Staff from a Stoke-on-Trent charity are gearing up to run the Potter's 'Arf next month for a local domestic abuse charity. 

Colleagues from Honeycomb Group, based in Stoke, are coming together on 11 June to fundraise for Glow, which is part of the group. 

The team consists of Alison Lawson, Becky Fedorodd, Mark Lovatt and Will Allen, who work in different roles across the organisation. 

The Potter's 'Arf team are running specifically for Glow's education and prevention service, which works with children and young people across the city, to educate them about healthy relationships and offer one-to-one support when needed.  

Mark Lovatt is a handyperson for Revival, part of Honeycomb Group. He wanted to take on a challenge in the run up to a very special birthday.  

He explained: "It's coming up to my 50th and I wanted a challenge, so I thought, 'why not do a half marathon?'  

"I've never done one before, but I did run the Manchester 10k last year so I have a bit of experience of this kind of thing. I'm training hard, but it's still a bit nerve wracking. I'm really excited though." 

The Potters 'Arf is a half marathon around the streets of Stoke-on-Trent which takes place every June (Nub News).

Glow Team Leader Becky Fedoroff signed up to beat a case of the winter blues.  

She said: "I wanted to have a goal to train towards. I thought it would be really beneficial for both my mental and physical health. Two or three years ago I used to run quite regularly, but much shorter distances.  

"For one reason or another, it trailed off, and I just stopped making time for it. I thought that signing up and training for the race would force me to get back into it – even better that it's for an important cause. I'm loving getting back into running, I'd forgotten what a good feeling it was. 

"I definitely have a mixture of nerves and excitement. It's exciting to be part of a local event, especially as a team with my lovely colleagues, but 13 miles is a very long way to run, which is a bit scary!" 

The team meet up every week for a practice run, with Mark nicknaming them 'the Potters Trotters.' 

You can support the team on their JustGiving page.

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