Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I'm delighted to be running the 2022 London Marathon to raise money for BlindAid, as part of the Mayor of Southwark's 2022-23 Charity Appeal.

As London’s oldest charity for blind and visually impaired people, BlindAid aim to ensure that no visually impaired Londoner is left living in isolation.

They work to improve quality of life and promote independence for Londoners with a visual impairment. They provide individualised practical and emotional support to reduce the social isolation that many people living with a visual impairment can experience.

The pandemic has shone a light on isolation and loneliness over the past few years. For blind and visually impaired people it has presented even greater hardships, so I'd like to support BlindAid in the work they do to, from small gestures like remembering a birthday of a service user, to life changing interventions.

Reaching my target would cover the cost of regular visits by a Sight Support Worker to a BlindAid service user for a whole year. Smashing it would have even greater impact, funding attendance at community project classes, promoting confidence, independence and social inclusion.

Please donate if you can.

(I only found out I had a place in the marathon at the beginning of August, meaning I'll only have 9 weeks to train for it in total. Given how little running I've done over the past 3 months training is going to be tough, but I'm determined to give it my best - wish me luck!)