28 March 2007
ROYAL STAR & GARTER CHARITY FUN RUN - SUNDAY 13TH MAY 2007
The Royal Star & Garter Charity Fun Run takes place at 10am on Sunday 13th May 2007 in Richmond Park. We would like to encourage as many runners of all ages and abilities to take part in the race and have a great active day out whilst raising money for the disabled ex-Service men and women who live at the Home in Richmond. Children are invited to take part in the race in Wild Animal themed attire and there will be a prize for the best fancy dress.
Alistair Holmes, Events Manager, comments, “The event is starting to take shape, and promises to be a fantastic day out for all the family. It is easy to register; registration is just £5 and includes a running bib, a certificate, and a medal for every runner.”
Registration takes place from 8.30am at The Royal Star & Garter Home followed by fancy dress judging at 9.30am and a race briefing at 9.45am. Entrants will then make their way to Richmond Park where the race will commence just inside Richmond Gate. Refreshments will be provided after the race with a hearty barbeque back at the Home where there will be a prize giving ceremony with prizes for the best female and male running times.
If you would like to register to run or to find out further information please contact the events team on 0845 260 6222. We would love to hear from you!
About the Royal Star & Garter Charity – founded in 1916.
The Royal Star & Garter Charity has been caring for disabled ex-Service personnel since 1916. The Charity offers the best in nursing and therapeutic care for anyone is physically disabled or incapacitated and has served in Her Majesty’s Forces. There are also a wide variety of leisure activities available for our residents to enjoy, both internally and at outside venues. The Royal Star & Garter Charity is embarking on an ambitious and wide reaching project to build new homes, in the South West London area and elsewhere, to provide specialist care for elderly disabled ex-Service people in the best modern surroundings and will include a specialist dementia wing in each new home. The first of these will open in Solihull in the summer of 2008.
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FURTHER INFO: Rebecca Spencer, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator, The Royal Star & Garter Homes.
TEL: 020 8439 8118 or EMAIL: rebecca.spencer@starandgarter.org