24 April
2008
TV
STARS ON THE RUN FOR CHARITY
BAFTA award winning
‘Stacey’ from Gavin and Stacey, Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams and BBC
Scotland Radio DJ Bryan Burnett have all signed up with a host of other famous
faces to take part in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run on 4
May.
Stars taking part hail
from popular TV shows including EastEnders, Shameless, Holby Blue, Taggart and
Emmerdale. Leith actress Shauna McDonald,
otherwise known as MI5 agent Sam Buxton in Spooks will be running on
behalf of Leukaemia Research alongside actor Ben Jones, whose best man
tragically died from non
Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Sign up at www.greatrun.org until Friday 25 April, or enter in the Edinburgh Run 4 It store up until 3
May.
Laura Webster, communications executive for
the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run said: “There’s still time to get
your entry in before the closing date so don’t miss out on a star spotting morning
- while raising cash for your nominated charity.”
Participants can also enter with four to
eight work colleagues as part of the ‘Business Challenge’, where businesses can
race against each other to determine the fastest and fittest in Scotland.
NOVA INTERNATIONAL
Nova
International, headed by Olympic Medallist Brendan Foster is one of the UK’s
leading event management and sports marketing agencies. The company’s current
brand portfolio includes some of the biggest running events in the world all
based on the Great North Run, the world’s biggest event with over 56,000
entries.
Nova
International was established in 1988 and has a strong sporting pedigree. Based
in Newcastle upon Tyne, Nova has established
itself as a market leader in the world of sports marketing and event management.
For more information please visit www.greatrun.org.
BUPA
The Bupa
Great Edinburgh Run is brought to you by Nova International event organisers and
is sponsored by Bupa.
Bupa is the UK
market leader in health and care with a strong international presence.
Established in 1947, it has over 8 million customers in 190 countries and more
than 48,000 employees. Its main interests are health insurance, care homes for
older people and young disabled, health assessments, workplace health and
childcare services. Bupa Travel offers a bespoke travel insurance service.
Sanitas in Spain, HBA, Mutual
Community and DCA Agedcare in Australia and New
Zealand, IHI
in Denmark and AMEDEX and
Health Dialog in the US are
all part of the Bupa Group which also has centres in Hong-Kong, Thailand and Saudi
Arabia. Bupa is a company limited by guarantee
and does not have a share capital. As a result, it can focus on its customers,
helping them to live longer, healthier lives and can reinvest all of its profits
to do this – this is the dividend that Bupa provides. Furthermore, through
Community Connections Bupa encourages its employees to play an active role
within its local communities. The Bupa Foundation is an independent charity
which funds medical research. Bupa Giving was established to mark the group’s
60th anniversary in 2007 and supports the development of healthcare
services and those who provide them.
For tips on
training, running, exercise and general health information visit www.bupa.com and www.bupa.co.uk/running.
EVENTSCOTLAND
EventScotland is the national
events agency.
EventScotland
is working to make Scotland one of the world’s leading
event destinations. By developing an exciting portfolio of sporting and cultural
events EventScotland is helping to raise Scotland’s international profile and
boost the economy by attracting more visitors.
For further
information about EventScotland, its funding programmes and latest event news
visit EventScotland.org
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