We're incredibly proud to be Shooting Star Children's Hospices longest standing corporate supporter and since our fundraising began in 2001 we have raised over £300,000.

This year I am taking part in our Stirling Ackroyd Marathon event in central London on 26th May.

To help raise money I will be running part of the marathon with my Portfolio Asset Management (PAM) colleagues David and Luvelle.

To put the challenge into context, I run 5/6k regularly but no more than that distance and my colleague David is a keen cyclist but not a runner whilst Luvelle is keen to tell us that he used to be a good runner but hasnt run in years!

As you can imagine, this will be a considerable challenge for us but we will endeavour to run as far as distance as we can, as part of the marathon to raise funds for the charity.

Shooting Star Children's Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families across Surrey and London.

Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, the Charity are here to make every moment count. They support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.