Two Trowbridge firefighters are running the Bristol half marathon this weekend to raise money for a very special football club.
Bristol City Cerebral Palsy FC is currently raising funds to attend a football festival in Copenhagen this summer.
Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects movement and flexibility. For the players, having a physical outlet that they enjoy, and which goes beyond mundane daily physio exercises, has been hugely valuable.
One of the team’s players is nine-year-old Freddie, whose dad Larson Taylor is a Watch Manager at Trowbridge fire station, working both the wholetime and on-call duty systems.
He’s now roped in his fellow Watch Manager, Steve Taylor (no relation!), to run the Bristol Half with him to raise funds.
Both will be wearing a full fire kit and a breathing apparatus set, and they will be joined on the last mile by players from the football team.
Larson said: “Freddie has benefited so much from his involvement with the football club, and all the team members are so excited for their trip to Copenhagen. Steve and I ran the Bristol half marathon in fire kit two years ago with other colleagues for a cancer charity, so we’re both hoping to improve our times and raise lots of money!”
The pair have already beaten their initial fundraising target of £1,000, but anything additional will cover the costs of equipment and kit used by the young players. To donate, please visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/larson-taylor
