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 | Find a golden ticket and meet Beefy on his charity walk |
| |  | | Giving money to charity has never been so enjoyable! Special chocolates sold in support of Sir Ian Botham’s 2008 charity walk are available from Monday 1 September for a suggested donation of £1, with all profits going to Leukaemia Research, the UK’s leading blood cancer charity. And a lucky few will win a once in a lifetime chance to meet and walk with Beefy on one of the nine days of his walk. | | Release date: 1 September 2008 |  |
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| Bone marrow transplant campaigner Adrian Sudbury passes away |
| |  | | Adrian Sudbury, also known as the 'Baldy Blogger,' passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Wednesday 20 August 2008, after battling two types of leukaemia. | | Release date: 20 August 2008 | |
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| Rugby team-mates complete epic ride across America in memory of mothers |
| |  | | Andy Wyeth from Surrey has arrived home after completing the challenge of a lifetime - crossing America from coast to coast by bicycle. His gruelling 3,000-mile ride took him just 20 days, often covering over 200 miles a day. Andy took on the ride in memory of his mother who died of myeloma. His efforts have already raised over £15,000 for Leukaemia Research and The Royal Marsden Hospital. | | Release date: 15 August 2008 | |
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| Parents to walk with Beefy in memory of daughter |
| |  | | Coventry residents Anthony and Janice Pinnegar will join cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham in Stratford-upon-Avon on 14 October in memory of their daughter Gemma. | | Release date: 14 August 2008 | |
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| Meet the Calendar Girls at Chester Forget Me Not Walk |
| |  | | Strollers are being offered the chance to meet the world-famous WI Calendar Girls as they go the extra mile for the UK’s leading blood cancer charity, Leukaemia Research, at its second Chester Forget Me Not Walk on 7 September. | | Release date: 13 August 2008 | |
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| Still a chance to join Beefy on Great British Walk |
| |  | | There’s less than two months to go until cricket legend Sir Ian Botham visits 9 UK towns on his 12th charity walk to raise funds for leading cancer charity Leukaemia Research - and for the first time people will be given the opportunity to walk with him. | | Release date: 12 August 2008 | |
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| Leukaemia survivor and miracle father to join Beefy on fundraising walk |
| |  | | Leukaemia survivor Sean Holden is preparing to join cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham in Penshurst Place, Tunbridge Wells on 12 October on his legendary fundraising walk for leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research. | | Release date: 11 August 2008 | |
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| Celeb Tarzan to hit 26 stops in 26-mile charity Bananathon |
| |  | | Tarzan will be swinging by 26 East Manchester venues in 26 miles for ‘Tarzan’s Bananathon’, an urban marathon with a difference, taking place on 13 September in support of blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research. | | Release date: 8 August 2008 | |
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| Va-Va-Vroom for charity at classic car event |
| |  | | From Cadillacs to MGs to Ford Model Ts, a host of 20th century classic and vintage cars will enthral enthusiasts and families alike as a Vintage Car Rally returns to Tredegar House on 21 September, in support of cancer charity Leukaemia Research. | | Release date: 5 August 2008 | |
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| Brave Bethan running for cancer cure |
| |  | | Six-year-old Bethan Ayliff from Northampton is celebrating the end of two years of chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia - by raising money to help others. She is entering the 2km 'Junior Bananaman Chase' in Milton Keynes on 21 September to raise money for the blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research. | | Release date: 4 August 2008 | |
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| Cyclists urged to get in gear for the Southend Bikeathon |
| |  | | Cyclists in Essex are being urged to get on their bikes and head over to one the county’s new cycling towns. Southend-on-Sea, which has recently been designated as a cycling town by the government will hold its 14th annual Bikeathon on Sunday 7th September, to raise funds for leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research. | | Release date: 31 July 2008 | |
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| Argos doubles target to hit £800,000 for charity partner Leukaemia Research |
| |  | | A match made in corporate partnership heaven has seen leading multi-channel retailer Argos pulling out all the stops for cancer charity Leukaemia Research, smashing the year-long charity partnership’s original target of £400,000 to raise a fantastic £800,000. | | Release date: 23 July 2008 | |
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| ‘Ferries are for wimps’ says charity channel swimmer |
| |  | | Sutton Coldfield resident Kevin Moloney plans to swim the English Channel at the end of July in memory of his sister and in support of cancer charity Leukaemia Research. | | Release date: 22 July 2008 | |
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| Step up again for second Forget Me Not Walk in Chester |
| |  | | Strollers are being offered the chance to go the extra mile for the UK’s leading blood cancer charity, Leukaemia Research, at its second Forget Me Not Walk on 7 September. | | Release date: 21 July 2008 | |
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| TV man finally home after round-Britain voyage |
| |  | | BBC television presenter and reporter Rob Smith is finally home after his 2,000-mile journey round mainland Britain in aid of Leukaemia Research. Rob, who works for BBC South East, arrived back into Chatham Marina, Kent, on Thursday 10 July in “Wild Rover”, his Sadler 32 yacht. | | Release date: 11 July 2008 | |
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| Team mates cycling across America in memory of their mothers |
| |  | | Andrew Wyeth and Matt Dowse are gearing up for a grueling 3,000-mile bicycle ride across America. They are flying out on 12 July to undertake the epic journey in memory of their mothers who both died of cancer. The pair are raising money for Leukaemia Research, The Royal Marsden Hospital and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. | | Release date: 8 July 2008 | |
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| Bananas return to Milton Keynes for 10k fun run |
| |  | | It’s back, the Bananaman Chase 10K returns to Willen Lake, Milton Keynes on Sunday 21 September 2008. The unique fun run in support of leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research comes back for a second year after the huge success of the 2007 event, in which 500 people took part and over £40,000 was raised. | | Release date: 6 July 2008 | |
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| Play Kwik Cricket and help Beefy beat childhood leukaemia |
| |  | | Sir Ian Botham is calling on schools and cricket clubs in the UK to help him beat childhood leukaemia by playing Kwik Cricket to support leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research. And the top fundraising teams will be put in a draw to join Beefy for the day on his next Walk for the charity this October. "It would be great if everyone could get together and organise a Kwik Cricket contest to help me beat this terrible disease," says Sir Ian. | | Release date: 5 July 2008 | |
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| Leukaemia patient Joe broadcasts live to London |
| |  | | Leukaemia patient Joe Smale, aged 10, broadcast live to London this morning on James Cannon’s Capital Gold Breakfast Show to encourage listeners to sign up for London Bikeathon on Sunday July 13th. | | Release date: July 4 2008 | |
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