BASICS Essex is pleased to share the outstanding efforts of this year’s London Marathon runners, with 21 inspiring individuals taking on the challenge on behalf of our emergency medical charity. This year, our inspiring runners raised a total of over £35,000 for the charity from fundraising efforts, which will support us with equipment, training and maintaining the day-to-day operations of the charity, allowing our volunteer clinicians to provide life-saving support across Essex communities. Alongside this incredible support, we saw some incredible runner journeys including Jamie Campbell from Southend who broke a Guinness World Record attempt as ‘World Fastest Shrimp’ and an unlikely duo of veteran runners John and his Grand-daughter Katie, who combined have completed the marathon over 39 times. Damon Nugent also received his ‘London Classic’ medal for finishing three competitive races, while we witnessed first-time runners Tracey and Max accomplish their first London Marathon in great time! Paul Gates, Chairman, “I would like to say thank all of our runners who have shown incredible spirit in their fundraising efforts, which will go a long way in supporting the charity. They are real lifesavers as without their energy and ability to raise the tremendous amount we would be unable ot do what we do and save lives across Essex. We are also pleased to announce that we now have spaces for the London 2026 Marathon” Click to learn more about the 2026 Marathon and get in touch today!

We are excited to announce the first corporate sponsor for our ‘Sponsor a Clinician’ partnership, Wood & Disney Ltd, who are sponsoring local clinician Dr Matt Buckland Hoby.   Each year our growing team of 25 BASICS Essex volunteer clinicians give their time to provide critical emergency medical care across Essex Communities. ​​​​   Matt, a GP by background, who has undertaken additional training in pre-hospital critical care, has been responding for BASICS Essex for over five years in the North East Essex area.   We spoke to Georgia Hines, Client Manager at Wood & Disney about the importance of this CSR activity!   Firstly, who are Wood & Disney? Wood & Disney Ltd are your local friendly accountants based in Colchester. We are jargon-free and pride ourselves on being advisors to ambitious entrepreneurs building amazing futures together.     Why do you think it is important to support local charities in Essex?  We want to support the local community wherever we can and understand the difficulties local charities can face when compared to the large national charities. As a team, we want to support local charities alongside the national ones as it means we can see the impact our support provides.     What made you choose BASICS Essex?  I met the team at a chamber of commerce event and found out about BASICS Essex does and think this is such an important service, when I fed back to the wider team this is something which we wanted to support. The addition of supporting a Colchester-based clinician was a bonus and this is where most of the team live so will be great to support something so local!   What are you most looking forward to with the relationship?  We are looking forward to supporting BASIC’s work, finding out more about what you guys do, how we can support you further and also learning some potentially life-saving skills along the way!   What fundraising plans do you have for the year?  While we haven’t quite wrapped our brains about this part, we are looking forward to bringing the team together to come up with some fun ideas to fundraise!   We look forward to supporting the team with their fundraising journey. Learn how your business can sponsor a clinician in your area here!

At BASICS Essex, our volunteer clinicians provide pre-hospital critical care across the county, which is completely funded by the generosity of public and corporate fundraising and sponsorship. Since 2023, Chelmsford-based Gepp Solicitors has been working with BASICS Essex as a charity partner, contributing to over £3,500 in fundraising contributions. Miranda Best, Business Development and Marketing Director at Gepp Solicitors, said;   “We were on a look out for an exciting local charity that is driving impact in our community and that received minimal government funding. BASICS Essex met all these needs, and the team were very keen to meet and inspire colleagues.”   In a passionate presentation, BASICS Essex Chairman Paul Gates kicked off the relationship by sharing stories of how volunteer clinicians are dedicated to providing pre-hospital critical care and saving lives while supporting the East of England Ambulance Service. NHS Trust Over the past three years, Gepp Solicitor colleagues have fundraised through a series of activities including Quizzes, Just Giving donations and Christmas Cards, alongside a challenging trek across the Lake District. Furthermore, the Law firm has continuously invited BASICS Essex colleagues to the Young Farmers Show, where our volunteer clinicians have demonstrated CPR and AED sessions, raising local awareness of the charity. We look forward to also attending this year’s event on Sunday 18th May 2025   Miranda added, “The one thing I love about this sort of CSR activity is that it really brings the team together. It has been a real team effort and I’m incredibly proud of colleagues who have supported this incredible charity. With recent fundraising, BASICS Essex has invested in a new emergency response vehicle, improved personal protective equipment and training for volunteer clinicians, Paul Gates, BASICS Essex Chairman; “We are incredibly grateful for the support that Miranda and the Gepp Solicitor team have provided over recent years, and look forward to continuing our strong relationship in the future.” The charity has also set up a new ‘Sponsor A Clinician’ scheme, offering benefits such as a complimentary CPR workshop and website listings for local businesses who want to support the charity. Learn more about how you can support the team here https://bit.ly/sponsoraclinician

BASICS Essex (British Association for Immediate Care Essex) is a network of volunteer emergency doctors and paramedics who provide immediate access to pre hospital Immediate Medical care. Sponsor A Clinician Learn More Your support helps to save lives in our local community. Text ESSEX to 70085 to donate £5 Introducing BASICS Essex THE ESSEX EMERGENCY MEDICAL CHARITY Our highly trained volunteer doctors and paramedics respond to incidents at the request of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust , supplementing the outstanding service provided by ambulance clinicians. Our volunteers respond in our enhanced care vehicle or their own vehicles - anytime, anywhere in Essex. We work with the British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) to provide advanced, emergency care training to our volunteers. What we do You can help us to save local lives We do not receive any statutory funding and therefore rely solely upon grants and donations. Ways to donate Recent News BASICS Essex thanks Chelmsford-based Gepp Solicitors for ongoing fundraising success. At BASICS Essex, our volunteer clinicians provide pre-hospital critical care across the county, which is completely funded by the... Meet Our Volunteers: Nick Sillett ‘that case still motivates me to volunteer for BASICS to this day’ At BASICS Essex, our team of volunteer clinicians are dedicated to providing critical pre-hospital care to Essex residents, responding to... BASICS Essex Clinician praised by patient after receiving quick and effective pain relief. At BASICS Essex, our team of volunteer clinicians work around the clock providing critical pre-hospital care and assistance to the East... All News Full kit carried by our autonomous responders Response Personal Protective Suit £600 Rescue Helmet £150 Advanced Patient Monitor and Defibrillator £14,833 High visibility Jacket £250 Blue Light Fit to Vehicle £2,100 Portable Airway Suction Unit £400 Response Bag (Including Kit) £1,000 Safety Boots £130 Help us provide kit to our responders Ways to donate Passionate about pre-hospital care? Many of our doctors are educators, teaching vital life saving skills to other emergency carers. To help enhance your skills, get in touch today. Contact us TCS LONDON MARATHON BASICS Essex have places available each year in the London Marathon. Run in aid of us and help to enable BASICS Essex to continue with our Voluntary life saving work. More info Join our weekly charity lottery Support us today by joining our new charity lottery, with a guaranteed cash prize every week! More info Subscribe to our newsletter • Don’t miss out! Email Join Thanks for subscribing!

TCS London Marathon The London Marathon is the capital's most popular sporting event, with over 50,000 people taking part last year. Looking to join? BASICS Essex has 20 places available for 2026. BASICS Essex Team Runners will receive: A fundraising pack, full of hints and tips to help you smash your target A BASICS Essex running T-Shirt or Vest London Marathon phone support, advice and guidance Support on the day from BASICS Essex 'Cheer Points' along the route Subject to venues being open, a Pasta Party, ahead of the event Registration fee £150 (Non-refundable) Fundraising target £2000 (Excluding Gift Aid) Have you received a place through the Public Ballot or your Running Club? We need your support... Run with our team of life savers. Help ensure, our vital 999 Emergency Medical Charity, can continue to provide its voluntary life saving work. For further information contact our Community Fundraiser: christine.winzar@basicsessex.org.uk / 07932695389 2024 Runners Congratulations and thank you to all the BASICS Essex runners for TCS London Marathon 2024! Garry Raised nearly £2,000 - Thank you! Anderson Builders 6 runners raised £15,000 - Thank you! VIRTUAL MARATHON Looking to run the London Marathon virtually from anywhere in the world? We can also support you with the TCS Virtual London Marathon, and we'd love to be your charity of choice! Get in touch for more information! Meet John Tyszkiewicz John participated in the Virtual Virgin London Marathon 2020, in aid of BASICS Essex. He ran 26.2 miles around his chosen route in Essex. John has raised over £4,000 which will help BASICS Essex volunteer Clinicians, save further lives across Essex communities.

​Find out how all our supporters are helping make a vital difference to BASICS Essex. Our Supporters BASICS Essex is grateful to the following businesses, trusts and foundations who support our medical emergency charity, as well as all our individual supporters and those who wish to remain anonymous. Supporters News Anderson Development Group - £15,000 Raised by London Marathon Runners Sep 5, 2024 58 National Lottery Funding Jul 16, 2024 23 easyfundraising Mar 7, 2024 17 See all news Featured In November 2021, Smarter Metering Services Limited and Gas Emergency UK were extremely generous in donating us a new response car! Read more: New Response Vehicle #XC3 Following a generous grant from BASICS via the County Air Ambulance Trust's #HELPappeal , we have been able to purchase new PPE for all our autonomous responders and a X-Series Zoll Defibrillator. Read more: New PPE helmets for responders #HELPappeal Grant awarded by BASICS #HELPAppeal Supporters Wood & Disney Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors Harlow Health Centres Trust Fowler Smith and Jones Trust The Tudwick Foundation The Hospital Saturday Fund The Grace Trust Arnold Clark Community Fund easyfundraising Mighty Oak Brewery South Woodham Ferrers Rotary Club Essex Community Foundation Stansted Airport Passenger Community Fund ASDA Foundation.png The National Lottery Community Fund Marks & Spencer Morrisons - Maldon The CO-OP Partnership Great Baddow Waitrose & Partners Walter Farthing Trust Grassroots Charity Supporting causes in Colchester and Tendring Colchester Catalyst Charity Nationwide Vehicle Recovery Assistance Foyle Foundation Burham-on-Crouch Inner Wheel Ladbrokes Coral Trust