GLOW Charity Fun run comes to Ayrshire for a second year

Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland is asking people to join them in painting Ayrshire neon for a second time. It is holding a GLOW Neon Fun Run again at Ayr's Dam Park Stadium on Saturday, October 17, following a fantastic turn out at last year’s event. Hundreds of people ran, walked or danced their way around the three kilometre track dressed in neon and sprayed with GLOW paint to raise funds for the RNIB Ayrshire Vision Appeal. Elma Magowan, the charity’s local fundraiser, said “We are bringing this exciting event back to Ayrshire, encouraged by the overwhelming support we received last year from local people. There are around 5,000 people in Ayrshire and Arran living with sight loss. By taking part, all the runners, walkers and dancers will help us support people with sight loss at the time they need us most. Our appeal will fund vision support officers based at Crosshouse and Ayr Hospitals who can give people newly diagnosed with sight loss the emotional as well as practical support they need to find their lives again.” This year’s event aims to be bigger and brighter and is fully accessible. The charity will provide guides for anyone taking part who is blind or partially sighted. Further details and tickets are available at www.rnib.org.uk/glow.