Workers on flood alleviation project in Hebden Bridge running 5k a day throughout December for Calder Community Cares

The runners are part of the team from Bam Nuttall and the Environment Agency working on the flood alleviation works in Hebden Bridge.

They are Ronnie Carr, Sub-Agent for Bam Nuttall, Chris Bedford, General Foreman for Bam Nuttall, Aisling Wall, Project Manager for the Environment Agency, Anthony Kidd, Project Manager for the Environment Agency and Christian Merriman, FCRM Advisor for the Environment Agency.

Aisling said: “As a project team we are going to be working for a long period of time in Hebden Bridge and when I heard about the great work the charity has been doing during this pandemic I wanted to do my bit to help support the fantastic team and all their hard work.”

Chris said: “I watched Marcus Rashford discuss poverty and lack of food for children throughout the pandemic and I asked Rebecca if we could do something locally to help out.

“We as a team were all going to go the Lidl or Aldi and get a load of shopping for Calder Cares, when Rebecca spoke to Janet Lymer it was clear they needed funding.

“I’m a bit mad and I’m all for a good challenge to raise some cash, Ronnie Carr who is Sub-Agent on site, asked me if I fancied doing the Marcathon this year.

“It’s a 5k run a day every day in December including Christmas Day and I’ll be finishing with a 10k on New Years Day.

“So we said let’s do the Marcathon for Calder Cares.

“That made two of us. The other three work for the Environment Agency and when Ronnie and I told them about the challenge they also wanted to sign up.”

To donate, visit https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/caldercommunitycares.