My Story

Well at the grand age of 65 I'm about to tackle my first and probably last marathon 😅.  Feel so privileged to have got a place in this iconic race . So, need to share the love with the lovely people that make the users of all the Arthur Rank facilities lives so much better. I know times are tough but every penny or pound you are able to donate will  definitely be appreciated and well used. Thank you all for taking the time to read this . And if you see me out in sun ,snow ,rain and hail be assured it will be the donations keeping me going 

The London Marathon has become an annual, inspiring and colourful fixture in the world’s sporting calendar since the inaugural race on 29 March 1981: a celebration of fun, fundraising and fancy dress.

Over the years more than a million people have completed the 26.2-mile course – which runs from Blackheath to The Mall, with a spectacular finish in front of Buckingham Palace, showcasing the very best that the capital city has to offer.

What’s more, these participants have raised over a billion pounds for charity and there have been countless amazing tales of human achievement throughout the event’s history – living up to its aim of helping participants ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’.