One mad Caversham worshipper will be taking to the streets of Reading on March 21st to take part in Reading’s Half Marathon.

Steve Beazely ran the half marathon with his fiance last year, and didn’t learn from the blisters, soreness and achyness so has decided to run the marathon again this year.

Steve is this year running solo and aiming to raise funds for the Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, Yeldall Manor.

Steve says “As someone who battled a serious alcohol addiction several years ago, I know the pain and difficulty of trying to recover on your own. How I wish that I could have had help from a place like Yeldall Manor. It is not just the person with the addiction who suffers, the addiction affects their family, friends and colleagues, too – everyone around them. What I needed to get better was people who understood how I felt and had the patience to help me put my life back together. Most of all, I needed healing mentally and spiritually as well as physically, the sort of healing that could only come from accepting Jesus into my life. I have replaced the alcohol with faith in God and the Half Marathon is symbolic to me of how I am now running a straight course through life to a positive future.”

This is what Yeldall Manor provides for men of all ages and from all around the country – acceptance, support and a safe place to transform your life.

– For men just like me who have faced troubles in their life and not been able to cope, turning to alcohol or drugs to try and block out the problems and depression.

– For men just like me who simply need a second chance to reintegrate with society and their loved ones and to have a fulfilling life.

if you would like to sponsor Steve then please visit his justgiving page at http://www.justgiving.com/SteveBeazeley