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South West England Press Releases

Bristol duo goes the extra mile for epilepsy charity

Two Bristolians completed the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday (25 April) to raise vital funds for Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.

Simon Ellison-Burns, 29, and Lucy McCappin, 46, joined thousands to attempt the challenging 26.2 mile run. Simon clocked up a time of four hours four minutes and ran for Epilepsy Action because his wife has epilepsy. Lucy finished in four hours 37 minutes and took part in the event because two of her children have epilepsy.

Bath Spa students tackle rugby tournament for charity

Bath Spa students will be tackling the 17th annual Jon Ball Memorial Rugby 7’s Tournament to raise vital funds for Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.

The event will take place in Newton Park, Bath, from 10.00am on Sunday 2 May and is the first to see both men and women competing throughout the day. The tournament is in memory of Bath Spa University student and rugby captain, Jon Ball, who died after an epileptic seizure in 1994.

Exeter dad takes on marathon challenge for epilepsy charity

An Exeter dad, whose daughter has a rare form of epilepsy, is taking part in the Virgin London Marathon to raise vital funds for Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity.

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