Hannah, lives in London and raised the money by being sponsored to run in the very first half marathon -  13 gruelling miles - to be held in London’s Royal Parks. The half marathon on October 12 was organised by the Royal Parks Foundation and attracted 12,500 runners. Hannah chose Helping Hands as the charity she wanted to support with the money pledged to her by many friends and relatives for running in the event.

Tens of thousands of people watched the runners taking part in the event, which took the participants through St James’s Park, Green Park, Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. The half marathon was conducted in bright sunshine and Hannah was one of the thousands who completed the event.

Hannah, who works as a media officer for a big London company, thanked everyone who made a donation and said: “You'll be pleased to know that I completed the half-marathon in just over two hours - 2:06 to be precise - which I'm very happy about. It turned out to be a beautiful day in London, with Hyde Park at its autumnal best, and the atmosphere was amazing. Anyway, I'm sure Helping Hands Club will be very grateful to receive your donations - many thanks to everyone who sponsored me for your generosity.”

Hannah, who was brought up with Becky and their other sister Amy in Leamington, said she ran in the event to raise awareness and vital funds for Helping Hands.

“This year also happens to be Helping Hands' 30th anniversary so to celebrate the occasion I thought I'd give them a helping hand of my own by running the half marathon.”

One of Hannah’s close friends from Leamington, Sarah McCarten, also ran in the event to give Hannah some support and encouragement. And she was also supported from the sidelines by her sister Amy, her mum and dad Jean and Craig Seton, her cousin Sophie and her boyfriend David. Sarah’s mum, Sharron, also travelled from Leamington to watch Hannah and Sarah finish the event.