The Anthony Collins Solicitors' FourCubed team have moved on from the gruelling London Marathon and are now in their final preparations for the Edinburgh Marathon less than 5 weeks later.

The four lawyers are delighted to announce that they will be running the Edinburgh marathon with the support of Nestor Partnership who have made an extremely generous donation of £2000. Nestor Partnership are a specialist independent financial advice firm, created by a group of highly experienced financial services professionals. They offer a superior independent financial advice service for individuals, trustees and corporate clients.

The Edinburgh Marathon represents the 6th of 12 runs that the FourCubed team will take part in within a 12 month period, their aim being to raise as much money as possible for the charity Whizz-Kidz. The Team have already completed the Birmingham Half Marathon, the Gloucester Marathon, a Stratford 10km race, the Liverpool Half Marathon and most recently the Virgin London Marathon.

The running team consists of 4 solicitors from Anthony Collins Solicitors, they are Rankeshwar Batta a Partner at the firm and Black Country born and bred. Amy O'Connor, is another local girl, born, raised and still living in Stourbridge, Amy is a newly qualified solicitor. Kate Jackson is also a newly qualified solicitor, was raised in North Yorkshire but has been a Birmingham resident for a few years now. Finally, David Evison another newly qualified solicitor, raised in Shropshire and currently a Birmingham resident.

Rankeshwar said: "At Anthony Collins Solicitors we have a fantastic working relationship with Nestor Partnership. They understand and are involved in the work that we do with disadvantaged people and why we are committed to raising money on behalf of Whizz Kidz."

"Whizz-Kidz improves the lives of so many children and young people in the UK, which made choosing to support the charity an easy decision for the team as it closely aligns with the team's personal beliefs, as well as Anthony Collins' values and ethos."

"Through the generosity of Nestor Partnership and others the FourCubed running team have stormed past our target, of £10,000 just halfway through our challenge, which fills us with hope that we can push ahead and raise a final total which can make a big difference to Whizz Kidz and the children they help."

Ryan Lewis a Partner at Nestor Partnership said "We have been working with Anthony Collins Solicitors for a numbers of years now and throughout that time we have supported and worked with each other with a view to helping our mutual clients."

"We were originally asked to run one of the marathons alongside the FourCubed runners, but sadly after years of cross country running around Shrewsbury and Mid Wales, my knees can't cope with road running, but we still wanted to be involved and are delighted to be one of the sponsors. We wish the runners from Anthony Collins every success in their fundraising quest for the fantastic charity that is Whizz Kidz."

Rankeshwar added "All money the running team raise will sit alongside the money raised by the other teams within the firm, who are all organising individual events to assist their chosen charities. Hopefully through the FourCubed initiative Anthony Collins Solicitors can make a huge combined impact on several charities and their beneficiaries".

The inspiration for FourCubed came about when Rankeshwar Batta turned 40 this year and wanted to make an extra special contribution to fundraising with the objective of raising as much money as possible over a 12 month period, he then convinced three fellow Anthony Collins' solicitors to take part

Adds Rankeshwar: "The fundraising idea within Anthony Collins is really beginning to take shape, with several departments now having raised several thousand pounds for their chosen charities. Each team has fundraising targets for their chosen charities with an active campaign for fundraising for the duration of the FourCubed challenge."

The other charities include: Rathbone, Cord, MLST, Cerebra, The Children's Society, Cystic Fibrosis, SENSE, The Lighthouse Group and YMCA.