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Gwen Thomas

London Marathon 2025

Help me reach my goal of £3,000

Why I’m fundraising...

I’m taking part in the London Marathon 2025 to raise funds and awareness in aid of Target Ovarian Cancer, the UK's leading ovarian cancer charity. They target what’s important to stop ovarian cancer devastating lives – that means symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support for everyone affected by ovarian cancer. 

Please support my fundraising, and together we’ll transform the future for everyone diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

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£4,053 + £720.36 GiftAid

My Goal

£3,000

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All done!!!

Wednesday 7th May
It’s taken me some time to get over that haha. That was tough! But I wanted to say thank you sooo much to everyone who donated and wished me luck! It honestly is what got me through it, just reminding myself of my ‘why’. I remember running around Canary Whalf at maybe 3/4 through, thinking ‘why would anyone want to do this again’… But now it’s been some time I would definitely do it again! Massive thanks again to you all, I appreciate it so much and I’m so proud to have done this for such an important cause!!

Rose Shelley

Saturday 22nd Mar
I wanted to share a bit more about my grandmother Rose Shelley. Rose was born in Weston-Super-Mare in September 1945 to Lesley and Dorothy Hatherall. Her brother Stephen followed and the family moved to Cardiff, settling in Splott. Rose and her best friend Rose Scobie went to school in Cardiff and then Rose went onto Bangor University in North Wales where she met my grandfather Allan. Allan and Rose married and then moved to Coleraine in Northern Ireland and had their oldest child, and my uncle, Tom. Rose and Allan then moved to King's Lynn Norfolk where they added my mother, Alice and other uncle, Harry to their family. Rose had many interests including singing, supporting families through Home Start, and supporting the King's Lynn festival. 

Rose was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer when she was 54, just before her first grandchild (me) was born. She lived to see my brother Evan follow in 2002, and then sadly died at 57, when I was 2 and Evan 8 months old. 

She endured many rounds of chemotherapy and 2 operations and fought hard and bravely to live. She set herself the goal of seeing Evan and I every month, and even used to travel up with a rucksack and on the train and underground to see them. Sadly Rose did not live to see Morgan, Sebastian, Evelyne, Oliver, Albert and Hector, her younger grandchildren be born, but just like she did Evan and I, she would have doted upon them.

Me and Granny 2002

Friday 30th Aug

A cause close to my heart!

Friday 30th Aug
I chose to raise money for Target Ovarian Cancer because it is a cause very close to my heart. My Granny Rose, lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer when she was just 57 years old. 

I am very lucky to have had even those few years I had with her as a child and I truly treasure them. So please do join me in giving and remembering Rose.

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause, it means so much to me. Every donation counts!

Thank you to my Sponsors

£10

Lydia Tsoukkas

Slay x

£21.84

Ailie Tam

Well done Gwen, great effort for a superb cause

£25

Philip Davis

Good luck Gwen

£20

Sandie Bennett

Amazing Gwen! Love from Sandie x

£52.12

Stephen Hatherall

Well done Gwen and best of luck!

£25

Linda Tosen

Proud of you Gwen! Know you’ll smash it!! Xxx

£11.33

Paramjit Sangha

Best of luck.

£10

Becca Tobias

Best of luck Gwenny, you’ve got this!

£16.56

Jen Hart

Slay Gwenny, slay!

£53.32

Sandy Steele

Your grandmother, Rose, was a wonderful friend in Norfolk days. We wish you every success in your endeavours xx

£11.09

R Lever

Your friend Darcie gave me your link as I’m in London watching the Marathon. Well done.

£1.02k

Allan Shelley

Go Girl!

£6.11

Jess Hannan

Didn't know you were running the marathon!! lol, kidding. All the best xx

£10

Lottie

Best of luck Gwen!! 🏃🏼‍♀️xx

£11.33

Rebecca Palmer

Good Luck Gwen!!!

£27.05

Darcie Trimmings

Good Luck Gwen!!! Will be there cheering you on !

£11.33

Emily K

Goodluck Gwen and well done on raising money for a great cause.

£50

The Cowbridge Clan

We will be cheering you on from Cowbridge!! Brilliant achievement!! Michaela, Andrew, Rian & Iwan xx

£21.36

Marco And Franco D.

Good luck. Was nice to learn a bit about your gran and reason your running and connection with the charity.

£27.56

Gwen

£26 for 26 miles!

£30

Val Philpot

Remembering Rose and holding Gwen as a baby.

£53.32

Maddy

Go Gwen!

£106

Harry

🐌

£11.33

Maria H

Good luck Gwen!

£20

Bryony Morgan

Good luck Gwen! From Bryony, Hamish and Arran

£27.05

Ruth Macdowall

Amazing achievement, well done for all amazing cause xx

£10

Jo Taylor

Good luck Gwennifer!

£21.36

Faye Mcguinness

£25

Eshen

Good luck fatty

£27.05

Sinéad

Very best of luck Gwen.

£11.33

Anna Francis

Go Gwen, I will be there cheering you on in Greenwich!

£50

Julia Shelley

Good luck.

£20

Paul Lismore

£11.33

Phil Judd & Family

Good luck Gwen!

£27.05

Sue Morgan

Go for it Gwen! Proud of your efforts for such a worthy cause. xx

£10

Georgia Bell

Yes Gwen!! Good luck girl 🏃‍♀️

£20

Lucy Hatherall

Massive good luck Gwen. A wonderful thing to do in honour of your granny. She was one of a kind xxx

£53.32

Matteo Devincenzi

Well done Gwen. You smashed it!

£10

Sophie

You’ve got this!🏃‍♀️

£500

Tom, Tracey, Oliver, Albert And Hector

£500

Deutsche Bank Matched Funding

£52

Patrick , Yuko , Katie & Sophia Jelfs

Well done Gwen !

£26

Daren Chisholm

Best of luck Gwen

£10

Stephen Parish

Good Luck on the Marathon, your Granny Rose was a lovely lady and would be very proud of you all !

£10

Brian Parish

Good Luck Gwen great thing you are doingb

£53.32

Jen & Woody

Enjoy the race Gwen - it's wonderful what you are doing and a fantastic effort for such a well deserving charity. Very proud of you x

£10

Nicola Cole

Good Luck Gwen!! ☘️ You can do it! 💪 But most of all Enjoy It !! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏅

£50

Nana

Good luck!

£15.90

Sade Keene

Good luck Gwen! X

£50

Helen Thomas

Good luck Gwen You will smash it !! Xxx

£30

Emily Needham

Slay the day away!!

£100

Anonymous

£52.12

Donna Trimmings

Go gwen. Enjoy the day! Love the Trimmings and Nannie Pat

£500

Mum, Dad, Evan, Morgan And Buzzy

Good luck Gwen. We will be cheering you on.

£11.33

David Marriott

Go Gwen!

£34.33

Steve And Helen

Well done Gwen. Sorry this is a bit late; hope you’ve recovered !

£11.33

Diva Gama

£11.33

Ellie Cadman

Good luck ❤️

£15

Lauren

Well done my toon xxx

£25

Grace Bennett

Good luck queen!