Louise & Tom

Ribbon Run

Join our supportive, online Ribbon Run community and meet thousands of others taking part!
  Join our Facebook Group!   

Our reason why

So after approaching the 5th year of our relationship, we agreed it was time to start trying for a baby. Very quickly, it happened. But just as quick, it was taken away. On the 16th February 2024 I started to bleed. And by the 18th February, I felt like I was in labor and went through the most traumatic experience of my life. 

And as time goes on, it doesn’t get any easier. Especially when we are still wanting to grow our family with no success so far. 

I ran for this charity last year as I had experienced a loss of a twin in my first pregnancy 8 years ago not knowing I would be back here for a second time. So here we are, me and my partner, supporting each other through 10k, to raise money for SANDS

We’re taking part in Sands Ribbon Run

We’re taking part in Sands Ribbon Run this Baby Loss Awareness Week 9-15 October.

Support us as we take on 5, 10 or 15km together in support of Sands, helping them to continue to build a world where more babies survive and more families receive the happy ending they deserve.

Ribbon Run is a sponsored run, walk or jog where thousands of people come together to remember their babies and raise funds for Sands. It’s free to sign up and it’s up to you how you take part. You can run it, walk it, push it, or jog it; alone or with friends and family.

By sponsoring us, you are helping Sands break the silence around baby loss and to continue to save babies’ lives.

£3 - could provide a Sands birth certificate for a baby whose birth cannot be registered through a register office.

£10 - could provide a bereaved family with a support pack and resources when they need it the most

£10 - could provide a hand and footprint kit to help create memories

£20 - could provide a bereaved family with a memory box to help create and keep safe precious and lasting memories of their baby

£35 - could answer a call from someone reaching out for support who has been through pregnancy loss or the death of a baby.

£100 - could help ensure every hospital in the UK has a dedicated Sands volunteer to help healthcare professionals access our training, guidance and support.

Thank you to our Sponsors

£106

Will James

Good luck both! I know you will smash it and for a great cause!

£27

Shane

Have a good run. xx

£21

Michael O Driscoll

£21

Nathan ‘big Dawg’ Broderick

Get upppp big dawg

£20

Skip.

Smash it guys 💥 🏃 🏃🏼‍♀️

£11

Luke Walker

£11

Chris Latham

Great work from and great man Tom. And his partner. We’ll done to you both

£11

Danielle Collins

Good Luck both 😊

£11

Lee Farmer

Go smash it guys you got this ❤️

£11

Alan Kennedy

£11

Ads Smith

Good luck to you both 💙

£11

Lee Smith

Well done both of you

£11

James Kerr

Great cause, and one that is close to my heart. Good luck Louise & Tom x

£11

Jim Freeman

Good luck you'll smash it

£11

Jenna Hartwig

Well done xxx

£11

Lauren

Good luck to both of you💓

£10

Wendy Wilson

Well done to you both, and such a great cause.

£10

Paul Richards

£10

Daniel Pidgeon

Raising money for a great cause there brother, proud of you both ❤️

£10

Louise

What a great charity to be supporting. Good luck guys

£5

Stacey

Good luck guys!

£5

Stefan Mattox

£5

Steven Robinson

£5

Iain Bond

Go smash it both

£5

Emma & Matt

Very Well done guys