Can you help local people turn their lives around by joining Team SSJ (Society of St James) when the marathon, half marathon and 10K take place in Southampton on April 23?

Runners approach Bitterne Park Triangle during last year's half marathon

Last year 30 runners took part for Team SSJ, and together they raised over £6,200.

The Southampton charity says the cash had “a huge impact on local vulnerable and homeless people, enabling us to offer greater access to life-skills training, to stop people remaining in the harmful cycle of homelessness and help provide them with skills around budgeting, safety and cooking/healthy eating”.

If you’d like to run with Team SSJ, find out more and fill in the form on their website. A £15 registration fee applies and they ask you to commit to raising some sponsorship.

• If running’s not your thing, there are also spaces available for a charity abseil on August 12 – down Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth! Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.