Cancer Research Relay for Life goes on the march on Sunday

6 Mar 2014 14:22

Members of the organising committee will take to Reading centre on Sunday to launch the event and drum up interest from potential participants

A major summer charity event will be launched in Broad Street this weekend.

The Cancer Research Relay for Life Reading is a 24-hour walk involving teams of up to 15 people taking it in turns to complete laps of Palmer Park Stadiums track.

Members of the organising committee will take to the town centre on Sunday, March 9, to launch the event and drum up interest from potential participants.

The relay, due to take place over the weekend of August 30 and 31, will feature an opening and closing ceremony. Cancer survivors will complete the first lap as guests of honour.

Teams and members of the public will be able to light candles to remember those who have lost their battle with the disease at a Candle of Hope ceremony.

Chairwoman of the Reading committee, Amy Moss, who is the volunteering and social enterprise coordinator at the University of Reading, was contacted by the local Cancer Research UK fundraiser who asked her if she would like to organise an event for the students.

Amy, who lives in Coley Hill, said: Due to the time of year, there wont be many students around, so instead we decided to open it up to the public.

We have a target of recruiting 15 teams to take part, and are hoping to have between 200 and 300 people on the day. As it is a 24-hour event we encourage teams to bring tents and gazebos, not only to rest in, but also to sell things to raise a bit more money.

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Cancer Research Relay for Life goes on the march on Sunday