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Congratulations to James Miller of Melina Joy Opticians for completing the London Marathon for our charity.
James put in an impressive performance, crossing the finish line in 5 hours and 12 minutes. While it was a little longer than he’d aimed for, the heat on the day proved a major challenge for everyone taking part. Despite the tough conditions, all finishers were awarded not one, but two medals. One for completing the course given at the finishing line and another from the Guinness Book of Records which will arrive soon. This year’s event made history with 56,640 runners crossing the finish line. This surpassed New York’s 2024 record of 55,646 and officially becoming the marathon with the highest number of finishers ever.
Reflecting on the day, James said he thoroughly enjoyed the experience though he’s not planning to sign up again anytime soon! The sheer crowd size made it difficult to find his pace and the heat, which reportedly added up to 45 minutes to some runners’ times, certainly didn’t help. He hopes the funds he raised will support the vital work of WTN and raise greater awareness for the charity
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Wealden Talking News were delighted to receive a visit from John Tarling, Trustee of the Brighton, Hove & District Talking Newspaper, on Wednesday 16 October.
John presented us with a generous cheque representing some of the residual funds following the sad closure of BH&DTN in March 2023. This enabled up to offset the added production costs of including our 5th news edition.
The Brighton area talking newspaper had a proud history of 47 years bringing local news to visually impaired people in the local area. Sadly dwindling listener figures, volunteers and newer technology threatened the charity and the news service has now been taken over by Wealden Talking News.
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