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Remote London Marathon 2026

Do the London Marathon Your Way! Join Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS staff, family, and friends in the London Marathon from anywhere to support the Bereavement Department at the trust.

We're the registered charity of Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, supporting our hospital sites at City, Rowley Regis, Sandwell and the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, as well as over 150 community healthcare services including GPs and our partners. Help us to make a difference!

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๐——๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†!

Join Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS staff, family, and friends in the remote London Marathon to support the Bereavement Department at the trust.

Losing a loved one can be overwhelming. Our Bereavement Services provide support, guidance, and care every step of the way, from chaplaincy and spiritual care to bereavement nurses and mortuary services.

Whether at work or at home, you can clock up those steps and make a difference.

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€:

1. Walk 26.2 miles (or 60,000 steps)

2. Track your progress using your phone or watch. Easy to use available Apps are:

- Pacer

- StepsApp

- Google Fit - Android (and works on iPhone too)

- Apple Health - iPhones, tracks steps automatically

- Strava

3. Complete your miles over 30 days in April

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ:

Share your progress. Use #MarathonYourWaySWB to tag us in pictures, videos and share your step counts and progress.

Every step counts. Let's make a difference.

Our Bereavement Services provide support, guidance, and care every step of the wayโ€”from chaplaincy and spiritual care to bereavement nurses and mortuary services. Thatโ€™s why we are committed to supporting them in every way we can.

The Bereavement Team does more than guide people through processes. They offer compassion, bring clarity when everything feels confusing, and show kindness when itโ€™s needed most.

Your support will help ensure that every family receives that same compassion, dignity, and guidance when they need it most.

Every step taken. Every donation made helps someone feel less alone.

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