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MEDIA RELEASE
Issued: November 18, 2015
PICTURES: The Chigwell School team and Gill Punt with Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington OBE before the race CLICK HERE
Chigwell School team raises over £90,000 for Cancer Research UK at the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon
The Chigwell School team which took part in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon for Cancer Research UK raised a staggering sum of over £90,000.
It takes the total raised by the school for the charity from two events to over £135,000.
More than 100 parents, staff and Old Chigwellians joined the 16,000 runners who took part in the 13.1-mile event through Central London, taking in the spectacular sites of the capital and the beautiful Royal Parks.
Starting and finishing in Hyde Park, the race took a scenic route past Green Park, St James Park, the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.
Chigwell School Development Manager Gill Punt, who put together the team, said: “This is a truly astonishing amount of money for Cancer Research UK.
"CRUK receives no government funding for its research so its life-saving work relies on money from people like us to help the charity discover new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
"Many of us in our Chigwell community have been touched by this dreadful disease and this is one way of helping beat cancer sooner.
"The adventurous team rose to the challenge magnificently with all completing the race in the glorious sunshine. Aching legs but beaming smiles were the order of the day.”
A spokesperson for CRUK has said the charity was "totally overwhelmed" by the amount raised by the school and added that Chigwell is a shining example of what can be achieved through sport and fundraising.
PICTURES: The Chigwell School team and Gill Punt with Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington OBE before the race CLICK HERE
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