Crystal Palace fan’s family raise £20,000 for cancer charity by running 460km

The family of a Crystal Palace fan and former ITV News editor are running 460km throughout June to raise money for a cancer charity.

Geoff Hill was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2017, which is extremely rare in adults, and has been battling the disease ever since.

Geoff’s brother-in-law Lee Roberts, along with his brother-in-law Jordan Smith, have been inspired to raise money for cancer charity Cure Leukaemia.

They have started a ‘Palace to Paris’ challenge where they will be running the equivalent distance from Selhurst Park to Paris by covering 460km throughout June. 

They have raised £20,000 of their £25,000 target so far.

Since Geoff’s diagnosis, he has had almost 100 rounds of intravenous and intrathecal chemotherapy, 24 fractions of radiotherapy, more than 6,000 pills and countless invasive procedures.

Cure Leukaemia is one organisation dedicated to finding a cure to this dreadful disease and also supports the clinical trials by funding specialist nurses across the UK.

You can support Geoff and the charity Cure Leukaemia by donating to the ‘Palace to Paris’ challenge here.

Pictured top: L-R Jordan Smith, Mark Bright, Geoff Hill, Steve Parish, and Lee Roberts