I’m running in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon. Training is well underway and my blisters and aching limbs are developing nicely.

I’m running this year in aid of the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation (SSMF).

The Foundation raises money to encourage young people to take part in sport and to achieve through sport and assists young people financially, whatever their sporting disciplines, levels of ability or ambitions and makes regular grants to people under 21 years of age.

Any youngster under the age of 21 taking part can apply to the Foundation for a grant.

The Foundation is also involved in funding a number of group coaching schemes at various establishments, again maintaining Sir Stan’s principles of creating and sustaining opportunities for young people to enjoy partaking in sport and to achieve through that.

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Report on the visit to South Africa with Stoke-on-Trent College students and Lecturers:

The Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation is very happy to have supported this “Challenge South Africa” and can be very proud of these young ambassadors who have benefited with a sense of achievement through sport.

It was wonderful to see first-hand how much this culmination of nine month work benefited the 25 students. On visits to Black and Coloured Township schools, giving coaching to the pupils, the Stoke-on-Trent College students grew from strength to strength as confident, sympathetic and warm people.

It was life changing for each and every one. In fact the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation can be very proud of these students.

It was particularly emotional for me to see in action that my late father’s work of coaching the Black and Coloured children is being carried on.