School runs Le Jog for cancer charity
Local people are being urged to turn out and cheer on fundraising runners from an English grammar school who are due to pass through Sutherland today as part of an epic, 1000 mile journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
Students, teachers, former pupils, parents and school supporters from Calday Grange Grammar School, located near the Dee Estuary in the Wirral, are all taking part in the relay race which, like many people previously, they have dubbed "Le Jog".
It is believed to be the first ever completion by a school of a relay from one end of the country to another.
Pairs of runners are covering over 500 stages of approximately two miles each.
They are hoping to raise £3.75 million for childhood cancer research at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
The school, which is celebrating its 375th anniversary, was inspired to undertake the run by the bravery of one of its pupils, Matthew Cullen, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2008 and has been receiving treatment at the hospital.
Matthew started the relay at Land’s End by running the first mile.
A school spokesman said: "It is incredible to see these young people put in so much effort to raise funds. We have pupils as young as 11 on the run."
The students left Dingwall this morning, heading for Bonar Bridge and on to Lairg and Altnaharra before finishing for the day at Tongue. They hope to reach John O’ Groats tomorrow.
