Arthur is running the Junior South Run this year to raise money for George's Rockstars, a charity that was inspired by his friend George’s experience with music therapy. George lost his battle with leukaemia aged just 6 years old. During his treatment, George was fortunate enough to benefit from music therapy sessions while in isolation during his bone marrow transplant at Bristol Children’s Hospital. Music therapy was the highlight of George’s week during a very tough time and George’s parents saw how happy the children on the ward were when the music therapist came around. It gave a then 4-year-old George a way to express his feelings of frustration. Access to creative therapies such as music therapy is not widely available to children in many hospitals across the country. Having witnessed first-hand the profound effect it had on George during such a difficult time, George's mum, Amy, set about on a mission to help as many children as possible and bring music therapy to every children’s hospital ward in the country!

George's rockstars was set up by Amy in 2019 and now funds music therapy across 5 hospitals. Let's help make it 6!