PREPARING for the Flora London Marathon are Nick and Barry Hurst, pictured doing a spot of training down Bradshawgate, Leigh. They will be foot-slogging down the Mall on April 16, earning money for NCH Action for Children, here watched by NCH shop officials Marjorie Cooper and Judith Inman.
THE Royal National Institute for the Blind is calling for runners preparing for the April 16 Flora London Marathon to collect sponsorship to help raise funds for blind and partially sighted people.
Team runners will receive a free vest with their name on it and will be invited to the post-race party (showers available).
If you failed to manage a place in the London, RNIB is offering places for the Dublin, Venice and Berlin races.
Call Team RNIB on 0171-391-2188 (Amy Pollard) or email apollard@rnib.org.uk
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