THANK YOU for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

So, here I am again, attempting to raise money...but this time hoping to advance from my baking skills and clearing out my attic by registering myself into running the Cardiff Half Marathon- An awesome event which is expected to attract about 18,000 runners from all over the UK. Please take a look at the event if you haven't already: www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk

---THIS IS MY VERY FIRST (and hopefully not the last) HALF MARATHON!!!!---

This time, I'm fundraising for a charity called 'Headway'- you may have heard of it. There are quite a few chains around. I'm fundraising specifically for the Headway in Southampton- a place where I have been volunteering on and off for the past couple of years now.

The charity works closely with people from the age of 18 years with brain injury with aim to give them a better quality of life- rebuilding their confidence and supporting them in regaining their independence. This is achieved by offering service users a range of facilities- cooking, art, discussion groups, IT...- as well as access to social, sports and leisure groups. Outreach programmes are also in place to enable service users to live independently in their own homes.  

Reliant on donations and sponsors, Headway Southampton has successfully enabled many brain injury survivors to live independently without support, take up voluntary work and even obtain paid employment. Therapeutic programmes are also producing great results- helping service users with more complex needs to improve their speech and language skills and to get involved in their community.

For further info, please check out their websites:

www.headway-southampton.org.uk (branch) 

www.headway.org.uk (main)

A HUGE THANKS IN ADVANCE IF YOU ARE SO KIND TO DONATE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT xx