Family's pride as five-year-old Lancaster boy raises £1300 from 10-day charity run

Stanley Coward

A five-year-old boy from Lancaster has completed 10 days of charity runs to raise money for a cause dear to his heart.

Stanley Coward has run 10km - 1km a day for 10 days - to raise funds for Cancer Research, and so far has raised more than £1320.

Stanley, who goes to Skerton St Luke's School, completed his final run on Easter Sunday in Ryelands Park, Lancaster.

Yvonne Stanworth, his grandmother, said his family were very proud of him.

Here is Stanley, pictured below.

Stanley's fundraising page says: "Stanley is five years old and even at this young age we have had to talk to him about cancer.

"We have also talked about ways we can help even though the doctors try and 'fix' people there are things we can do.

"Stanley's nanna has just completed a very intense nine months of cancer treatment and she is one of the lucky ones that has come out the other side.

"Stanley very briefly met his grandad when he came into this world three weeks early.

"I believe this happened for a reason. If he came on his due date he would never have met him.

"He knows his grandad watches over him from heaven and his love of trains runs deep within both his grandsons.

"Everybody will be affected by cancer, whether it be a loved one or themselves. Maybe, just maybe a little bit of research can save someone we love."

Stanley will be presented with an award at his school on Friday. 

You can donate to Stanley's page HERE. 

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