A LONG-DISTANCE runner is planning to raise £1,000 for an educational charity.

Sarah Gregory, of Parker Drive, Bedale, will be running her second London Marathon next month and hopes to raise funds for the Outward Bound Trust, which organises activities for disadvantaged young people. To encourage people to contribute, Miss Gregory has secured two prizes, courtesy of Thales Merlin and RAF Leeming, where she works for Babcocks.

Any person or company donating £10 or more will be entered in a draw to win either a trip for one in a Tornado simulator at RAF Leeming or a framed print of a 100 squadron Hawk aircraft.

To sponsor Miss Gregory, contact her on (01677) 425952, or visit her web page www.justgiving.com/sponsor sarahnow.