Sunday 17th April 2011 is the date of the 31st London Marathon.The London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event on the planet – runners have raised over £500 million for good causes since the race began in 1981.
In these austere times the importance of this level of fundraising cannot be ignored.There was always the worry that as everyone had to tighten their belts charitable giving would be the first of the cutbacks families would make.Charities have such an important role to play in our modern society, they pick up the slack from the stretched NHS and offer support and an listening ear to millions of people and animals up and down the country on a daily basis. Read more
