My Story

This year is tough for everyone and without Charitys such as these who depen on fundraising events so many families will be pushed further down into poverty debt and depression. 

Home-Start works with families in communities right across the UK. Starting in the home, our approach is as individual as the people we’re helping. No judgement, it is just compassionate, confidential help and expert support.

Last year Home-Start supported 56,000 children in 27,000 families, in communities across the UK.

There are over 180 local, independent Home-Starts working in 71% of local authority areas across the UK.

Across all four nations of the United Kingdom, 13,500 home-visiting volunteers support over 27,000 families and 56,000 children to transform their lives.

Families struggling with post-natal depression, isolation, physical health problems, bereavement and many other issues receive the support of a volunteer who will spend around two hours a week in a family’s home supporting them in the ways they need.

Home-Starts across the UK also support families in groups, hold day trips and Christmas parties and help access local services, as well as lots of other support.

As i partake in the GSR most years I always try to do a little bit of donation raising for charitys close to my heart, this year I have decided to take it to the next level and compete and the HYROX birmingham doubles on the day prior to the race as an added challenge. For those who arent aware HYROX is a competetive fitness event consisting of 8 1km runs with a functional exercise between each run the stations are 1000m skierg, a heavy sled push, a heavy sled pull, 80m broad jump burpees. 1000m row, 200m kettlebell farmers carry, 100m walking sandbag lunges, 75 wall ball to 9ft target.