A FORMER chairman of Lymm Parish Council is to run in three races to raise money for charities supporting blind and partially sighted people.
John Bamforth (pictured) will run in the Birchwood 10K next month, the Warrington Half Marathon in October and the London 
Marathon next April.
The first two are to raise monies for the Warrington Society for the Blind, based in Museum Street, which is trying to raise enough to move to new and improved premises.
Money raised thrugh sponsorship from the London Marathon will go to the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Mr Bamforth said: “My mother became severely visually impaired very shortly after my father died, three years ago.
“The RNIB and the local team in Warrington have done a great job for her, providing companionship, visual aids, social events and much more. She looks forward to her weekly visits to Museum Street to meet up with her friends, have a nice lunch, get entertainment and be driven home by one of the volunteers.
“My mother is coming up to 90 next birthday and I will be 60, so we thought this was a great way to celebrate these milestones in our lives.”
Mr Bamforth’s wife will do the Birchwood 10K with him, one of his sons will run the Warrington half marathon with him and his nephew is coming over from San Francisco to run the London Marathon with him.
Mr Bamforth added: “I am hoping to raise over £2000 through sponsorship.”
In addition to his work for the parish councillor, Mr Bamforth was chairman of 4th Lymm Scout Group, vice-chairman of Cherry Tree Primary Schools and organiser of the junior and youth sections at Lymm Oughtrington Park Cricket Club where he is still a vice president.
