HEROES ON THE RUN!

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NI Firefighters Join the Fight Against Heart Disease

Firefighters from Whitla Street Fire Station, Belfast L- R Stephen Doyle, Mark Niblock, Craig Bell and Noel McKee (front) join in the fight against heart disease by signing up to take part in Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke’s Red Dress Run at Stormont on 11th February. 5k and 10k runs. Entries are now open for both men and women, Enter online now and avail of the early online rate of £10 www.nichs.org.uk/reddressrun

Killing fires is part of their day job and now local Firefighters from the Whitla Street Fire Station are doing their bit to help kill heart disease by taking part in a local charity’s Red Dress Run on 11th February.

The run is part of Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke’s Dress Red campaign and aims to raise awareness of women’s heart disease – the biggest killer of women in Northern Ireland.

Firefighters Stephen Doyle, Mark Niblock, Craig Bell and Noel McKee will be joining hundreds of other runners who will be ‘dressed to kill’  at the ‘Red Dress Run’ at Stormont.

Firefighter Noel McKee said “We enjoy a bit of craic and are always happy to get involved for a great cause.  We’re all doing our bit to promote this campaign for the women in our lives and I hope more men will sign up and do the same – despite our outfits of choice, men don’t have to wear a red dress, anything red – whether  it’s a t-shirt, your socks, shorts or leggings – all will do the job rightly!”

Kerry Anderson, Director of Fundraising at Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke said:  “We’re delighted to have the support of the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service and hope that more men and women will don their best red dress and have a bit of fun whether they host a red coffee morning, plan a red themed party or join our firemen and take part in the Red Dress Run.”

The Red Dress Run is a 5k or 10k run at Stormont Estate on Saturday 11th February.  Entries are now open for both men and women, Enter online now and avail of the early online rate of £10 www.nichs.org.uk/reddressrun

All proceeds go to Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke.

For more information on the Red Dress campaign and ideas on fundraising visit www.nichs.org.uk

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