Charity
Mind has been speaking out for better mental health for 60 years and is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. We work for a better life for everyone with experience of mental or emotional distress.
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Marathon for Mind
My page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/marathonforMind
Many thanks for your interest. Things are well on course and I'm over halfway, with both my training schedule and the fundraising.
The 6 days a week training schedule since late November has been quite a challenge, but the generosity of the kind folk listed below prompted me to keep going. I had to miss only one day's training - when snowfall was really heavy - so I went toboganning instead !
But I need to reach my fundraising target as soon as possible.
This page, operated by Virgin Money Giving, makes it easy for you - if you have not already done so - to sponsor me in my preparations to run the London Marathon on 25 April. I am running to raise money for the mental health charity Mind.
For some people mental illness is a taboo subject, with a stigma attached to any discussion of it.
But the harsh reality is that 1 in 4 of us will suffer through some form of mental illness in our lives, with devastating consequences for the individual, friends and family. My own family has experienced this.
For Stephen Fry, Frank Bruno, Alastair Campbell, Paul Gascoigne, Stan Collymore, Marcus Trescothick, even Eastenders' "Stacey Slater" - their suffering has been in the public eye. But there are thousands more who battle their demons in private and without any help.
It does not need to be like that.
The charity Mind has the expertise to help people cope with condititions such as depression, bipolar disorder, dementia or full blown psychosis. But because it is a charity Mind depends on donations to continue its work.
I have run 3 marathons for charity over the years but the last one was 8 years ago, and this time it will be quite a challenge. So I hope you will sponsor me by making a donation to Mind through the blue box just below.
Donations will go direct to Mind not through me. Virgin Money Giving is a not for profit organisation, and will enable there to be a gift aid addition to whatever you donate.
As time goes onI shall update this page with more news of how the training and fundraising are going.
I really appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for any donation.
Recent donors
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David and Annabel Birch £20.00 04.03.10 Wishing you success in your ambitious commitment |
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Sue and Adrian £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 03.03.10 Good Luck! |
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Dennis Larsen £50.00 22.02.10 Best of luck Clive! We'll be cheering you on from Oslo. |
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Peter & Debbie Chambers £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 19.02.10 Good luck Clive |
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Liz Allchin £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 08.02.10 Thank you for running for this charity, I had a sister who suffered with bi-polar disorder . |
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Brian & Daphne Martin £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 02.02.10 Go for it- I did it some years ago when I was 46 and it was tremendous fun, whilst the support on the day from spectators was awesome |
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Terry & Chris £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 01.02.10 As I thought - I had forgotten - typical... Best of luck |
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John and Jenny £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 28.01.10 Best of luck Clive - hope the training is still going well |
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Giles Colborne £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.01.10 Good luck! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.01.10 Go Clive go - but don't forget to come back! |
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Chui Chui Tan £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 21.01.10 Good luck and enjoy your run. |
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James Chudley £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 21.01.10 good for you! |
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Sharon & Grahame £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 18.01.10 Keep up the good work and you will do it. |
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Finn Jensen £25.00 17.01.10 have a god run |
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Brian & Sue White £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 17.01.10 We must stop meeting like that! |
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Glen and John £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 17.01.10 Good Luck! Good Cause! |
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Dave and Clarice £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 16.01.10 You can do it!!Good on ya pops |
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Ken & Jan Wilkins £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 12.01.10 At least it will be shorter than the Cotswold Way! Good luck. |
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Roy Murray £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 09.01.10 Enjoy the training and relax on the big day |
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Roy Murray £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 09.01.10 Enjoy the training and relax on the big day |
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Eric and Shirley £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 05.01.10 What a player! AV would be proud of you. |
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Gene fox £20.00 27.12.09 On, On, Clive. Your prowess in the running arena is an inspiration to us all! Show them what a real Hasher can do. |
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Anonymous £30.00 18.12.09 Happy Christmas ! Keep it up |
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Val Barbour £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 12.12.09 Good luck! |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 12.12.09 On On, Clive |
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Nel & Jan £55.00 (+ £15.51 giftaid) 10.12.09 Great, Clive! Go for it. We will never forget the last one in NY with you coming around the corner at Columbus Circle. It was cold, dark and you only had 1 mile to go! |
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Carole and Martin Webb £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 09.12.09 Good luck! |
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Ian and Auli £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 07.12.09 We hope this helps put the wind in your shorts. Sprouts are good too. |
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Roderic and Mandy £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 07.12.09 Good luck, Clive! |
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Christian Laesoe Jensen £20.00 06.12.09 They say "Run like the Wind", but "Run like the Mind" seems more appropr. A Marathon is a minds game |
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Rosie and Charlie Drayson £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 05.12.09 We are so full of admiration and what a great charity to be supporting. Keep on training! |
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Virginia Whitelaw £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 04.12.09 Go Clive Go! |
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Paul B. £20.00 03.12.09 Good luck! |
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Anonymous £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 03.12.09 |
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Mike Gibbons £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 03.12.09 Always in awe of anyone who can run this far! |
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Rita and Norbert £50.00 03.12.09 Go Clive Go, we wish you all the best and hope to see you in Dublin soon. |
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Sue Hart £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 03.12.09 Hope Carol is there with a pint when you finish! |
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Glenn Payton £40.00 (+ £11.28 giftaid) 03.12.09 Good Luck Clive, hope the training goes well. |
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Anonymous £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 02.12.09 |
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Malcolm Wilding £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 01.12.09 Well done Clive |
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Cllr Mrs Sue Jepson £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 30.11.09 Good Luck with your fund raising for this excellent charity. |
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Mike and Olive £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 30.11.09 Delighted you are making such an impressive effort for such a deserving charity, Clive. |
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Annie & Ian £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 30.11.09 Run Pops run! So impressed. You can do it! x |
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Wass's £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 30.11.09 Think of all those pounds you'll loose while you're making pounds for MIND |
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The Barbours £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 29.11.09 Go go go! |
Running total
- Target:
- £2,000.00
- Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
- £1,580.59
- Total donors:
- 45
- Biggest donor:
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Nel & Jan
£55.00 - Last donor:
- David and Annabel Birch 04.03.10
- Offline fundraising:
- £70.00
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