I am a Student Teacher of the Nice and Easy Dance School in Gloucester and the Cobalt Appeal is the designated charity of the dance school.

The school principal, Linda Cook, lost her sister last year to cancer after a 16 year battle, and Cobalt was a source of both support and caring for both patients and families. A number of other school members have found Cobalt to be a supportive agency and has helped make a difficult situation more manageable.

The dance school regularly holds dances and raffles to donate to the Cobalt funds and, once I decided to run my first half marathon, there was never any doubt I would do it as part of the dance school and their designated charity, Cobalt.

So please help to raise some much needed funding for this most worthwhile cause and help them continue to do their excellent work.