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FREE Issue 19 East Leake March 2020 Local 0115 981 9200 | nottinghamlocalnews.com New | s East Leake man on a marathon Preparing wills for over 15 years in this area mission raising money for charity WIN Members of the Institute of Professional Will Writers The Rushcliffe Golf Club, Stocking Lane, East Leake, LE12 5RL Introducing The Rushcliffe View Restaurant & Bar Open To The Public 7 Days A Week Serving Home Cooked Local East Leake resident Stuart Green has lined up a series of challenges Quality Food throughout 2020 all with the objective of raising funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer UK. Read more on page 4. 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The swim will be in the Stuart Green has lined up a prostate cancer being a killer.” 2012 Olympic route, which some chilly Lake Padarn at Llanberis series of challenges throughout 25,000 participants will take part and the bike route will take in the Stuart will be riding with the 2020 all with the objective of in, starting at the Queen Elizabeth demanding hills and stunning “Forest2Dam” team, a group raising funds and awareness for Olympic Park. It’s a ballot entry scenery of Snowdonia. The event is of mainly Nottingham Forest Prostate Cancer UK. with results due soon so watch the culmination of the years efforts Supporters, who have had great this space. and will push him to the limit. Figures recently released reveal success in previous years on the the number of men dying from ride – last year raising £37k for Finally, the year is rounded off with Of the challenges in the year ahead, this awful disease is at an all- Prostate Cancer. Their collective the big one – the Brutal Triathlon Stuart says, “Cancer affects almost time high in the UK, with 12,000 target this year is £50k and they’re in September. This is another half everyone, with many members of cases in 2017. 48,000 men a well on their way towards this. ironman, but with the twist – the my family lost to this awful disease. year are diagnosed, and it is the final stretch of the run finishes The more that can be done to raise Next up, Stuart is hopeful for a most common cancer among with a trip to the top of Snowdon funds for research and support to place on “Ride London” in August, men. Diagnosis and survival families suffering the better. These rates are improving all the time challenges are my way of helping and Prostate Cancer UK pushes to do this and I’d love any support hard for improved treatments and I can get”. understanding of the disease. Stuart would like to give special Stuart’s challenges for the year thanks to the local businesses that ahead begin in April, with the have supported him so far, these Regents Park Half Marathon, include; Elvin Moore Solicitors, soon followed by the Outlaw Half Hayley at Captcha Photography, Triathlon in May. The half ironman Rushcliffe Golf Club, Amber Green is held at Nottingham’s Holme at Temple Spa and Raphael’s Wood Pierrepont with a 1.2-mile swim Fired Pizza. in the regatta lake, a 56-mile bike Stuart is looking for further ride across Nottinghamshire and sponsors from members of the finishes with a 13.1-mile run. community and local businesses. The third event of the year is His jersey will have space on it for where it really starts to get tough, logos of any businesses that do a 145-mile bike ride from Sheffield support him which will be seen to Amsterdam. This is an event at all events and during training organised by Prostate Cancer UK in East Leake. If you wish to find under the banner of “Football to out more, please see his Just Amsterdam”. The charity says, Giving campaign page and the “Prostate cancer kills 1 man every “Forest2Dam” team page online at: 45 minutes - that’s two men during www.justgiving.com/stuart-green25 a football match - but it doesn’t have to be this way. 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