Joanne's fundraiser for The Forward Trust

Joanne Austin is raising money for The Forward Trust
In memory of Eileen Austin

London Marathon 2026 · 26 April 2026 · Start fundraising for this event

The Forward Trust supports services and programmes that inspire and empower people to break the negative cycle of addiction or offending, transforming the lives of individuals, their families and society in general.

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Hi thank you for taking the time to visit and hopefully donate to my just giving page. I wanted to set myself a challenge in my retirement year 2025 / 2026 and there’s no better way than to run the London Marathon for a very special charity - the Forward trust, please read below on how they help people break the cycle of crime and addiction.

Many of you know I will be running this with love in my heart for two special people in my life both broke the cycle of alcohol addiction- my husband and my mum.

I will run this in memory of my mum who achieved 7yrs soberity before she died in 2022. My darling husband will be 8yrs sober when I run / fall into his arms at the finish line!

Thank you for mich for donating ♥️

The Forward Trust -

We are The Forward Trust, the social business with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

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