Twelve employees from the Seddon Group, including director Jonathan Seddon, completed last Sunday's Great Manchester Run in aid of The Christie in preparation for another special charity challenge this weekend.

The Seddon team took part in the 10k run in support of the leading cancer centre as part of the Seddon/Christie Partnership. Through its partnership with the Christie charity, the Seddon Group is raising money for 'Magic Bullet' research - a pioneering cancer treatment being developed at The Christie which targets the cancer cells without affecting the body's healthy cells.

But the team's real challenge will come on Saturday 22nd May when 60 Seddon employees will be taking part in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. Split into three teams the participants will have the added task of carrying and building a 3D jigsaw at the top of each peak in order to complete the 26 mile hike and claim the sponsorship money.

The teams have completed six training walks leading up to the event including Kinder Scout, Dovestones Reservoir and each of the three Yorkshire hills that make up the 3 Peaks Challenge. The challenge on the day will be to complete the 26 mile marathon walk in 10 hours and 30 minutes with a second team aiming for completion in under 12 hours.

Stephen Seddon, director in charge of the Seddon/Christie Partnership said; "This is a huge physical challenge when you think about it in terms of distance alone. Add into this that it is walking the equivalent of a marathon both up and down hills, over rough terrain and carrying a large 3D jigsaw and you can see that this isn't something that we have taken on lightly.

"This is going to be such a fantastic event and we really are proud to take part for The Christie. Our charity partnership had an excellent first year and with the Manchester 10k and the Yorkshire 3 Peaks back to back we are certainly pushing ourselves harder this year to reach our overall two year target of £250,000."

Head of corporate fundraising at the Christie charity, Gerald Deslandes, said; "Congratulations to everyone at Seddons who took part in the run, it was a fantastic event and one which I hope leaves the Seddon team now determined to conquer their latest gruelling challenge of summiting these three peaks in Yorkshire.

"A massive good luck to all the walkers - every penny they raise will go towards the research and development of 'Magic Bullet' treatment at The Christie."

As well as being highly effective in destroying cancer, the revolutionary treatment which is called radioimmunotherapy or Magic Bullet is a quicker and easier treatment and could replace chemotherapy for some cancer patients. Early trials carried out at The Christie with patients with lymphoma cancers and leukemia found remarkable results.

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