24 April 2008

TV STARS ON THE RUN FOR CHARITY

BAFTA award winning ‘Stacey’ from Gavin and Stacey, Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams and BBC Scotland Radio DJ Bryan Burnett have all signed up with a host of other famous faces to take part in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run on 4 May.

Stars taking part hail from popular TV shows including EastEnders, Shameless, Holby Blue, Taggart and Emmerdale. Leith actress Shauna McDonald, otherwise known as MI5 agent Sam Buxton in Spooks will be running on behalf of Leukaemia Research alongside actor Ben Jones, whose best man tragically died from non Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Sign up at www.greatrun.org until Friday 25 April, or enter in the Edinburgh Run 4 It store up until 3 May.

Laura Webster, communications executive for the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run said: “There’s still time to get your entry in before the closing date so don’t miss out on a star spotting morning - while raising cash for your nominated charity.”

Participants can also enter with four to eight work colleagues as part of the ‘Business Challenge’, where businesses can race against each other to determine the fastest and fittest in Scotland.

NOVA INTERNATIONAL

Nova International, headed by Olympic Medallist Brendan Foster is one of the UK’s leading event management and sports marketing agencies. The company’s current brand portfolio includes some of the biggest running events in the world all based on the Great North Run, the world’s biggest event with over 56,000 entries.

Nova International was established in 1988 and has a strong sporting pedigree. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Nova has established itself as a market leader in the world of sports marketing and event management. For more information please visit www.greatrun.org.

BUPA

The Bupa Great Edinburgh Run is brought to you by Nova International event organisers and is sponsored by Bupa.

Bupa is the UK market leader in health and care with a strong international presence. Established in 1947, it has over 8 million customers in 190 countries and more than 48,000 employees. Its main interests are health insurance, care homes for older people and young disabled, health assessments, workplace health and childcare services. Bupa Travel offers a bespoke travel insurance service. Sanitas in Spain, HBA, Mutual Community and DCA Agedcare in Australia and New Zealand, IHI in Denmark and AMEDEX and Health Dialog in the US are all part of the Bupa Group which also has centres in Hong-Kong, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Bupa is a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. As a result, it can focus on its customers, helping them to live longer, healthier lives and can reinvest all of its profits to do this – this is the dividend that Bupa provides. Furthermore, through Community Connections Bupa encourages its employees to play an active role within its local communities. The Bupa Foundation is an independent charity which funds medical research. Bupa Giving was established to mark the group’s 60th anniversary in 2007 and supports the development of healthcare services and those who provide them.

For tips on training, running, exercise and general health information visit www.bupa.com and www.bupa.co.uk/running.

EVENTSCOTLAND

EventScotland is the national events agency.

EventScotland is working to make Scotland one of the world’s leading event destinations. By developing an exciting portfolio of sporting and cultural events EventScotland is helping to raise Scotland’s international profile and boost the economy by attracting more visitors.

For further information about EventScotland, its funding programmes and latest event news visit EventScotland.org