My brother Jon died on 28th June 2022 aged just 33 after a party where he took recreational drugs mixed with alcohol, this was not the first time, he didn't think it would kill him but it did.,

I am running 3 marathons in 3 days to raise money and awareness of the dangers of drug taking in young people.

Jon was first introduced to cocaine in college at the age of 17, if he had been made aware of the dangers of recreational drugs while at school the outcome may have been very different.

Hope UK is a drug education charity – helping equip young people to make drug-free choices. Trained volunteers and staff, who work with children and young people in schools and youth groups, provide interactive, age-appropriate educational sessions about drugs. Life skills that build confidence, enhance peer resistance and develop helpful, transferable skills are woven into sessions designed to encourage healthy choices and enable children and young people to realise their potential.

I will never get my brother back but I can help raise awareness of the dangers of recreational drug taking and stop other families losing a brother, son or friend.