‘I invited The Siddiqui’s’ to officially turn on ‘Nuthall Christmas Lights’ many weeks before the event date. I almost immediately had a reply from them saying that they would be delighted to do us the honors. From that point they remained in regular contact with me prior to the event to go over details and were keen to put their input in with new ideas for the event. On the day of the event, The Siddiqui’s arrived at the venue leaving plenty of time to have a briefing before hand to go over minor details. They were an absolute pleasure to work with, remaining professional before, during and after the event. They were willing to assist with other events too. I would not hesitate to work with them again in the future’.

We were thrilled that Baasit joined us in 2017 to support our charity, Gem’s Cash for Kids. This started with him running the London Marathon for us, which was amazing – he even managed to get us on the telly as part of a pre-race interview on BBC1! Following the marathon he joined forces with our afternoon presenter, Cat James, to head up our team which took part in the Robin Hood Half Marathon in 2017. He really threw himself into the challenge, joining Cat at training sessions, appearing on-air and making himself available whenever we asked for photoshoots and video sessions. Baasit is incredibly easy to work with, and we’re thrilled that he’s continuing his support of the charity in 2018 by again running the London Marathon for us as part of our 500 Faces campaign.