Matt's marathon effort for charity

A WARRINGTON man raised £1,300 for charity by his first half-marathon and has pledged to run a full marathon to raise further funds this year.
Matt Whitworth, who works at Appleton-based Flextronics Global Services and Software, ran for the Shannon Bradshaw Trust in the Warrington Half Marathon.
He is now planning a marathon for the charity, which provides support for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
Matt said: “The Warrington Half Marathon was really tough so I can only imagine how hard it will be to run double the distance, I’d not done any running for a few years before the half marathon, but I decided I wanted to get in shape and do something good for a local charity.
“When I presented the Shannon Bradshaw Trust with the sponsorship money, I realised what a great charity it is and heard more about the things they do for the region, so I decided there and then that I’d take on an even bigger challenge to raise money for them again this year.”
Earlier this year Flextronics chose the trust as its charity of the year and donated £10,000 to help them continue working with children and their families in the North West and across the UK.
To sponsor Matt visit his fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/Matt-Whitworth1
Picture: Matt receives a Certificate of Appreciation from Patti Bradshaw of the trust.