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Several runners at this year's London Bupa 10K
The people who inspire us to run
Kate Wareham reports on yesterday's Bupa London 10k, including some of the more personal reasons she and others chose to run.
28 May 2012, 2 comments
Kate Wareham, Senior Regional Fundraising Development Manager
Fundraising and events team
Sign that reads 'Longitude Zero'
Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon
On an interactive map, Joe guides us through his first 20-mile run of the year.
03 April 2013, 2 comments
Joe Waterton, Director of Partnership Development
Fundraising and events team
Sensational smoothies, rapid rock-climbing, and lots and lots of rain
Our Media Intern Rosie reports on the fun at this year's record-breaking, smoothie-making, karaoke-singing Young Carers Festival.
04 July 2012, 1 comment
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
Old image of Father Christmas and the words 'The Children's Society'
Santa Claus, Big Ben and vulnerable children: Our Christmas messages, 1907-1952
The manager of our archives presents a handful of heartwarming Christmas images, drawn from the pages of magazines we shared with supporters
16 December 2012, 1 comment
Ian Wakeling, Records, Archive and Data Protection Manager
Research team
A Children's Society supporter running the 2012 London Marathon
Get fit and support The Children's Society in 2013
Have you made a New Year's resolution to get fit in 2013? You can burn off those extra mince pies and support The Children's Society at the same time.
03 January 2013
Daniel Pattison
Digital team
young girl looking at viewer
Singing to support young people
Funds raised while carol singing this year help pay for our work with thousands of young people across the country
16 October 2012
Loretta Jones, Regional Fundraising Development Coordinator
Fundraising and events team
several people singing Christmas carols
Good singing voices: You can organise a carolling event this year or next
By carolling, you can raise festive cheer and funds that help improve children's lives.
07 December 2011
Loretta Jones, Regional Fundraising Development Coordinator
Fundraising and events team
Young girl in winter clothes smiling
It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
Carol singing is a fun way to spread the festive joy - and warm the lives of the children supported by our projects.
26 November 2012
Loretta Jones, Regional Fundraising Development Coordinator
Fundraising and events team
Nigel Varndell standing at the peak of a mountain in Scotland
'Yes, I’ll climb Mount Kilimanjaro on my honeymoon'
Nigel Varndell, our Director of Church Partnerships, will spend his honeymoon climbing Kilimanjaro and raising funds for our work - please support his efforts
25 September 2012
Nigel Varndell, Director of Church Partnerships
Church team
Preparing for my 10k time-trial torture
He's good on a bike but for Henry Rowling running is a different matter, as he explains the aches he's enduring to support our work.
18 May 2012
Henry Rowling, Senior Direct Marketing Manager
Fundraising and events team

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Informative. I clicked for the pun in the title and stayed for the graphs.

The kids are all Wight: Gauging children’s well-being on the Isle of Wight

Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon