Karen, Kate, Katie, Lucy & Nicola are running this year’s Robin Hood Half Marathon and hope to raise as much as they can for The Osborne Trust.

We all enjoy running as a hobby, but for most of us we’ve never run this far, or if we have it was many, many years ago!

The Osborne Trust is a charity very close to a special lady’s heart – our friend Sarah West. In February 2017, at just 35 years old, Sarah was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, which means her cancer is in other areas across her body too. Sarah has two beautiful girls, Olivia and Amelia, aged 6 & 3, and after being referred to The Osborne Trust by her breast care nurse this charity brought happiness to them at a very difficult time – their faces lighting up on receiving an Ozzy elephant, colouring books and cinema vouchers. From that moment on, Sarah has supported the trust given her instant connection to Emma Osborne (the founder) and her story.


The Trust was launched in 2014 by Emma after her cancer diagnosis aged 36 years. The Trust was started from the families own experience of how they dealt with the situation, what worked and what they found lacking in terms of family support. Emma’s 2 children’s (aged 7 and 4 when Mum was diagnosed) experiences are the driving force of the Trust’s work.

The Trust provides children aged 16 years and under whose parent/s have cancer access to recreational activities during a parent/s treatment by funding up to 3 activities such as a cinema trip, play centre visit or a meal out. Activities are supervised by an adult family member or friend. The aim is to offer the parent/s some rest and the children some time away from all that cancer entails. Ozzy the Elephant is their mascot, they provide an Ozzy in pink or grey to girls and boys referred to the Trust. Their aim is for Ozzy to offer some comfort to the children during a difficult time.

In our roles as friends, sisters, aunties and parents this is a charity we would love to raise as much as we can for – no matter how small, every penny counts, it will help us all to run the distance and help support this fantastic charity!