I'm running the Manchester Marathon in 2025 to raise all important funds and awareness for our chosen charity Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire! As a parent living right here in this community, this is a charity close to my heart 💖.

I ran the London Marathon in 2022 and have since then hung up those long distance trainers in favour of shorter distances and weight training! Those Hokas are being dusted off now though, and training is well and truly underway!

I'd love to raise as much money as possible for the wonderful team at Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire to offer even more free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are going through a challenging time.

Home-Start offers emotional and practical support to help families through difficult times. Whether that's families that have no support network themselves, or are trying to cope with issues such as post-natal depression, illness or disability, isolation or multiple births. The team and incredible volunteers are there for parents when they need help most, because childhood can't wait, and even small gestures can help improve life as a family unit.

So this is a call for any donation, however big or small, but just to give you a flavour of what collectively, the funds can help with...

💜 £10 - helps buy books and toys for a child

🧡 £20 - help deliver food projects and activities for families in need

💜 £40 - helps train a volunteer to support a family

🧡 £50 - pays for the team to visit a family and find out how they can be supported

If you'd like to cheer me on and support this fantastic charity, please drop a few pennies (or pounds!) in my Just Giving pot! I'm eternally grateful for any support you can give. Thank you x