Why are we doing this? - To raise money for the brilliant Porchlight charity, bring our boarding house community together for a shared goal, to get active and be positive during this difficult time. 

Back in October 2019 Linacre House cooked for all that attended the charity dinner at Birley's Sports Pavilion. The boys did a sensational job of running the event and the support for Porchlight was really quite remarkable. Thank you. 

During these strange times of Covid-19 and social distancing, we are determined to not give up on our house togetherness and commitment to helping those less fortunate than ourselves. This coming Sunday, 5th April 2020, The Headmaster was due to run the Paris Marathon in support of Porchlight. Sadly this has been postponed - but it doesn't stop us coming together to still do it - but remotely! 

The Challenge - Get to Paris (210 miles) and complete the Marathon (26.2 miles) as a group, have fun doing it and raise money for Porchlight.

How -  Linacre Boys and Families come together on 5th April wherever they are in the world to complete any distance in any way they can... skateboard, bike, run, walk, row, swim... even riding a horse. Use a tracking device or app to measure your distance, take a picture of what you are doing and send it onto me so that I can calculate how we are doing - mel@kings-school.co.uk 

Aim - For all members of the house and their families to get active and add their distance contribution to the house total... we MUST get to Paris and complete the marathon!! 236.8 miles... 

IMPORTANT - Please ensure you do these activities following government guidance. Only 1hr / day and only with people from your household.