> <p>The money we raise will help support families and children through one to one counselling, workshops, residential camps, fun days, bespoke&nbsp;school programmes and informative and therapeutic products.</p> <p>Please help us to raise money for Grief Encounter so they can continue&nbsp;to help support bereaved children and their families.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>