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So after doing the midnight marathon last year I swore never again ..... and here I am!!!
I’m doing this for an amazing charity who do so much for children and young people.
Please dig deep and wish me luck !
https://www.wacarts.co.uk/homepage/trustee-julieanne-gilbert-runs-for-wac-arts
Who are Wac Arts? www.wacarts.co.uk
Wac Arts is a charity based in the Old Town Hall, Belsize Park, North London.
Wac Arts has been driven by the needs of children and young people for nearly 40 years. Working with 800 young people aged 5-26 each year.
Wac Arts provides weekend, evening and holiday programmes as well as unique Full-time performing arts course and a vibrant disability and inclusion programme.
Wac Arts is a creative hub where young people build confidence, artists connect, and other arts and cultural organisations thrive.
Wac Arts prides itself on offering fully inclusive programmes that celebrates diversity. Wac Arts subsidise the cost of classes in order to make them accessible to all young people. 19% identify as having special educational needs and/or disabilities and 78% are from black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds (BAME).
Wac Arts are proud of the achievements of all our alumni. 20% of our young people go into an arts related career, whether on stage, in administration or teaching. Many have successful careers as youth workers, teachers, lawyers, administrators, entrepreneurs and, as importantly, effective parents.
What is the London Landmarks Half Marathon? www.llhm.co.uk
Race Date: Sunday 25th March 2018
Location: Central London, starting at Pall Mall finishing at Downing Street
10,000 runners
The route provides fabulous views of London’s most iconic landmarks including Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s Column, the Gherkin, the Shard, the Tower of London and the London Eye.
Wac Arts Cheer station will be at Cannon Street Station
The London Landmarks Half Marathon will celebrate London’s wonderful culture and heritage, runners and spectators will discover London’s ‘quirky & hidden’ secrets. Mile markers will reveal quirky facts, from London’s biggest grasshopper to where the bowler hat. Experience Roman themed water stations and be cheered on by suffragettes at the London Landmarks Half Marathon.