Charity half marathon by Neha Sinha, Wimbledon High School Recently, Mr Cawsey, Mrs Franklin and Mrs Lingenfelder, all teachers as Wimbledon High School, embarked on a half marathon run to raise money for St Raphael s Hospice. I interviewed them on their experience of the half, their experiences fundraising and a little about the charity they were supporting. When I asked a little about the run as whole, Mr Cawsey commented that We ran the half marathon that should have been the Royal Parks Half Marathon, but obviously with COVID it wasn’t going on formally, so we met and ran 21.5km. We raised money for St Raphael s Hospice, we raised about nearly £2,500. Mrs Lingenfelder added that they ran from Southfields and ran down to Wandsworth Park, and then all the way along river, through Battersea, into Vauxhall and back. Mrs Franklin, additionally stated that the fundraising process was made much easier , due to the prospect of social media. Mrs Franklin goes on, we star
Charity half marathon by Neha Sinha, Wimbledon High School
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Rebecca Harris has been taking part in the virtual Royal Parks Half Marathon and has raised over £1,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity so far. Credit: Submarine Creative
A brain tumour survivor from Jersey has run 13 miles today - just over a year after having life-saving surgery.
Rebecca Harris was one of 6,000 runners taking part in the virtual Royal Parks Half Marathon today (11 April).
It was so special to be able to give back to a charity that gave me so much when I needed help because I can. I ve been overwhelmed by the support I ve had and I knew that I finished it today because I had that support.