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Virgin London Marathon Ballot Place Runners

Virgin London Marathon Ballot Place Runners

If you would like to run for charity in the race, you can register your interest with the charities now. The charities listed below would love to hear from you so please click on their logos for more information.

  • The Haven

    Contact Lois Page on 020 7384 0049

    The Haven provides, completely free of charge, a wide range of therapies which help people to deal with the physical and emotional side effects of breast cancer. Specialist nurses and experts in nutrition, exercise and emotional support provide tailor-made programmes for every person who comes through our doors.

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  • Epilepsy Action

    Contact The Events Team on on 0113 210 8800

    Every day, 87 people in the UK will be told they have epilepsy. Join our team today and help make a real difference.

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  • Caudwell Children

    Contact Challenges Team on 01782 600435

    Caudwell Children transforms the lives of sick and disabled children across the UK. We act as a safety net to families who are unable to gain the help they need.

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  • Genetic Disorders UK supported by Jeans for Genes Day

    Contact Hayley Banyard Events Co-ordinator on 020 7199 3316

    Genetic Disorders UK help change the lives of children and families affected by genetic disorders. Individually, genetic disorders are rare but together they affect 1 in 25 children born in the UK. By supporting GDUK you can make a significant contribution towards funding the care and support that these children need on a day to day basis. We help provide practical support, equipment, respite and events. Jeans for Genes Day is our annual fundraising event on Friday 5th October 2012.

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  • Hope for Children

    Contact Rachel Simkin on 01442 234 561

    Hope for Children is a small children’s charity which makes a big difference. We give practical support to those that need it most.

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  • The Eve Appeal

    Contact Natasha Kyprianou on 020 7229 4434

    Every day in the UK 20 women will die of a gynaecological cancer. The Eve Appeal is the only national UK charity funding ground-breaking research into all five gynaecological cancers

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  • Merlin – Medical Expert’s on the frontline

    Contact Sarah Johnson on 020 7014 1707

    Merlin is the UK's leading charity specialising in international health, sending medical experts to the frontline of global emergencies. When disaster strikes, our doctors and nurses work around the clock to save lives fast. Working together with health workers we take countries shattered by war, earthquake or floods from emergency to recovery.

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  • Orchid – Fighting Male Cancer

    Contact the Events Team on 020 3465 6143

    Orchid exists to save men's lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness. Run for Orchid and help support the 37,000 men in the UK who are diagnosed with male cancer each year.

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  • Alzheimer's Society

    Contact Helen Ashcroft on 020 74233514

    Our vision is of a radically improved world for people with dementia

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  • Mental Health Foundation

    Contact Sarah Kingston on 0207 803 1123

    The Mental Health Foundation works for everyone’s mental health; helping people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.

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  • Dementia UK

    Contact Claire Curtis, Events Coordinator on 020 7874 7207

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  • The Stroke Association

    Contact The Events Team on 020 7566 031

    The Stroke Association are working for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need.

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  • NSPCC

    Contact Running Events Team on 0207 825 2621

    The NSPCC is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.

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  • YouthNet and Age UK – Virgin London Marathon 2013 Official Charity

    Contact Helen Parsons on 020 303 31369

    YouthNet and Age UK are official charities for the Virgin London Marathon 2013. Help us raise vital funds to support services that bring generations together, combating isolation and loneliness in local communities

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  • RNLI

    Contact TEAM RNLI on on 020 7620 7400

    We are volunteers across the UK and Republic of Ireland united by selflessness, skill and courage.

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  • Shooting Star CHASE hospice care for children and teenagers

    Contact The Events Team on 0208 4818192 or 01483 454213

    Shooting Star CHASE is the children's hospice service, supporting local families with a child or teenager not expected to reach their 19th birthday. Shooting Star CHASE currently helps over 500 families living in western London, Surrey and West Sussex.

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  • Special Olympics

    Contact Clarisse Lang on 0207 375 7618

    Special Olympics Great Britain is proud to be the country’s largest provider of year-round sports training and competition programmes for children and adults with intellectual (learning) disabilities.

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  • Bowel and Cancer Research

    Contact Micky on 020 7882 8749 or 07870 473711

    Bowel & Cancer Research specialises in research into bowel cancer & other bowel diseases, plus awareness. Run for us in the 2013 Virgin London Marathon

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  • Sense - Touching People's Lives

    Contact The Events Team on on 0845 127 0063

    If 95% of what we learn comes through our sight and hearing, can you imagine the life of a child who is deaf AND blind? Help Sense help a deafblind child

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  • Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

    Contact the sports team on 020 7269 9001

    Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

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  • Brain Tumour UK

    Contact Fundraising Department on 0845 4500 386

    Brain Tumour UK is the leading, caring charity committed to fighting brain tumours. Please run for us and help make a difference for everyone affected by a brain tumour.

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  • Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust

    Contact Paul on 0845 130 9733

    We are the UK's leading brain tumour charity. We fund ground-breaking medical research and offer support, hope and information to patients and carers.

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  • Action Against Hunger UK

    Contact Francine Heggie on 0208 293 6138

    Action Against Hunger | ACF International is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. ACF runs life-saving programmes in over 40 countries benefitting 6 million people each year.

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  • Prostate Action

    Contact Chris on 020 8394 7976

    Prostate Action was formed from the merger of Prostate UK and Prostate Cancer Research Foundation. We fund research and education into all three prostate diseases: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer and prostatitis.

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  • Children's Trust

    Contact Bryony on 01737 365018

    The Trust provides care, therapy, education and rehabilitation for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs from all over the UK

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  • Victim Support

    Contact Pete Aldridge on 0207 2680285

    Victim Support are a national charity giving free and confidential help to victims of crime. Please support us by running in the London Marathon for us, for details and a fundraising pack contact us today.

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  • Bone Cancer Research Trust

    Contact Kate Connor on 0113 262 1852

    Primary bone cancer mainly affects children, teenagers and young adults. Our aim is to improve outcomes for those people through Research, Awareness, Information and Support. Join us in making a difference!

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  • AICR (Association for International Cancer Research)

    Contact Suzanne Shaw on 01334 477910

    Cancer knows no boundaries, fortunately neither do we. AICR (Association for International Cancer Research) is the leading international cancer research charity funding research across the world.

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  • Arthritis Research UK

    Contact Sports Events Team on 0300 790 0402

    Arthritis Research UK works to improve the lives of 10 million adults and children with arthritis. Our vision is a future free from the pain and suffering of arthritis.

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  • Multiple Sclerosis Society

    Contact MS Running Team on 0845 481 1577

    The MS Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK.

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  • Helen & Douglas House

    Contact Poppy on 01865 799150

    Helen & Douglas House offers medically supported breaks and end-of-life care for children and young adults with life-shortening conditions, and support for the whole family across Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties.

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  • Make a Wish

    Contact the Running Team on 01276 405089

    By running the Virgin London Marathon for Runs Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, you will be helping to grant magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses.

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  • Breast Cancer Campaign

    Contact The Supporter Care Team on 020 7749 4114

    Our mission is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative, world-class research. Join our team today to BE PART OF THE CURE.

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  • CLIC Sargent - Caring for Children with Cancer

    Contact the Running Team on 0845 602 4770

    Every day ­ten children hear "it's cancer". Only one charity cares every step of the way: CLIC Sargent.  Today we can only help two out of three families who need us. That’s why we need you to run for us.

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  • CHILDREN with CANCER

    Contact Ben and Claire on 020 7404 0808

    CHILDREN with CANCER is the leading national charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. Our aim is to determine the causes, find cures and provide care for children with cancer. CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA was the former working name of CHILDREN with CANCER.

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  • ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

    Contact James Vosper Robinson, Project Manager on 0845 504 6351

    ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is the Army's national charity. For over sixty years the charity has worked tirelessly to provide financial and practical support to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of need.

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  • Help the Hospices

    Contact the Events Team on 0207 520 2999

    Whether you need a charity place or have secured your own place we’ll give you all the motivation, support and information you need to cross the finishing line. Your determination will help people live well before they die.

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  • Heart Research UK

    Contact our fundraising team on 0113 234 74 74

    We want people to live longer, happier, healthier lives, free from heart disease. Our supporters raise money to fund pioneering research to prevent, treat and cure heart disease. Join us.

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  • Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

    Contact Paul on 01372 220016

    Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.

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  • Maggie’s

    Contact The Events Team on 0300 123 1801

    Located in the grounds of major NHS cancer hospitals, Maggie’s Centres are places that can give the emotional, practical and social support that people with cancer need.

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  • The Vascular Society

    Contact Rebecca Wilkinson on 020 7304 4779

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  • Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

    Contact Natalie on 020 7627 9314

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  • RP Fighting Blindness (BRPS)

    Contact Michelle Carter on 01280 821334

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  • Richard House– The First London Children’s Hospice

    Contact us on 020 7540 0204

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  • Spinal Research

    Contact Robin Plowman on 020 8254 3200

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  • Bliss

    Contact The Events Team on 020 7378 5746

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  • The Royal Star & Garter Homes

    Contact Jane Hawes on 020 8439 8113

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  • Parkinson’s UK

    Contact the Events Team on 020 7932 1347

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  • LEPRA Health in Action

    Contact Lizzie or Karen on 01206 216799

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  • Brittle Bone Society

    Contact Christine Hope on 01382 204446

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  • Book Aid International

    Contact Emily on 020 7733 5826

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  • CHICKS

    Contact Tom O’Connell on 01822 811102

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  • The Dystonia Association

    Contact Ann Dedman on 0845 8031004

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  • Above and Beyond

    Contact Clair Cusack on 0117 3700486

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  • Action Against Medical Accidents

    Contact Philip Walker Fundraising Manager on 020 8688 9555

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  • Bowel Cancer UK

    Contact Events Team on 0207 381 9711

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  • St Christopher's Hospice

    Contact Liz Sowden on 020 8768 4575

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  • Tommy's, the baby charity

    Contact Lia Fyles on 0207 398 3462

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  • WaterAid

    Contact Sarah Canniford on 0207 793 2232

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  • Bone Cancer Research Trust

    Contact Kate Connor on 0113 262 1852

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  • The Cardiomyopathy Association

    Contact Robert Hall on 01494 791224

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  • Multiple Sclerosis Trust

    Contact The Events Team on 01462 476700

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  • Traidcraft Exchange

    Contact Charlotte Flowers on 0191 4976 488

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  • Birmingham St Mary's Hospice

    Contact Alice Watts on 0121 472 1191

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  • St John Ambulance

    Contact Rebecca on 020 7324 4173

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  • COSMIC (Children of St. Mary’s Intensive Care)

    Contact Laura McLellan Fundraising Co-ordinator on 020 3312 6947

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  • Motor Neurone Disease Association

    Contact Stuart Town on 01604 611866

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  • PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals)

    Contact The Events team on 0800 508 8323

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  • Arthritis Research UK

    Contact Sports Events Team on 0300 790 0402

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  • Katie Piper Foundation

    Contact Carol Borwick on 020 8849 8938

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  • Against Breast Cancer

    Contact Events Team on 01235 534211

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  • Brain Research Trust

    Contact Heather Lacey on 020 7404 9982

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  • Epilepsy Society

    Contact Bex Noble on 01494 601358

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  • Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation

    Contact Edelle Monahan on 353 45 894538

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  • Heart of Kent Hospice

    Contact Nicky Smith on 01622 790195

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  • Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

    Contact Claire McManmon on 0161 2764404

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