On Sunday 3rd November I will be putting my dodgy knees
to the test again by running the New York City Marathon.

I will be raising funds for Get Kids Going! the national charity which gives disabled people and young people - up to the age of 26 years - the opportunity of participating in sport. Get Kids Going provides these young people specially built sports wheelchairs so they can participate in: athletics, marathons, tennis, skiing, curling, rugby, basketball, snowboarding, table tennis, fencing, shooting, archery, powerlifting and many more sports. 

Get Kid's Going! enables Britain's disabled youngsters to compete in sporting events, from start to Paralympic level by also giving them sports grants to help with their training,  physiotherapy, travel, competition fees, design and development of sports equipment. 

Not only does Get Kids Going! help focus on helping disabled young athletes, but it also provides manual wheelchairs for children to use every day: at home, at school, and to enable them play with their friends. They believe that all disabled children and young people should receive the right equipment to get them going!

The costs of a bespoke sports wheelchair is around £4,000. A lightweight manual wheelchair is around £3000. All are designed individually.

The cost of a sports grant can be anything from £500 to £15,000 per year for each youngster.

In general there are over 200,000 disabled children and young people in the UK who need the help of Get Kid's Going!

Thank you very much for your kind support.

Stephen