Javea Race for Life

The event is taking place on Sunday 25th September with the 5km race starting from the L’Ancora Playa bar in Avenida Paris, Javea, and is open to everyone.

The day will start 10.30am with a warm up session – and entrants can run, jog or walk the course. Teams and people in fancy dress are also welcomed.

The charity "Race for Life Javea” sends a message of hope and support to all those battling against cancer, the families of patients, people who have lost loved ones, doctors, nurses, scientists and carers – in fact anyone who is dealing with cancer.

Michelle Hughes, owner of VillaMia, said: "It is a great day out for all the family and at the same time is a good way to raise valuable funds for a very worthy cause. It is a fact that one in three people will get cancer during their life, a figure expected to rise to one in two by 2020.

"As a company, we are keen to support the local community and more than happy to be one of the sponsors on the t-shirts. There are various ways to help and I hope more sponsors come on board.”

Money raised will be distributed between cancer charities and organisations within the Valencian community with the main beneficiaries of the 2011 event being Asociacion Espanola contra el cancer (AECC), Asociacion de Padres de Niños con cancer de la Comunidad Valenciana (Aspanion), Expatriate Ostomates of Spain (EOS) and MABs Cancer Support Group.

Registration and sponsorship forms are available at L'Ancora Playa bar or can be downloaded from – http://www.raceforlifejavea.com Registration forms should be completed and returned to L’Ancora Playa Bar, together with the registration fee of 10 Euros for adults and 5 Euros for children age 14 and under, before the day of the race. Latecomers can still register on the day of the event before 10.15hrs.

For more information email: carreraporlavidaxabia@gmail.com or telephone Teresa 648100669 (English Spanish), Elaine 636905965 (English) or Amanda 626871147 (English/Spanish/German/French)