Sport Relief 2016: Do Yourself Proud!

The Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile is approaching fast!

The Stratford-upon-Avon event will take place on Sunday 20^th March. Loads of local people have already signed up to run one, three, or six miles, but there's still time to bag a place and do yourself proud!

Danny Tolhurst, Active Communities Officer at Stratford-on-Avon District Council said: “We are delighted that so many people have already signed up, but we encourage even more people in Stratford-upon-Avon to take part and make it the best Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile yet."

This year's Mile will take place at Stratford-upon-Avon Recreation Ground with everyone meeting at the Sports Pavilion for the 3 & 6 mile runs at 10.30am and the 1 mile run at 11.15am.  The route will take in the path around the sports pitches and beside the River Avon, with views of Holy Trinity Church and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The finish will be in the sports field near the start area.

The entry fee is the same for each of the runs; £7 for adults, £3 for Under-16s and £17 for a family (2 adults, 2 Under-16s). People can visit sportrelief.com to enter.

In February, marathon man Eddie Izzard embarked upon his staggering attempt to complete a gruelling 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa for Sport Relief.  This epic challenge will see Eddie aim to run over 700 miles in temperatures of up to 30°C, tracing the story of Nelson Mandela's life. 

Comedienne Jo Brand 'did herself proud' by taking on a Sport Relief Challenge which seen the 58-year-old walk an incredible 150 miles, coast-to-coast across the country from Hull to Liverpool.

On Friday 18th March the BBC will treat the nation to a special night of Sport Relief TV, with James Corden's character 'Smithy' making a big comeback and announcing his intention to run for FIFA President.  In an exclusive sketch for BBC iPlayer, some of footballs greatest names will come out in support of Smithy's vision for the future of the beautiful game, including;  England World Cup winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst, Brazilian football legend Pele, England icon Steven Gerrard and the 'Special One' himself, Jose Mourinho.

In the spoof sketch, Smithy shares his dream for the future of the game and how he believes it can restore itself to its former glories on the world stage. His announcement will go live on BBC iPlayer at 7.15pm on Saturday 20th February before being shown during the Sport Relief Night of TV on BBC One on Friday 18th March from 7pm. 

Then, on Sunday 20^th it's over to Stratford-upon-Avon to come together and take part in the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile. Now it's your turn to get sponsored and help transform the lives of people living here in the UK and around the world. Enter the Stratford-upon-Avon Mile running event now or at one of more than 500 locations across the UK at sportrelief.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Danny Tolhurst, Active Communities Officer, Stratford-on-Avon District Council Tel – 01789 260115 or email - daniel.tolhurst@stratford-dc.gov.uk