PARAMEDIC Charley Blow has broken a sweat at the London Marathon to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK on behalf of care home Signature at Westbourne.
Completing the gruelling 26.2 mile run around the capital in four hours and 52 mins, Charley’s fundraising campaign has already got off to a running start. Combined with cash donations, she has raised more than £1,800 so far.
Her race is far from over as she aims to raise at least £2,000 to support Alzheimer’s Research UK’s work and to show solidarity with the residents and carers at Westbourne, who along with all 35 other Signature care homes have penned a partnership with the charity.
Charley has a longstanding relationship with Signature at Westbourne, having worked there as a housekeeper at the age of 16, and later as a carer whilst studying to become a paramedic. She still applies the dementia training that she received at Signature when supporting those living with the condition in the wider community.
Charley’s connection to Signature’s care team has since developed further, as her grandmother has been a resident at the home for the past five years.
