I am running the Cambridge Half Marathon for Petals, the baby loss counselling charity. They provide specialist counselling for women, men and couples who have suffered the devastating loss of a pregnancy or death of a baby.

It is a sad reality that in the UK, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1 in 200 babies will be stillborn every year, over 5000 pregnancies will be terminated for medical reasons each year, and 24 babies die shortly after birth every single week.

Petals are a charity that have given so much to me and my wife through 2 miscarriages and the still birth of our daughter Emma in August 2024. The support they have provided has allowed us to process these traumatic moments properly and prepare ourselves for future pregnancies. In July 2025 we welcomed Emma's sister Chloe into the world, the journey was not an easy one but without Petals support it would not have been possible.

I will be running the half marathon not only to support this wonderful charity but also in memory of Emma and our 2 babies we lost through the early phases of pregnancy.

Petals delivers hundreds of counselling sessions every month. Each session costs Petals £80, I would like my sponsorship to fund as many sessions as possible, so many more parents can be supported. So every donation counts!

🌸£20 will contribute towards one counselling session for a bereaved family.

🌸£80 will fund one specialist counselling session for a bereaved family.

🌸£500 will fund a full counselling package for a bereaved family.