Shrewsbury M&S staff on the run in aid of cancer charity
Over twenty senior staff at M&S in Shrewsbury are in training for the Market Drayton 10K which takes place on Sunday, May 13.
All the proceeds of their efforts will go to M&S’s nominated national charity, The Prostate Cancer Charity, the most common cancer among men, with all money raised going towards the charity’s nurse-led Helpline.
Shrewsbury M&S Manager Martin Woodhouse, who will be donning shorts and T-shirt on the day to tackle the course, said: “We’re making a big effort for the charity and the response from the staff has been magnificent.
“Some of them are very fit and will probably have no problem with 10K at all but even the less gifted athletes like me are giving it a go and we’re determined to get to the finishing line.
“It’s a very worthy cause and one which deserves to get more attention and apart from the run we’ve also done a sponsored walk, a sponsored lunch and cake stalls though I don’t think the last two were exactly the best preparation for Market Drayton.
“Our staff here always give it a go and we’ve previously cycled the length of the River Severn on exercise bikes here in the store and we link up with the Bodytech gym in Shrewsbury who help us out.”
Kevin Lockwood, Manager of the Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside Shopping Centres, said: “Martin and his team are always up for charity efforts and they make a tremendous effort.
“They also play a really active role in the life of the community and are always at the heart of any community activity and anything aimed at promoting the town – as he says, he was here ten years ago and has spent the time since trying to get back to Shrewsbury so the place means a lot to him.”
