Bayer Newbury 10K entries close

Organisers, Bayer and Newbury AC have now officially stopped taking entries with all the places having been snapped up.

Bayer’s Andrea Postles said: “We’re obviously delighted that we’ve had so much interest in the race and that we’re going to have a full house for the third year running.

“Unfortunately it does mean that we cannot accept any more entries, and we will not be able to take entries on the day.  Our apologies to anyone who has missed the cut, but we hope you’ll try again next year!”

Race director, Tim Marsh, of Newbury Athletic Club, added: “We’ve tweaked the course and introduced chip timing for 2010, which has allowed us to accommodate more runners than previous years. This means that the race will raise even more money for charity, Naomi House and jacksplace, whilst making sure all the runners enjoy the race.”

The Bayer Newbury 10K is a multi-terrain race which follows a double loop around Newbury, both north and south of the Kennet and Avon canal, following a mixture of tarmac roads, footpaths and unmade tracks.

Contact:
Rachel Owen, Phone: 01635 563410, Fax: 01635 563513
E-mail: rachel.owen.ro@bayer.co.uk    

Andrea Postles, Phone: 01635 563031, Fax: 01635 563513
E-mail: andrea.postles.ap@bayer.co.uk

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Naomi House Children’s Hospice
Naomi House is a purpose-built children's hospice that provides a homely environment for children and young people with life-limiting conditions ,(that mean that they will not live to become adults).

Situated just north of Winchester in Hampshire, we offer one-to-one palliative care that includes respite, terminal and bereavement care and support to children and their families in central southern England. We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and it costs around £2.5 million every year to keep this service running.

With less than 10% of income coming from Government, Naomi House relies on the generosity of people in the community to continue its work. Their support allows us to provide these crucial care services, free of charge, to children and their families.  jacksplace@naomihouse

Building a new hospice for young people with life-limiting illnesses - Medical advances mean that many children with life-limiting illnesses, who have grown up visiting Naomi House, are now living to become young adults.  The environment at Naomi House is principally designed to suit children; the needs of young people are very different to theirs.  Naomi House has recognised this and has consulted extensively with young people to design a facility that caters for their medical and social needs. 

In September 2007 Naomi House launched a major three year appeal to raise £12million to build, equip and run a new hospice for young people with life-limiting illnesses.  The appeal aims to raise the £6million that is required to build, equip and run jacksplace. 

The new hospice enables Naomi House to provide care for young people over the age of 18 years old. The new hospice is named jacksplace@naomihouse, after Jack Witham, whose generous bequest has made the dream of a hospice for young people possible.    jacksplace was completed in the Autumn of 2009.  The new facility includes six specially designed bedrooms with en-suite facilities that give the youngsters privacy and dignity.  There two further bedrooms where families can stay and be close to their young person, and an end of life suite.  Other facilities include a wheelchair accessible kitchen, social areas, hydro therapy pool, a sports field and gardens.

For more information about this event please contact Emma Willshire, Corporate Fundraiser, at Naomi House on 07766 733724 or email emma.willshire@naomihouse.org.uk.   Alternatively, Debbie Collins, Mayoral Co-ordinator at Basingstoke and Deane Council on 01256 845591 or email debbie.collins@basingstoke.gov.uk.

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