Finish Line Fund Team set for London Marathon
It is with great excitement that we await this years London Marathon in the Capital on April 26th.
Whilst the overall charity fundraising total raised at the event since its inception in 1981 burst through the £1bn barrier last year, this year marks the first year that Finish Line Fund will have runners taking part in the event, raising cash for the charity.
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A night of Fun and Fund Raising at the Inter-club Quiz 2019
T’was the month before Christmas and all-round Southend not a runner was stirring, not even to bend.
Why you ask?
Because last night the 6th annual inter-club quiz run by the Finish Line Fund was taking place in the Westcliff Hotel and it raised any amazing £1,450 for the charity.
With 16 teams from running clubs across the region, over 152 questions prepared, amazing raffle prizes up for grabs and bar staff ready to take orders the evening kicked off at 8 pm. Finish Line Fund Chairman Keith Passingham welcomed everyone and handed over to Scotty ‘Quizmaster’ Brenton to begin testing our brains.
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The 5th Anniversary
News Release
This year the Southend Half Marathon on Sunday 9 June 2019 will mark the 5th anniversary of the death of Nicholas Palmer, who tragically died at the finish line of this event in June 2014.
Nick, as he was popularly known, was a local man who ran with Flyers Southend running club and was a regular participant at Southend parkrun.
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