CANCER Research UK's Race for Life event will not take place in Delamere Forest next year in a bid to cut costs.

Organisers have announced changes to events across Cheshire, with the Delamere and Reaseheath College races set to be cancelled.

The two events, which drew in 819 runners at Delamere and 1,096 at Reaseheath, raised £81,909 last year, and it is hoped participants will join remaining events in Chester, Knutsford, Warrington and Cholmondeley.

Annette Quarry, Cancer Research UK national event manager in the north west, said: “We regularly review our events because we owe it to our participants to ensure we raise as much money in the most efficient way possible.

“This means that for 2019, we’re reducing the number of smaller events across the UK, including Delamere Forest and Reaseheath College, to help save money on costs.

“We are very grateful to the 819 people who took part in Delamere and the 1,096 at Reaseheath. Together, they helped raise £81,909 which is a fantastic contribution to life-saving research.

"We would also like to thank both venues for their support.

“As we regularly review all our events, it’s possible that Race for Life could return to Delamere Forest or Reaseheath College in the future.

"But for now, we hope participants will continue the good work in 2019, by signing up for another Race for Life event in Cheshire.”

Race for Life will return to Tatton Park, Chester Racecourse, Victoria Park and Cholmondley Castle in 2019.

One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives, but cancer survival in the UK has doubled since the early 1970s.

Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work relies on public support, which enabled it to spend more than £28m last year in the north west on some of the UK’s leading scientific and clinical research.

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