Lisburn runners have a grand day for Sport Relief

Lisburn residents got their running shoes on to raise £1,000 for Sport Relief in Wallace Park on 23 March.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Apr 2014, 20:51 BST
Pictured at the start of the Lisburn Sport Relief Mile in Wallace Park are: (back l-r) Shona Hurley, David Earles and Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council's Leisure Services Committee and (front l-r) Lucy and Zack Earles.Pictured at the start of the Lisburn Sport Relief Mile in Wallace Park are: (back l-r) Shona Hurley, David Earles and Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council's Leisure Services Committee and (front l-r) Lucy and Zack Earles.
Pictured at the start of the Lisburn Sport Relief Mile in Wallace Park are: (back l-r) Shona Hurley, David Earles and Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council's Leisure Services Committee and (front l-r) Lucy and Zack Earles.

Over 100 participants of all ages took part on the cold morning to raise money for this very worthwhile cause.

Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council’s Leisure Services Committee, who started the race, said: “The turn out in Wallace Park was excellent and I commend everyone who took part and completed either the one mile, three mile or six mile route. To see some local residents take part in fancy dress or with their dogs alongside just showed how relaxed and fun the event was.

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“The Council is delighted to have hosted an event for Sport Relief, which helps transform the lives of people living in the UK and in some of the world’s poorest countries. Super sprinters and willing walkers were very much at home in Wallace Park as they set off on their chosen route from the Band Stand.”

Local retailer Sainsbury’s was corporate sponsor of this sporting event nationwide.

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