Cheshire woman conquers London Marathon for deaf children

Kingsley resident Lisa Easton conquered the London Marathon in support of the National Deaf Children’s Society on Sunday 23rd April.

Lisa finished the marathon distance of 26.2 miles in a time of four hours, 55 minutes.

She has raised over £2,500 to date for the charity, which supports the UK’s 50,000 deaf children and their families.

She chose to run for the National Deaf Children’s Society because she herself has hearing loss and the charity is important to her.

Lisa, 46, lives in Kingsley with Husband Steve and children Amber, 17, and Jake, 15. She is an Assistant Headteacher and PE Teacher at a Secondary school in Wrexham.

She said:

“To run the London Marathon has always been a dream of mine, but what made is special was that I was able to help others too in doing it. Crossing the finish line was one of proudest moments of life. The tears certainly came at the end when I realised I’d done it. I was overwhelmed with happiness.

“The National Deaf Children’s Society is an amazing charity that does so much to support deaf children and young people. I wanted to raise money to go towards helping deaf young people, whether at home or at school.”

Melissa Jones, of the National Deaf Children’s Society’s fundraising team, added:

“I want to say a massive congratulations to Lisa for taking on and conquering the London Marathon for us. We’re so proud of her.

“The National Deaf Children’s Society is dedicated to supporting the UK’s 50,000 deaf children and their families. The efforts of selfless fundraisers like Lisa will help us to keep on doing our vital work, now and into the future.”

Those wishing to make a donation can still do so by visiting: 

https://2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/lisa-easton

There are around 600 deaf children in Cheshire.

The National Deaf Children’s Society

• The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and their families.
• Three babies are born deaf in the UK every day.
• There are more than 50,000 deaf children in the UK. We help them thrive by providing impartial, practical and emotional support, and by challenging governments and society to meet their needs.
• For more information on our work please, visit www.ndcs.org.uk.
• For further support, parents, deaf children and deaf young people can contact us via our Helpline on 0808 800 8880 (voice and text), on SignVideo (signvideo.co.uk), by email on helpline@ndcs.org.uk or through online chat at www.ndcs.org.uk/livechat.