Anyone who knows me will know that I love to run. In May of 2023 I completed my first Marathon in Edinburgh and with all the nerves and excitement of running the marathon, I let slip an excellent opportunity to raise money for a fantastic cause.

Having already ran a huge distance while training for the marathon, I have decided to keep this momentum up with the new aim of running 1200km before the end of 2023. This is 100km average per month, 23km average per week.

I will be running, running and more running to try and raise as much money as possible for Charlie house which is an amazing Norther East based charity which provide vital support for families in our local communities.

Charlie House is a local charity which support babies, children and young people across the North East of Scotland with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.

In this region alone there are more than 1,800 children who fit these criteria. Established in 2011, Charlie House is committed to directly supporting these children and their families. We do this through our free services including: our accessible and inclusive activities which are suitable for the whole family, our annual activity short break, and the provision of practical and emotional support at home and in the community.

Our dream has always been to build a Specialist Support Centre here in Aberdeen, it's a big dream, but it's thanks to supporters like you, who sponsor our amazing fundraisers, that mean we have been able to make great progress towards making this big dream a reality.

To find out more information, and learn more about how you can support Charlie House, please visit https://charliehouse.org.uk/