TOWN Hall staff are limbering up for no fewer than four of this year's big Race for Life events.

The annual women-only races raise funds for Cancer Research UK, and this year's Team Bury is 80-strong.

The council team is running at two events in Bolton on Friday and two in Heaton Park, Prestwich, on Sunday.

Jacqui Mitchley, of Team Bury, said: "Many women dedicate the race to loved ones they have lost to cancer and attach messages of remembrance to their T-shirts.

A lot of us ran in the race last year and we managed to raise £5,000 for Cancer Research. We are hoping to raise even more this year."

Donations can be made by debit or credit card on 0161 253 7224, online at www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/TeamBury, or at council cash offices and libraries.