THE penultimate round of the Mid Lancs Cross Country League is at Towneley Park, Burnley on Saturday.

With the under 11 girls off at 12:30pm and the boys at 12:45pm, the races progress in age group order with the final race, for senior men at 2:30pm.

Todmorden Harriers will be holding their Annual Orienteering Event on Saturday January 12, a three hour score event starting and finishing from the Pack Horse, Widdop. Start times are 9:30am to 10am.

You are requested to let the organiser know if you are coming as only pre-entries will be guaranteed a pre-marked map.

Contact Trevor Smith on 01422-843866 or e-mail trevor@ttsurveys.com. Impromptu entrants should bring a copy of the South Pennines map onto which they can copy controls from a master.

Andy O'Sullivan is holding a special race on Sunday at 11:15am.

The David Cole Memorial 5M Road and Trail Race is in memory of his nephew who sadly died in November from a brain tumour.

Andy writes: "In life he was a great lad and in his memory we hope to help others. The proceeds of this race will be donated to the Daniel Berry Leukaemia Fund to enable Daniel to go to the USA for vital treatment."

The race passes the scenic Hollingworth Lake. Registration and prize giving are in the Falcon Inn, The Square, Littleborough on the A58 Halifax Road. Please use the railway and Co-op car parks.

Garstang High School PTA invite you to run the Garstang 10K or 2M Family Fun Run on Sunday.

The main event starts at the school in Bowgreave, Garstang at 11am while the Fun Run gets under way five minutes later.

Race Calendar

Sat January 12th: Mid Lancs Cross Country League (Burnley), Todmorden Harriers Annual Orienteering Event (Widdop)

Sun January 13th: Garstang 10K, David Cole Memorial 5M Road and Trail Race (Littleborough)

Sat January 19th: Ashurst Beacon Race 5.9M/950' (Upholland), Keith Munton Memorial Boulsworth Hill Fell Race 6.5M/1200' (Colne)

Sun January 20th: Four Villages Half Marathon (Helsby)

Sat January 26th: Northern Cross Country Champs (Derby)

Sun January 27th: Soreen Stanbury Splash 7M/1200' (Haworth), Brass Monkey Half Marathon (York), Sports Hall Athletics (Preston)

Sat February 2nd: Lancashire Schools Cross Country Champs (Witton Park), Pendle Forest Orienteers Club Championship, Ogden Moors Fell Race 6M/700'

Sun February 3rd: Habergham 8M Road Race

Sun February 10th: Colne Multi Terrain 11M, Penny Pot 10K (Harrogate), Anderton Arms 6M