|  | We are fortunate to enjoy the support of some of the UK's best-known celebrities. Visit their pages below to find out more about them:
 | Calendar Girls |
|  | | When the ladies of Rylstone & District WI decided to do something a little different for their annual calendar, they had no idea of the media sensation they would create. Following a hit film based on their story, the Calendar Girls from Yorkshire have now raised over £1 million for Leukaemia Research and their work continues. The girls are taking part in our first ever Forget Me Not walk in Chester and appear on new merchandise including chocolates and a new calendar for 2008. |  |
| Ian Botham |
|  | | Ian Botham is known to millions around the world as one of the legends of English cricket. He is Leukaemia Research's President in honour of the millions of pounds he has raised for the cause. Botham spearheaded eight marathon walks between 1985 and 2000 including two from John O'Groats to Land's End and one, the Hannibal Trek, over the Alps with elephants. | |
| Alastair Campbell |
|  | | Alastair Campbell is best known as for his years as communications director for former Prime Minister Tony Blair. He decided to support Leukaemia Research after losing his best friend - the journalist John Merritt - and John's daughter Ellie to leukaemia. He completed his first marathon for the charity in 2003 and is now Triathlon Team Captain and Chairman of Fundraising for Leukaemia Research. | |
| Liz McColgan |
|  | | Former 10,000m world champion Liz McColgan is patron of the Leukaemia Research TVTimes & Asics running team. She began leading the famous Banana Army of runners because her husband's brother died from leukaemia. | |
| Celebrity Running Team |
|  | | Our running team now has more celebrity runners than ever before. Stars from programmes such as Emmerdale, Londons Burning, Heartbeat, The Bill, The Midsomer Murders, Peak Practice, Taggart and Monarch of the Glen regularly turn out at events round the country. The team is celebrating 25 years of running in 2007. As a sponsor of our celebrity running team TVTimes is offering a 17% discount on subscription to the magazine and a £5 donation to Leukaemia Research. To take advantage of this offer visit our shop. | |
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| Gary Lineker |
|  | | BBC presenter and former England captain Gary Lineker and Michelle are tireless supporters of our work. They became involved with the charity more than 15 years ago when their first son George was diagnosed with leukaemia. Gary is the face of our London Bikeathon and Michelle is a trustee. | |
| Phil Tufnell |
|  | | Former England cricketer Phil Tufnell raised an amazing £370,000 for Leukaemia Research when he was crowned King of the Jungle in the programme 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here'. | |
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