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Events will take place all over the UK

Sport Relief 2006

On July 15 hundreds of thousands of people will take part in one of the 15 gigantic National Miles across the country, or one of the dozens of Local Miles that have been organised by people scattered right across the UK... will you be one of them?

Sport Relief in Staffordshire!

Here in Staffs our nearest national mile is in Birmingham, where hundreds of people will gather at Millennium Point in the city centre.

As well as this groups, societies and organisations across Staffordshire and Cheshire have been busy organising their own Local Miles- to raise money for the charity event that raises money for some of the poorest people in the world.

Here's a few Sport Relief 'Local Miles' and events you could join up with...

Staffordshire University
Leek Road
Stoke on Trent
11.00am - 4.00pm on 15/07/06

Mitchell High School
Corneville Road
Bucknall
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
11.00am - 4.00pm on 15/07/06

Shobnall Fields Leisure Complex
Shobnall Road
Burton-On-Trent
12.00pm - 3.30pm on 15/07/06

Olympic swimmer Karen Pickering

Cumberland Arena
Thomas street
Crewe
Cheshire
10:00am - 4:00pm on 15/07/06

Woore Primary School
London Road
Woore
Crewe
Cheshire
2.00pm - 6.00pm on 15/07/06

Waterhouses Primary School
Waterfall Lane
Waterhouses
Staffordshire Moorlands
1.30pm onwards on 15/07/06

Sainsbury's
Etruria Rd
Hanley
7.00am - 7.00pm on 15/07/06
They've told us "We are having a bike ride in aid of Sport Relief. We have two bikes kindly lent to us by Esporta on Festival Park, and our aim is to keep at least one of the bikes going from when we open our doors at 7.00am until we close at 7.00pm. Also we have a member of our management team walking around the store in scuba diving gear! We'll have buckets in front of the bikes so customers can donate money. All money raised will be going towards Sport Relief".

Fancy getting involved or setting up your own Sport Relief Mile in Staffordshire?

Go to the Sport Relief BBC website by clicking on the link on the right of this page to find out how - or get involved in miles already going on in YOUR area.

You'll need to visit www.sportrelief.com or call 0845 605 8000 for an entry kit.

How much does it cost?
Adults £5
Kids (under 16) £2
Family Ticket (two adults, two children) £12

All of the entry fee goes towards helping us to cover the costs of putting on events across the UK, meet every health and safety measure and make sure Sport Relief Saturday is a day to remember.

To donate money to Sport Relief, call 08457 910 910

Where the Sport Relief money goes

In 2002 and 2004 Sport Relief raised £31m. Half was spent in the UK and half went to help people in the poorest countries in the world.

Sport Relief on TV!

Sport Relief Saturday will culminate in a fantastic, star-studded night of television entertainment on the BBC.

BBC Sport Relief executive producer Martyn Smith is producing The Sport Relief Mile show on BBC One and is very excited about the show. "It should be a wonderful experience on July 15th, we are planning to visit all 15 of the main Miles live throughout the programme.

"It is incredibly exciting for BBC Sport to once again be involved in such an great event that brings together so many people around the UK so that they can combine exercise, fun and raising money for a fantastic cause."

Sport Relief Redsocks in India

In the build up to the big day, two hour-long documentaries follow the fortunes of the Sport Relief Redsocks as they tour India to see for themselves how your money is spent and why it is so badly needed.

Chris Evans, Dermot O'Leary and Patrick Kielty are among those who join former cricketers Phil Tufnel and Jack Russell in 'All Out for India'.

There will also be celebrity show-jumping, a special edition of A Question of Sport, All Star Boxing, Celebrity Mastermind and a whole host of other televisual treats.

Jon Rowlands is the BBC executive producer for the evening's entertainment on July 15th.

"We are incredibly grateful to all the people who have given up their time to be part of the show.

"We are feeling good about delivering over five hours of tip-top TV with top sporting and entertainment names, as well as some outstanding Appeal films produced by our colleagues at BBC Bristol.

"It's going to be a really brilliant day and hopefully the whole country will get behind it and go the Extra Mile for Sport Relief."