Simon Hickson

The Royal Parks Half Marathon

Fundraising for MediCinema
£1,799
raised of £1,000 target
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Event: Royal Parks Half Marathon 2021, on 10 October 2021
MediCinema

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We create cinemas in hospitals to support patients on the road to recovery

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Last year I ran 20 challenges (running just under 250km) to raise £20k for MediCinema. Then... I stopped running! Phew!

We - well, you - raised an amazing £15k! But I'm not giving up on hitting £20k within a year. So, I'm back, unfit, and needing to run.

And so I'm running The Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 11th April. Sadly, for reasons you don't need me to explain, this event won't take place in the Royal Parks, and so we'll all be doing our own thing on the day. I'll run 13 miles using Beckenham Place Park as my main park. It's maybe not officially royal but it's royal enough for me.

All of the UK's Charities have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of fundraising events have been cancelled or become virtual and many charities, particularly smaller ones, are struggling to maintain services because of this huge reduction in income.This impacts all sectors of society from children to the elderly as well as the vital work in areas such as palliative care, serious diseases, mental health, housing support, food supplies and countless others that charities support.

I work for an amazing charity. MediCinema builds, installs and runs state-of-the-art cinemas in hospitals and places of care, giving patients and their families the magic and joy of a night at the movies together.

I'm the cinema manager at CW+ MediCinema in Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, and in these difficult times our services are needed more than ever. Please do visit the MediCinema website to find our more about our amazing charity.

Many of you reading this will have sponsored me before, and so I get that it's a bit cheeky to be back so soon. And I appreciate that we are all facing hardships, so please only give if you can, and remember - every little helps, it all builds up. So once again I'll urge you just to donate £2. Only £2! Indeed, every Tuesday until Tuesday 6th April will be...

TWO POUND TUESDAYS!

On Any Given Tuesday please only donate £2! Just two pounds. I promise you, it all adds up.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Stay safe, stay well, lots of love. Simon xxx

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MediCinema

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Through the latest and best the film industry has to offer, MediCinema utilises the power of cinema to enable patients, many of whom will be experiencing complex and long term hospital stays, to experience some sense of normality and reduce both the isolation and marginalisation they may be feeling.

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Total raised
£1,798.33
+ £343.50 Gift Aid
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£1,798.33
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£0.00

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