Avon and Somerset Police Officer George Pettingell has set his sights on running the London Marathon and raising £1000 to support injured emergency services personnel.

George said: “I am running the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon.  In order to raise funds for The Blue Lamp Foundation.  I will be advertising my task around colleagues within the police, through Facebook and via friends and family.

I will also be entering a number of training events where I will be running on behalf of Blue Lamp.

”As a serving police officer I see the charity as a vital support network for other serving emergency service personnel.  The events which came to form this charity sit strongly in my mind and I remember at the time have a personal investment in the ongoing incident.

“Since that time I have been strong supporter of the charity and proudly use my mug at work to help advertise the great work it undertakes.”

Good luck with your training George!

To help George reach his target, you can sponsor him via his JustGiving page.