James Nixon Jim's Great North Run 2026

I'm raising money for the GNR 2026 for The Bubble Foundation, a local children's charity that helps many sick children and their families through some of the worst illnesses.

This charity is close to my heart after my friends child, Joseph, caught a very rare illness called Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome at 11 months old and had to undergo several months of treatment with chemotherapy shortly before his transplant. I'm pleased to say he's made a full recovery 😊 The support to Joseph and his family was an absolute blessing.

You can read more of his story at

https://www.bubblefoundation.org.uk/about/our-people/joseph

It's a small charity where funding makes a huge difference to children's lives so any spare change is very much appreciated thank you.

Based at Ward 3 of the Great North Children’s Hospital at the RVI in Newcastle, the Bubble Foundation saves the lives of babies and children born with defective immune systems.

Most children on Ward 3 are undergoing a bone marrow transplant. They will likely be on the ward for about 5 months, on a special bed with an air flow system which acts like a bubble. A parent usually stays with their child, often sleeping on a camp bed in their room. Families come from all over central and northern England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, sometimes with very little notice. They are uprooted from their home lives, often leaving other children, a partner and their job hundreds of miles away, moving to an unknown city and challenging hospital conditions. It’s an incredibly stressful time. The charity provides toys and equipment for the children and the NHS and support for the families; they also fund life saving research into treatment and diagnosis.