Local Couple to Run Great North Run for Home-Start Telford and Wrekin Charity

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Richard and Liz Bennett, members of the Newport and District Running Club, are taking part in the largest half marathon event in the world, the Great North Run, on September 7 from Newcastle upon Tyne. They will be running to raise awareness and funds for Home-Start Telford and Wrekin, a charity that works with families with children under five, helping parents manage daily life and widen links within their community through home visits and support from a team of volunteers. The couple aims to raise £700 for the charity and is well on its way through their Just Giving page.

Key Takeaways:

  • Richard and Liz Bennett, members of the Newport and District Running Club, will run in the Great North Run on September 7 to raise awareness and funds for Home-Start Telford and Wrekin.
  • The couple aims to raise £700 for the charity and is well on its way through their Just Giving page justgiving.com/page/liz-rich-great-north-2025.
  • Home-Start Telford and Wrekin works with families with children under five, helping parents manage daily life and widen links within their community through home visits and support from a team of volunteers.
  • The charity is appealing for people to come forward as volunteers, who will receive an initial course of preparation lasting four to five hours per session once a week for approximately six weeks.
  • New volunteers will work with the charity's co-ordinators to visit a family for around two to three hours a week, according to the family's needs and the volunteer's availability.
  • Richard and Liz had to adapt their training to prepare for the 13.1 miles of running on road, which requires constant effort at pace and speed, as opposed to their regular trail and cross-country runs.

Statistics:

  • The UK's largest half marathon, the Great North Run, will take place on September 7.
  • Home-Start Telford and Wrekin is a charity that works with families with children under five.
  • The charity is appealing for 15 new volunteers to support local families.
  • The new volunteers will receive an initial course of preparation lasting 24-30 hours over six weeks.
  • Richard and Liz hope to raise £700 for the charity through their Just Giving page.

Sources:

  • "Byline: Janet Jones Richard and Liz Bennett"
  • Home-Start Telford & Wrekin website: "Volunteer Preparation Course - September 2025 | Home-Start Telford & Wrekin" (available via email: info@homestarttandw.org.uk, phone: 01952 872280, or website: home-starttandw.org.uk)