We're off again!

I'm running the London Marathon in April 2025! Really excited.

And on the way - in mid January - I'm going to run The Benfleet 15 - 15 miles of "very tough terrain covering all types of surfaces finishing with a soul destroying hill at the end." Nice!

I'm really excited to be fundraising for the Canon Collins Trust. The Trust does wonderful work supporting southern African students to undertake postgraduate study - an area also very close to my heart!

Jim's fundraising pledge! I'm aiming to run the marathon in under 3h 45minutes. So ... if you sponsor me £34.50 - I will match your pledge (up to a total Jim donation of 200 quid).

I will update this page over time with news and information about both me and the Trust (see more below) - but I know people who have benefited from their work - and as many of you will know I lived in South Africa for 5 wonderful years, and work very closely with colleagues in Zimbabwe particularly to this day.

The Canon Collins Trust's education work in southern Africa began in 1981 when Apartheid divided South Africa and Namibia, leaving black Africans living in poverty and servitude.

Today, even though Apartheid has officially ended, there are numerous injustices remaining. In South Africa, unemployment and gender-based violence are high. In Zimbabwe, the economy has all but collapsed. In Eswatini (Swaziland), ordinary people are struggling every day.

The Canon Collins Trust is committed to fighting such injustices, and does so by supporting the "leaders of tomorrow" who share our commitment. We support their activism through scholarships to study at universities in South Africa. We support postgraduate study, because it is at this level that people can make a real difference in society.

Please support our London Marathon runners to help us!