Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I like to run (or sometimes walk 😂) marathons and had the privilege of running the 2026 London marathon today with my daughter and sister, courtesy of TCS, the sponsors. When you’re schlepping round a course for almost 5 hours you have a long time to think, and I reflected on how much luck I’ve had in my life.

So I thought we could try and raise some money for an amazing cause, and that I could help. I don’t like to ask for sponsorship, so this is after the fact. I have done the race already!

In February I had the privilege of meeting the team at The Cottage Family Centre in Kirkcaldy. They do an amazing job helping people who really need help and with more money could do even more.

So, I’m hoping we can raise a lot of money for them. I’ve kickstarted this by donating £1,000, and for the next £20,000 donated, I’ll donate another additions 50p for every pound donated. So if we can raise another £20,000 from your donations, I’ll personally donate another £10,000, which will take the total raised to £31,000.

Please give what you can, either because you think it’s a great cause, or because you think I’m a tosser and you want to cost me money. It doesn’t matter why you donate, as the money will go to an amazing cause.

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