A Wivenhoe man, whose daughter has epilepsy, is preparing to lace up his running shoes to complete this year’s Edinburgh Marathon.
Keith Brooke, 44, will attempt the challenging 26.2 mile run on Sunday 22 May to raise vital funds for national charity Epilepsy Action. The charity provides advice and support to the 456,000 people with epilepsy in the UK.
A Stowmarket woman, who has epilepsy, is taking on the 25-mile Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge. Jayne Cage will be raising vital funds for Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.
Jayne, 39, will take on the 12-hour challenge in the Yorkshire Dales National Park on Saturday 17 July. Jayne will follow a circular route of 25 miles, climbing Pen-y-ghent (694 metre), Whernside (736 metres) and Ingleborough (723 metres), all in a single day.
Nicki Garrard, stalwart of the Sudbury Branch of Epilepsy Action, has won a national award in recognition of her work for the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.
Epilepsy Action’s national manager for regional services, Sue Blake, presented the Epilepsy Action Branch Member of the Year Award to Nicki. The presentation took place on 26 June at 3pm, at the Ivy House Country Hotel, Ivy House, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft.