London Marathon 2025 – help John raise funds for stem4
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stem4 shortlisted in Third Sector Awards
Diespeker is pleased to announce that our supported charity stem4 has been shortlisted in multiple categories at the prestigious Third Sector Awards. These awards, now in their twentieth year, celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations operating in the third sector, recognising their tireless efforts and transformative impact. stem4 is a finalist in three categories: • Small Charity of the Year • Breakthrough of the Year for Online Safety
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Marathon 210 completed!
A huge congratulations to MD John Krause on another successful London Marathon run. John completed the course in 03:37:31 – bettering his 2023 time of 3 hours 39 and smashing his Malta time of just under 4 hours (although that was very much due to extreme weather conditions). John was placed at 225 in his category, 9,621 in his gender and 12,405 overall. More than 50,000 people ran this year. He
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25 years of marathons – and still going strong!
He’s at it again! On April 21, Diespeker MD John Krause is running in the TCS London Marathon 2024. It will be his 210th marathon despite his declaration in 2000 that he would only run one… Statistics More than half a million people applied to take part this year, setting a new world record for marathon applications. In 2023 48,600 runners participated, from the elite to the distinctly average! The
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Braving the rain for stem4 – Malta Marathon 2024
A compact but enthusiastic fundraising team travelled to Malta for the island’s annual marathon. Raising funds for charity stem4, the runners and walkers braved really tough weather conditions to complete the course which runs from Malta’s old capital Mdina to the waterfront at Sleima. Unlike previous events where the sun has been much in evidence, this year the heavens opened and the wind howled. Huge puddles formed along the route,
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stem4’s Dr Nihara Krause receives her MBE from the Princess Royal
Last summer, we were proud to announce that the CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of Diespeker’s long-term charity partner stem4, Dr Nihara Krause was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for services to the mental health of young people. On Wednesday January 24, Dr Krause went to Windsor Castle where the Investiture was held. With the King due to be treated in hospital, and the Prince and
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Disused phone boxes given new lease of life by teenage mental health charity stem4
For those of a certain age, the iconic red phone box takes us back to the days when mobiles were just a distant dream. Phone boxes were introduced in the UK 1921, and the more familiar design came into being in 1926, conceptualised by architect Giles Gilbert Scott. There have been many more versions of phone boxes (or kiosks) over the decades, but they have always included some form of
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MBE for stem4 CEO Dr Nihara Krause
We are incredibly proud to announce that the CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of Diespeker’s long-term charity partner stem4 has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.  Dr Nihara Krause has been recognised for services to the mental health of young people. Everyone at Diespeker is delighted with this impressive recognition. Dr Krause founded stem4 in 2011, to provide accurate, user-friendly psychoeducation to young people, their families
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Diespeker makes moves at the London Marathon
A huge well done to our two marathon runners, MD John and Foreman David for successfully completing the London Marathon 2023! The race this year was slightly hampered by weather, leading to challenging wet roads. John ran a time of 3 hours 39 minutes at a very steady pace, which he was delighted with. He was placed 195th in his category. And of course, this was a particularly special race
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Milestone Marathons for Diespeker team
Marathons have taken on a special interest in the last few years for Diespeker, see our trips to Southampton and Malta in the last few years, and 2023 is no different. In fact two of our team will be running in the prestigious London marathon this year! John’s 200th marathon We occasionally share news of the exploits of Diespeker MD John Krause, who travels the world to take part in
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