It has been ten years since I last ran the Great North Run and visited the city I called home, for a little while. So I am heading back up north with a bottle of Lucozade and some blister plasters.

This year I am running for the Jon Egging Trust. The trust helps young people to overcome adversity and achieve their full potential. They deliver accredited learning programmes to develop young people’s life and work skills by providing access to inspirational role models and life-changing opportunities linked to aviation, engineering and science.

The Jon Egging Trust raises aspirations, confidence and self-esteem, helping young people to re-engage with education and make informed choices about their futures.

This money will help more young people to have choices, to be the best that they can be.

So please sponsor me.  We will let you know how I get on and will do my best to get on the telly and give you a wave!

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