On the 7th I hosted one very successful bake sale - thank you to everyone who came and donated!!!
Chris and Lydia's Marathon Fundraiser
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Chris and Lydia Townsend are raising money for The Lord's Taverners
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Our story
We're running the London Marathon 2026 — together!
Cricket has played a huge role in both of our lives, so we’re absolutely thrilled to be taking on this incredible challenge as a father-daughter duo to raise money for Lord’s Taverners — a fantastic charity that works to make cricket more accessible to young people across the UK.
The work they do shows just how powerful sport can be in building confidence, creating opportunities, and bringing communities together — and we’re proud to support their mission with every mile we run.
While our cricket (and running!) may be played at slightly different levels, we’ll be tackling the marathon side by side from start to finish.
We’d be so grateful for your support — wish us luck, and thank you for helping us make a difference!
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Our updates
a very rainy 20k today - who said winter training in Scotland wasn’t fun?
Out in the #teamtavs shirts today for park run! Including a cheeky PB for Lyds
22km for turning 22 years old today!! Certainly wasn’t my fastest run, but despite the rain and wind we still had fun!
Charity
The Lord's Taverners
Charity number: 306054
Recent donations
By 145 supporters
Chris
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Putting my money where my mouth is!
Hannah Straw
£15.00
thanks so much for tasty brunch lydia xxxxxxx
Mark Ellis
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck! Expecting a Guinness World record on the day!
Martina
£50.00
Jenson Beard
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Chris
The Earle Family
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Good luck and best wishes.
The Wells family
£52.40
+ £13.10 Gift Aid
Good luck with the training and run and congrats on all you’ve raised.
The Peddys
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Good luck and thanks for everything at Felsted
Max, Alex, Tetyana
£30.00
The Baxter Family
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Dear Chris, best of luck not only in running the marathon but also in your new job. You will be missed. Thank you for all you have done for our childrean.S Best wishes Myles, Alice, Will, Danny and Hannah
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