Caroline’s story – a cross-continental swim
At the end of August, I plunged off a boat in Istanbul alongside 3,000 other…
Matt Spencer23 September 2025
Ed’s story – The National Three Peaks challenge
Three mountains. 37km distance. 3064 metres ascent. When they're numbers on a page it can…
Matt Spencer1 July 2025
Lee’s story — From visitor to fundraiser
I'm honoured to be running The Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise money for The…
Matt Spencer9 October 2024
Colleen’s story – Running for recovery
9 March 2020 was the day I first heard about The Listening Place. It was…
Matt Spencer15 October 2021
Julia’s story – A 1,000 mile challenge
Here is a truth about me: I like to have fun, and if things are…
Matt Spencer15 July 2021
Lindsay’s story – Donating commutes to TLP
I am Lindsay 150 and I have been volunteering at TLP for four years. I…
Matt Spencer3 June 2021
Sarah’s story – A fundraising comedy gala
This month we heard from Sarah Pearce, Co-Founder of Angel Comedy, who shared her experience…
Matt Spencer27 April 2021
Emily’s story – Crafting Christmas decorations
I discovered the wonderful world of ceramics whilst I was in my final year at…
Matt Spencer24 February 2021
Si’s story – Singing and songwriting for TLP
At the end of 2020, I released a free EP to encourage people to donate…
Matt Spencer20 January 2021
Scarlett’s story – Hiking 3,000 miles for TLP
In 2019 I hiked the Continental Divide Trail, from Mexico to Canada, to raise money…
Matt Spencer17 November 2020
