University of East London Homepage

UEL Lecturer keeps on running to raise money for H.E.A.R.T UK

Friday 27 February 2009

Maxine Newlands

A University of East London (UEL) Lecturer in Journalism is facing the challenge of a lifetime as she gears up to run the Flora London Marathon on 26th April this year. Maxine Newlands, 35 will be donning her sports gear and running 26.2 miles to raise £2000 for British charity H.E.A.R.T UK. 

Maxine’s motivation to run the marathon is due to a close family member dying as a result of heart disease. She has since supported numerous heart charities.

Maxine said: "I've never done any long distance running before and the last time I ran was cross country in PE lessons at school and that was a few years ago! When a close family member suddenly passed away, it was a very difficult and confusing time for the family. Now I'm fitting running in around teaching, developing a new sports journalism degree programme and researching.”

Maxine is well known among colleagues for her previous charity drives.  She has completed three London to Brighton Bike rides, and is hoping the UEL and local community will support her in this marathon challenge.

As part of Team red laces for H.E.A.R.T UK one of the two official Charities for the Flora London Marathon, Maxine will be running with 400 others to raise £2000. The money will make a huge difference to H.E.AR.T U.K as they can continue with their invaluable work supporting families in similar circumstances. So far, she has £300.

Steve Trevillion, UEL’s Dean of School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies said: “We are very proud of Maxine and fully support her efforts to raise money for HEART by running the London Marathon.”

If you would like to sponsor Maxine visit her online fundraising page on www.justgiving.com/maxinenewlands. Payments can be made by credit or debit card, and the money will go directly to H.E.A.R.T UK. Where supporters are UK taxpayers, the charity will automatically receive 28% extra in Gift Aid, which makes Justgiving the most efficient way of sponsoring Maxine. For a paper form email Maxine with your donation at m.newlands@uel.ac.uk

Prior to the London Marathon, Maxine will also be running in the Newham classic 10k, which is on April 19 and is also to raise money for charity.

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

Information for screenreader users:

For a general description of these pages and an explanation of how they should work with screenreading equipment please follow this link: Link to general description

For further information on this web site’s accessibility features please follow this link: Link to accessibility information