Paralympian Hannah Cockroft unveils event in memory of Jane Tomlinson
Payalympian Hannah Cockroft, from Halifax, and former Leeds United player Danny Mills officially unveiled the Sporting Social event at Leeds Beckett University yesterday.
The event, staged by the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, will take place in November and feature a host of sports personalities in a bid to raise money for the charity. Sporting Social has been also backed by TV presenter Tanya Arnold.
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Hide AdMrs Tomlinson, from Leeds, was 36 she was told she had terminal breast cancer in 2000.
She went on to record a series of remarkable achievements raising money for good causes.
The appeal was set up in her memory and has since collected millions of pounds for charity.