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We would love for you to come and support us cheering on all the fab people running in aid of us this Sunday! If you’re able to give some time we’ll be at the following locations: Start & finish line: 8.15am for half & full marathon – 9.15am for 10k Itchen Bridge, Chapel (town) end... Read More

Our Projects Leader, Hannah Silver is taking part in the 10k this Sunday and says she is ‘just aiming to finish but would like to keep up a running pace vs walking’. She runs sporadically and says she generally tries to avoid it! If things get tough during the 10k, her favourite sound track to... Read More

Well our first Volunteer Conference Day has been a great success! Over 60 people attended to share in workshops, discussions, lunch and a blue sky-thinking session. Volunteers also had the opportunity to talk to many of our partner organisations throughout the lunch period. One volunteer gave feedback, “Sincere thanks to… the ‘team’ for such an... Read More

Adrian & Debs Robinson have just broken 40yrs and are experienced runners. They’ve both completed at least 10 half marathons before so they’re the ones to beat! While Debs has chosen to run for a good cause, Adrian entered thanks to our Supervisor Bryony’s nagging – he’ll do anything for a quiet life. Debs is... Read More

Our Coordinator Vicky and husband JR are running to raise awareness of our work here in Southampton. They’re both ‘simply hoping to finish’ the 10k but we know they’ll do great! JR says he usually listens to podcasts whilst running and loves the atmosphere of running in big events such as this. He volunteered for... Read More

Colin Richards is running the full marathon in aid of Communicare this Saturday. After watching a documentary by Eddie Izzard, who ran 27 marathons for Sport Relief he signed up to a 10k for AgeUK and has kept running. 10 years later Colin says a PB would be great but he might run slower so... Read More

Antonia Hehr is running her first marathon this Saturday, in aid of Communicare. She’s been running since she was 13 years old and her proudest running achievement was breaking the 10mins 3000m steeplechase record! She runs to give herself a feeling of freedom and to de-stress but says she’ll ‘honestly just try to survive’ the... Read More

Husband of office supervisor Bryony, Kevin Sawers is running the full marathon this Saturday and hopes for a PB time of 3hrs 45mins. A member of Hedge End running club, he took part in the cross-country races last Summer and loved the ‘Hedgie’ team spirit. Kevin says ‘Communicare in Southampton do great work in reducing... Read More

The Pike Family (Jenny, Ben, Nikki & Matthew) have all entered the 10k in aid of Communicare in Southampton and the help it provides to the Haven Lunch Club. They all walk/run to keep fit and get out into the fresh air, but Ben says a great perk of running in large events is you... Read More

Due to the success of our lunch clubs in Banister Park & Harefield, we are launching another lunch club in Fairfax Court, Thornhill! Thanks to Southampton City Council’s funding, we are kicking off with a St. George’s Day themed lunch on Monday 13th May, 11.30am-2.00pm: Fairfax Court, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, SO19 6FU. £4.00 for a... Read More