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MK Race for Life
Milton Keynes women, red up by the arrival of spring, are being urged to channel their energy into training for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
With lighter evenings on the horizon, and with warmer
weather on its way, women of all ages, shapes and sizes have the perfect opportunity to kick-start a healthier lifestyle by preparing for their 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy Race for Life events.
By taking on Race for Life, and encouraging their mums, daughters, sisters and friends to join them, participants can improve their tness as well as help to raise money for life-saving research.
Becoming more active has longer-term bene ts, as research shows that even regular, moderate physical activity can help reduce the risk of cancer. Not only does it help to maintain a healthy body weight but it also has a protective effect in itself.
And that’s why Cancer Research UK is calling on women in Milton Keynes to get moving, lace up their trainers and sign up now for the 5k and 10k events taking place on Sunday 12th June. Alternatively, for those women feeling a little more adventurous Cancer Research UK are also bringing a brand new Pretty Muddy to Milton Keynes on Saturday 10th September.
Cara Waller, Cancer Research UK’s Milton Keynes Manager, said: “Signing up to take part in Race for Life is a great way for women of all ages to commit to get a little more active this spring.
“Race for Life events are non-competitive. Taking part is not about being t or fast and participants can choose to walk, jog, or run around the course. The atmosphere is incredibly supportive.
“Pledging to take part, alongside thousands of like-minded women, is a great motivation. With re in their bellies and trainers at the ready, we know that Milton Keynes ladies are up for the challenge.” Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k, 10k, and Pretty Muddy events which raises millions of pounds every year to fund research to help beat 200 types of cancer.
More than one in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer
Charge in to Spring
Newport Pagnell Town Cricket Club
FA Long History
ew sporting organisations in the area can boast such a history. Newport Pagnell had a cricket club in 1819 – four years after the battle of Waterloo! By 1842 membership was
over 200 with an annual subscription of one and a half guineas (around £1.60), equivalent to more than a month’s wages for a farm labourer in those days. County teams from Derbyshire and Middlesex played on the excellent square on Bury Field, and big refreshment tents were erected to serve the crowds of spectators.
The club moved to the Willen Road Sports Ground in the 1970s and at present runs two elevens in the Morrant Ouse Valley League and a junior XI in the Modhair Youth League.
New members are welcome – contact 07736 708585.
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Air Miles Ahead
Geoff Bacchus
Writing in these pages in 2000 I outlined the expectation that Nuclear fusion would peacefully replace our present nuclear power stations by 2030. Then in 2014 Lockheed Martin fetched the expectation forward to 2018. They spoke of patented equipment which would t
on the back of a truck and provide suf cient power to keep an air liner aloft for a year, they were seeking partners (franchisees) to carry their plan forward. I wasted a lot of time and excitement in imagining thousands of these things serving every community in Britain and making the national grid redundant thereby ridding the countryside of those ugly lines of pylons and cables. Silly chump! They were not looking to any domestic market. What might sit on the back of a truck will t within an air liner and we may be sure that the people who build aircraft are taking this system into account. For a change in this ugly war strewn world we’ve something wholesome and peaceable to look forward to. Power from Lockheed Martin’s gear will drive electric motors, meaning propellers rather than fuel-burning jets. Let us not forget that jet aircraft are the greatest polluters poisoning our atmosphere: the carbon footprint per passenger seat of a plane across the Atlantic is greater than comes from a motor car in a whole year. It will be well worth watching the skies during the coming years but I’m afraid we’re stuck with those ugly pylons for quite some time. GB
at some stage in their lives, but the good news is more people are surviving the disease now than ever before. Survival rates have doubled since the early 1970s.
Money raised through Race for Life allows Cancer Research UK’s doctors, nurses and scientists to advance research which is helping to save the lives of men, women and children across Buckinghamshire. Cara continued: “With the arrival of lighter evenings, there’s no better time to enjoy the great outdoors, get a bit tter and limber up for Race for Life. Whether you choose to walk, jog or charge around the course, you’ll be joining an army of women united in the battle against cancer. Our aim is that one day everyone will beat this devastating disease. The more research we can fund, the sooner that day will come – so ladies, it’s time to pull on your leggings, join the pink army and get your blood pumping at Race for Life.”
Free training plans for different levels of ability are available on the Race for Life website. The six-week training plans are designed for walkers, joggers or runners. They feature guidance on warming up and stretching, as well as motivation.
To enter Race for Life today go to raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770.