Worcestershires Youngest Councillor Takes on London Marathon Challenge

Aled Luckman is a councillor for Alvechurch. He’s running the London Marathon because his motivation is personal; his grandmother died from Alzheimer’s, and his uncle also has this disease now.

The 25-year-old aims to raise £5,000 to support dementia research. This research seeks treatments and cures.

He says he is honored to run, as Alzheimer’s Research UK is important to him. Losing his grandmother was very sad, and seeing his uncle suffer is also hard.

Alzheimer’s takes away memories and independence, changing who people are. He doesn’t want families enduring this, so he runs to honor his grandmother and support his uncle. He also wants to fund more research that may end this disease.

It’s his first marathon, and training is tough but he keeps going. Each mile brings a dementia-free world closer, and any donation can help.

He also promotes “Healthy Worcestershire,” which provides free local health sessions to improve social connections.