On April 19th, I will be running the Manchester marathon to raise money for refuge - a charity which supports women and their children in sitauations of abuse. This is something extremely close to my heart and I want to be able to support women who haven’t been as lucky in similar situations.

One in four women will experience domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime and on average one woman is killed every 5 days in England and Wales by a current or former partner.

Refuge is the largest single provider of specialist services to survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based abuse and runs the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline that provides the first step to women escaping abuse. 

By kindly sponsoring me today you are helping to save and change the lives of thousands of women and their children. Thank you