The uncle of murdered schoolboy Harvey Willgoose is preparing to take on the upcoming half marathon in Sheffield to raise funds in his nephew’s honour.

On Sunday March 29, hundreds of people will be lining up across Arundel Gate as they prepare to run the Sheffield Half Marathon.

Of those will be Simon Turner, uncle of Harvey Willgoose, a teenage boy who was tragically stabbed to death at school last February.

Harvey Willgoose's uncle Simon Turner as well as relative Jason Fitzjohn, Seb Peckett and Alex Aspinall will be running the Sheffield Half Marathon in honour of the murdered teenager. They have already raised more than £4,500 to support the work of 'Harvey's Hub', an initiative set up by the family to tackle knife crime. | Submit

placeholder image — Harvey Willgoose's uncle Simon Turner as well as relative Jason Fitzjohn, Seb Peckett and Alex Aspinall will be running the Sheffield Half Marathon in honour of the murdered teenager. They have already raised more than £4,500 to support the work of 'Harvey's Hub', an initiative set up by the family to tackle knife crime. | Submit

Simon will be taking on the fundraising event, braving a mile-long climb up Ringinglow Road and trek through the Peak District in support of ‘Harvey’s Hub’ - a youth club initiative set up by the teenager’s parents.

He will be joined by his cousins Jason Fitzjohn and Alex Aspinall, as well as Harvey’s cousin Seb Peckett.

“He did it last year for him as well,” Harvey’s mum Caroline told The Star.

“I’ll be there and we’ve all got t-shirts with a QR code on them.”

Support Simon’s fundraiser here.

Harvey was fatally stabbed by fellow pupil Mohammed Umar Khan during his lunch break at All Saint High School in February last year.

The shocking incident made national headlines, with Umar eventually sentenced to a minimum of 16 years behind bars after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court in October, 2025.

In the year since his death, Harvey’ family have been campaigning against knife crime.

They set up Harvey’s Hub in the teenager’s honour, using the group to organises activities for youngsters to take part in and help discourage knife crime.

Beyond this, they have engaged in fundraising work to provide bleed kits for schools in an effort to ensure no family has to face the same trauma that there’s did.

Simon has set up a fundraiser on the site Justgiving, and has already raised more than £4,500 - well over the original £1,000 target.

On the website, he writes: “Nothing we do can ease the devastating loss of our family, but we are committed to doing all we can to prevent this happening again to other children and their families.

“Every donation, no matter how big or small, will help us continue with Harvey’s legacy, make a positive difference to the community and support the tireless work Caroline, Mark and the family are doing to raise awareness of the devastation caused by knife crime.”