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Brad's fundraiser for British Heart Foundation

Brad Parkes is raising money for British Heart Foundation
In memory of My Grandad John Parkes

Brads Birmingham Half Marathon · 6 September 2026

Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love. With your donations, we power groundbreaking cardiovascular research to save and improve lives, bring hope to families, and keep hearts beating across the UK.

Story

In 2022 my grandad sadly died from a huge heart attack which absolutely destroyed our family. He had been under the British Heart Foundation for a number of years for various treatments and activities to help try to strengthen his heart as he had previously had a small heart attack. I’ve always wanted to raise money for BHF to thank them for everything they did for my grandad and saw this Half Marathon as the perfect opportunity to do so. It’s going to be an absolute privilege and honour to run in memory of my grandad as I know he would have been very proud of me doing this and most definitely would have been there cheering me on if he was here. Any donations would be greatly appreciated as I complete the hardest challenge I’ve done in my life. Dig deep people you don’t know what’s round the corner and BHF do incredible work to save people’s lives.

Thanks for visiting my page. I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation and I'd be so grateful for your support. The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It's only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can create new treatments and discover new cures. £24 could pay for two hours of research by an early career scientist, but every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thanks!

Donation summary

Total
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Online
£15.00
Offline
£0.00

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