Isla Allen News Today

A DETERMINED nine-year-old girl has taken on the tough challenge of walking half a marathon in aid of the Oxfordshire-based Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA). Isla Allen from Wheatfield near Thame has now completed the 13 mile walk in one day to raise lifesaving funds for the charity which flies critically ill babies and children from one hospital to another for urgent specialist care. Accompanied by her dad Tom, Isla started her half marathon challenge from her home in South Oxfordshire,...

TODAY, we have devoted page 3 to the story of a young girl – Isla Allen – who walked 13 miles from her South Oxfordshire village to the next. The feat in itself is impressive: 13 miles is a decent whack for anyone in one day, let alone a nine-year-old. However, the real reason we wanted to celebrate her achievement was the spirit that it embodies. It is a spirit that is very much of our time: over the past year, we have not only seen more people than ever before wanting to raise fun...