I have signed up to do the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October to raise money for Learn to Love to Read.
They are a Wandsworth-based charity supporting children who are struggling with their reading or who are at risk of starting school poorly prepared for learning to read.
When my boys were little we used to help out at their Early Years' classes, designed to give parents the confidence and skills to introduce their children to the early literacy skills needed before starting school. I then volunteered, going into a local school to read weekly with children who perhaps didn’t have much support with their reading at home. I loved doing it and it was brilliant seeing how the children grew in confidence. Please consider sponsoring me so they can help more children to learn to love to read.

We are a small charity working in Wandsworth, supporting children's literacy from 0 to 11 years. Many families we work with live in crowded social housing, with cramped living space and limited online access. For all these reasons, COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on these childrens early development and later reading progress; children currently being referred for our support are struggling more than we have ever seen before. From September 2022 we are expanding our work to serve children from 0 to 11 years, building long-term supportive relationships with families. We would love your help to increase our reach and our impact. Read more about what we do and the difference we make here https://www.learn2love2read.org.uk/pages/5-facts-figures.