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 | | Tuesday, 1 January, 2002, 11:14 GMT Potter fans raise some charity magic  Children will join adults at the reading Potter-mania takes a new twist this month when a non-stop reading of the boy wizard's adventures takes place to raise money for breast cancer research. Fans of Harry Potter will read aloud all four of JK Rowling's best-selling novels, one after the other, in Otley, West Yorkshire, on 11 January. The reading marathon is expected to last for 50 hours. Former teacher Sue Robins, 49, from Otley, had a mastectomy 14 years ago and has organised the event, which is expected to attract dozens of youngsters and adults. Wizard dress Mrs Robins, a mother of three, said: "I've always talked to people if they had a similar problem with breast cancer, but I've never done anything really significant and I thought it was time." The event starts at 0900 GMT, and children as young as nine will be joined by local residents and Otley mayor Phil Coyne in a marquee to be set up outside the Bowling Green pub.
Mrs Robins said: "Most of the daytime slots are covered but we are struggling to fill the night-time slots between midnight and 0500 GMT. "I do have co-ordinators to cover those slots but they could be reading to themselves." Other members of the community have offered their support, with two local bookshops donating copies of the Harry Potter books. Mrs Robins said the idea stemmed from her experience at college 30 years ago when she took part in an Enid Blyton reading marathon. She said: "I've not heard of anyone else doing it with Harry Potter. It took Stephen Fry 50 hours and 25 minutes to read them on the tapes but I don't really know how long it will take us. "People will be encouraged to dress up so it should be really good fun." | |
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