Race For Life to return to Salisbury
The charity event is going ahead in August
Last updated 2nd Jul 2021
Salisbury's Race For Life is back after two years and we're being urged to look beyond lockdown to do our bit for Cancer Research.
The city's 5K & 10K events, which take place at Hudson's Field on Sunday August 15th is open to all ages and abilities.
But, with socially distanced measures to keep participants safe.
This year, the set off will be alone or in small, socially distanced groups and hand sanitiser will also be provided.
All 400 of last year's events were cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic and in 2019 around 950 people took part in the Salisbury one.
Money raised will help scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, saving lives as the charity fights back from the impact of the pandemic.
Every year around 35,100 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South West and one in two people in the UK born after 1960 will get cancer in their lifetime.
Last year, the charity spent over ÂŁ2 million in the region on some of the UK's leading scientific and clinical research.
Sam Morris, Cancer Research UK's spokesperson for Salisbury, said: "Race for Life offers the perfect opportunity for people across the region to run, walk or jog and raise money for life-saving research.
"This year, more than ever, we need people to enter the Race for Life - for the people we love, for the people we've lost and for the one in two of us who will get cancer.
"We'll ask participants to respect social distancing before, during and after the event. But we promise our events will remain colourful, emotional and uplifting. The safety of our Race for Life participants is our absolute priority. We've been constantly monitoring the COVID-19 situation and have developed ways to ensure our events can operate safely, following government guidance. It may be that events look a bit different this year, but we are working proactively with our venues and suppliers to deliver a socially distanced but great experience.
"Sadly, cancer touches almost every family at some point. Every step our scientists take towards beating cancer relies on our supporters. That's why we need as many people as possible across Salisbury to join us, to stand united and do something extraordinary to help beat cancer."
If any Race for Life events are cancelled, people will be entitled to a refund of their entry fee or can choose to donate the fee to help fund Cancer Research UK's life-saving work.
Sign up for a Race For Life event here.