The race is on Shrewsbury: Sport Relief 2014 invites you to join in the fun and games

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Sean McCarthy, Active Lifestyles Manager Shropshire Council, Jessica Lightwood, Community Development Officer Shrewsbury Town Football Club, Cllr Les Winwood, Shropshire Council Deputy Member for Leisure and Emily Bacon, PR ambassador at Sainsbury’s

It’s time to dig out that running kit, Shrewsbury! Sport Relief is here again. On Sunday 23 March the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile will start at the Shrewsbury Sports Village at 10am with hundreds of locals getting on their marks, set and go for Sport Relief. Super sprinters and willing walkers will all feel at home with a choice of one, three or six miles. Places are limited so please sign up as soon as possible by going to www.sportrelief.com. Bookings on the day can only be taken if there are spaces available. The entrance fee is £6 for adults, £3 for children under 16 and £15 for a family of four (2 adults, 2 children).

Les Winwood, Shropshire Council Deputy Cabinet member for leisure, said:

“This is the third time the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile has come to Shrewsbury so really get ourselves ready to race. Whether you’re there to push yourself to the limit or just make it through with a smile on your face, it’s a great way to help the cause. There is something for everyone so why not get your friends to whip out the retro headbands, get involved and have some fun!”

For more information, please contact Sean McCarthy, Active Lifestyles Manager at Shropshire Council. You can either email sean.mccarthy@shropshire.gov.uk or call 01743 255933.

Further information

The first ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games take place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd March 2014. The public can join the fun and games by running, swimming or cycling their way to raising cash at over a thousand venues around the country, including the landmark events at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Entry fees for the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games:

*Unemployed, under 16s, disabled, full-time student, senior citizens aged 60 and above.

** To be eligible for team concessions the majority (over half) must fall into one of these categories to qualify got the concessionary price. Teams are not separated into age specific categories.

About Sport Relief

As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. Since 2002, Sport Relief has raised over £195million. The money raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help people living incredibly tough lives, both at home in the UK and across the world.

From the BT Sport Relief challenge Walliams Vs The Thames to Eddie Izzard’s 43 marathons in 51 days Sport Relief has a unique history of brave celebrities taking on gruelling physical challenges to raise cash and change lives and Sport Relief 2014 will be no exception.

Visit sportrelief.com to keep up with the latest news.

Comic Relief is a UK charity, which aims to create a just world, free from poverty. The money raised by Comic Relief, through its fundraising campaigns Red Nose Day and Sport Relief as well as other initiatives, is spent at home in the UK and across the world to help people, families and whole communities stand on their own two feet.

Comic Relief is a registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)

About Sainsbury’s and Sport Relief

• Sainsbury’s is proud to be the official sponsor of the first Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games 2014
• Official merchandise will be available at Sainsbury’s and on sportrelief.com with a donation from each purchase going to help people living incredibly tough lives here in the UK, and across the world
• Sainsbury’s raised £5.5 million for Sport Relief 2012