Ben Howard aged 28 of Brockham will be running the Chicago Marathon on 7th October 2007.

He has previously run the London, Stratford, New Forest and New York Marathons and his best time to date is 3 hours 30 mins.

Ben is hoping to better his best time in Chicago so that he may be invited to run the next Boston Marathon.

Ben has previously raised money for SCOPE and PHAB by running in marathons and Brockham Good Companions are very lucky to have the opportunity to raise money through Bens efforts in the Chicago Marathon this October.

Brockham Good Companions are a long established, well known part of the community and regularly make donations and gifts to individuals in Brockham.

We recently donated a hand held pulse machine to Tanners Meadow Surgery; this is a very useful piece of medical equipment and the Doctors were delighted to receive it. This will obviously be of benefit to patients who live in Brockham, Betchworth, Leigh, Newdigate and even as far as Rusper.

We would dearly love to be able to donate further gifts and valuable equipment to the Surgery and other good causes. So please show your support for Ben and sponsor him generously!!

Sponsor forms are located around the villages in key places (shops, pubs, surgeries) and will also be circulated at any meetings or social event we can "muscle in on"!

If you would like a sponsor form to take to work, or get friends and family to fill in, please contact Gill Archer on Betchworth (01737) 843848.

Once again many thanks to Ben for handing us this fund-raising opportunity and also to you in anticipation of your generosity.