Padiham guitarist strums up support for charity run (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Padiham guitarist strums up support for charity run

1:48pm Monday 3rd May 2010 in Pennine Lancashire 10K run

PADIHAM guitar player is getting fit in preparation for the Jane Tomlinson 10k Race in Blackburn on July 11.

The 35-year-old support worker for Scope is planning to raise funds for the Duchenne Family Support Group.

He said: “I work with a couple of clients that have muscular dystrophy and the support group is close to my heart as they do a lot of great work and they need more funds.”

The singer and songwriter, who plays for an indie rock band called Fusion, is planning to raise £500 for the group, which was started in 1987 by parents of children diagnosed as having Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

l Mick is pictured preparing for the race and, below, with his guitar. Inset, the late fund-raiser Jane Tomlinson.