Mentoring Plus, a Bath-based charity working across BANES is appealing for runners for the Bath Half Marathon being held on 5th September 2021. The charity supports over 250 local young people each year with mentoring programmes, helping to inspire young people already facing difficult challenges. The mentoring helps increase confidence, self-esteem and helps young people with mental health and wellbeing. Recently, due to the pandemic there has been a surge in demand.

Fundraising Manager Jenny Perez said: “The Bath Half is our biggest fundraising event of the year and due to a lack of community events, if we don’t fill our places we will have no alternative but to make cut backs at a time when we are never more needed due to the impact of Covid.”

Twenty places are on offer and runners will receive support from a running coach and have a chance of winning goodies such as a pass for Bath Themae Spa.

If you or someone you know is up for the challenge and want to support a local charity making a real difference to the children and young people’s lives in our community, get in touch by emailing: [email protected] or by telephone: 01225 429694.