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Jon Egging Trust has huge success at the GNR 2015

Jon Egging Trust has huge success at the GNR 2015

Patron Professor Brian Cox and seven other runners successfully completed the Great North Run on Sunday the 13th September in aid of the Jon Egging Trust.

Among them was CEO of the charity Dr Emma Egging and two of Jon’s teammates when he was on the Reds, Sqn Ldr Ben Plank and Flt Lt Chris Lyndon Smith.

Professor Cox ran in a time of 1hr 53 mins. Fastest of the group was Hattie Stringer, aged 20, who completed the race in an impressive 1hr 47 minutes.
Dr Emma Egging commented on the significance of the day: “Four years ago today I was here at the Great North Run and back then the Trust was just a concept. I really wanted to take what Jon stood for and develop youth programmes which inspired and engaged, and gave young people the opportunity to be the best they can be. Standing here today I am really proud to say that now we are working in five different regions, working with thousands of young people every year and we have fantastic role models across the country – including of course one of our Patrons, Professor Brian Cox. So it is great to be here today and to think about what we have achieved and look forward to what is ahead.”

Dated: 13/09/2015 The 35th staging of the Morrisons Great North Run took place today (13 September). 57,000 people registered to take part in Britain's biggest running event, a 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields. Picture shows Prof Brian Cox and Dr Emma Egging #NorthNewsAndPictures/2daymedia

Professor Brian Cox said: “I am here today running for the Jon Egging Trust because it is a very targeted intervention for young people who are struggling for a variety of reasons. It could be that they care for their parents or are having difficulties at school, and it works. I was at RAF Coningsby last week with a group of Blue Skies students going into their third year and I was talking to students who wouldn’t have even spoken to an adult with confidence when they started, now one of them wants to be a chef in the RAF, another wants to be an engineer, one of course wants to be a pilot. You can see their increase in confidence. Every one of them will now not fail. It is a very powerful intervention.”

Thanks to the support of the public the team has raised over £11,000 for the Trust.