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Jenny Bristow Launches Marathon Effort for Marie Curie Cancer Care

19 October 2009 - 19 October 2009

19th October 2009: Northern Ireland’s favourite TV chef, Jenny Bristow, was joined by Marie Curie Cancer Care’s daffodil mascot to urge people across Northern Ireland to support the charity in the 2010 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon.


As a Marie Curie Cancer Care Ambassador Jenny Bristow is set to take part in the major sporting event in aid of the charity, which is the nominated local charity of Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon.

Marie Curie Cancer Care is seeking to recruit some 1,500 people to run the marathon alongside the celebrity chef and benefit the charity by raising over £150K.

The money will equate to 7,500 hours of high quality nursing care that Marie Curie Nurses can provide to local communities totally free of charge, giving terminally ill patients the choice of dying at home, supported by their families.

Inviting as many people as possible across the province to put their best foot forward and take up the exciting challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Care, Jenny said: “The Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon is a great opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to come together, have some fun and raise money for charity.

“I’m hardly a practiced runner myself but on seeing first hand the tireless work that the Marie Curie Nurses do I have felt inspired and compelled to dust off my trainers and run in the Belfast Marathon to help raise vital funds that can further their service.

“If I can do it, anyone can. You can opt to take part in the fun run, a leg of the relay, walk or run the full 26 miles – it doesn’t really matter, what’s important is taking part and raising some much needed cash for a charity like Marie Curie Cancer Care that helps local communities across Northern Ireland.”

Commenting on the charity’s delight to be chosen as one of the nominated charities for 2010, Teresa Sloan, Regional Events Manager from Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “We’re honoured to be the official local charity for next year’s Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon. It’s one of the biggest fundraising events in Northern Ireland, with almost every runner or walker taking part to benefit their favourite charity.

“But to achieve our target to raise in excess of £150K we need to recruit as many people as possible to register as a Marie Curie Cancer Care runner. Without these funds we cannot sustain the free service of our 200 nurses across Northern Ireland or uphold the specialist care services provided at our hospice in east Belfast.

“We hope that as many people as possible will join Jenny and put on their running shoes for Marie Curie Cancer Care. And if you can’t take part by running, I would encourage people to come together to sponsor and cheer on people running for the charity.”

The Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon takes place on May Day Bank Holiday Monday (3 May 2010).

For more information on the 2010 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon log on to www.belfastcitymarathon.com and to find out about running for Marie Curie Cancer Care contact 08700 340040 or visit www.mariecurie.org/running.