Greenfingers Charity supporter, Kate Ebbens, who has vowed to spend her 2024 running every single day with the aim of raising thousands for the children’s hospice garden charity, reports on how the first month of her challenge has gone. Kate is hoping to raise as much as £10,000 in 365 days.

Kate said: “As January comes to an end, I am looking back on the first 28 days of running, it been so much more than just running and the support I have received has been overwhelming.

“135 km covered – in a few locations in the UK, from my hometown of Saffron Walden to my family farm in Wiltshire, to the hills of Harrogate, a speedy 10k run in Regents Park and lastly to Worcester to run with Will Blake whose garden centre St Peters kindly sponsored me for the month of January.

“And the weather…I think it has thrown everything at me from a very warm start to the month where I was running in shorts to freezing conditions, two wild storms and then today’s run where the full moon was still up in the sky, and the snowdrops are out. 

“Every day my run is to raise vital money for Greenfingers Charity, so those very important children’s hospice gardens can be transformed for the children and their families to spend time together. I can only do this with your support, which so far you have been very generous at a current total of £4,614.

‘There are a few sponsored opportunities available so please contact me by email kate.ebbens@cadix.co.uk

“Only a few days left until February and then I will be putting on the ever so bright T-shirt of Scotsdale Garden Centre, my local garden centre, to run 29 days (PS had not clocked it was a Leap Year until this week).

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