The KENNET and Avon Canal and River Thames are to stage one of the country's most popular and oldest water-based competitions during the Easter holiday period.
The 56th Devizes to Westmin-ster International Canoe Marathon will take place from Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 11.
The Arthritis Research Campaign, the largest arthritis specific charity and the fourth largest medical charity in the UK, would like to hear from anyone who has received a place in this year's event to come forward and raise funds for them.
Arthritis is a condition that is as likely to hit fit, young sports people as anyone else in society.
More than seven million adults in the UK suffer from long-term health problems due to arthritis related illnesses.
People often think of arthritis as an elderly person's disease but it is a condition that is as likely to hit fit, young sports people as anyone else in society
Call Steve Chesworth, regional appeal manager, on 01225 315542 or email on s.chesworth-@arc.org.uk for more details.
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