As many of you will know we lost our dearest friend Ben late in 2016 to a road traffic accident. 

I will be (somehow) running the 2019 London marathon in Ben's memory, and thought it would be fitting to raise money for a suitable charity whilst doing so. 

Any donations would be massively appreciated. 

Thanks,

Tom. 

''Brake’s work

Every day in the UK, five people die on roads and about 60 more are seriously injured, causing needless loss of life and inflicting terrible suffering.

We work to stop these tragedies and support people left bereaved and injured. We also work to end the danger, threat and pollution from traffic that blights communities and affects families across the UK.We have been working since 1995 to make a difference across the UK.

We promote road safety awareness, safe and sustainable road use, and effective road safety policies through campaigns, community education, information and advice for organisations operating fleets of vehicles and road safety professionals, and the UK’s flagship road safety event, Road Safety Week. We provide essential support to people across the UK devastated by road death and serious injury to help them in their darkest hours. Our work includes:

• running an accredited, expert helpline and providing support literature to help bereaved and seriously injured road crash victims cope with their grief, deal with bewildering practical matters and access the help they need. Our helpline supports more than 500 families a year and our support packs are handed to families by police following every UK road death
• coordinating national Road Safety Week every November, involving about 10,000 schools, employers and road safety professionals, raising awareness about road safety in communities across the UK
• campaigning for essential road safety policies and wider awareness, such as through our flagship Know it & Solve it, Pace for People, Modern Vehicles and Driving for Zero campaigns
• calling on drivers to slow down to protect children, and organising a Beep Beep! Day initiative for pre-schoolers
• running a membership scheme, producing resources and running webinars and conferences to help fleet managers, employers and road safety practitioners
• encouraging people to make our Brake Pledge and use our road safety advice, to help everyone to use roads safely and sustainably
• making sure our voice is heard in the media.''

http://www.brake.org.uk