Charity Bosses Going Extra Mile Round Isle Of Wight For Disadvantaged Teens

The bosses of social mobility charity The Talent Tap are taking on a gruelling 104km (64.5 mile) run around the Isle of Wight to highlight the geographical and socio-economic barriers facing young Islanders.

On Saturday (October 21), CEO Naomi Ambrose will be joined by fellow team members, including The Talent Tap’s founder Nick Cowley and several current Talent Tap students, to run the equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons back-to-back around the Island.

The money raised by the team will go directly to supporting more young islanders to access The Talent Tap’s life-changing programme.

The Talent Tap is the only Social Mobility Charity with a direct presence on the Isle of Wight.

Young people from Year 13 can apply to the Talent Tap to receive up to 4 years of funded support including bursaries to visit universities, residential work experience opportunities in major UK cities, employability training, introductions to a network and mentoring.

The programme aims to give students the knowledge, confidence, and skills they need to access employment on a level playing field with those from more privileged backgrounds.

Former Talent Tap success stories from the Isle of Wight include Abigail Keyte, from Christ the King, who currently works for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, and Sam Marchbank from Ryde Academy, who has started a graduate trainee job with Lloyds Banking Group in Bristol.

Sam said:

"The support The Talent Tap has given me not just this year, but since I signed up over three years ago has been incredible.

“A lot of the skills I have learnt and experience that have got me to this point have been through the charity.

"The Talent Tap has given me the springboard I needed to achieve what I have and get where I am today.”

The Talent Tap team are all keen runners, but they have never covered such a distance in one go.

All money raised will go towards enabling young people facing socio-economic and geographical barriers to access The Talent Tap programme and gain the future they deserve.

As an example, £1,500 will fund one student on the charity’s programme for one year. 

To sponsor the runners to go the extra mile(s) for Isle of Wight teens visit: https://www.justgiving.com/page/team-talent-tap-round-iow