A soldier who worships at one of our churches in the Ripon area has accompanied a colleague to complete a world record.
Major Billy McLaren, who worships at St Cuthbert’s Colburn and serves at the Infantry Training Centre (ITC) at Catterick Garrison, has been running with Jacquie Barlow, who has been raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
The Revd Andrew Cromarty, Vicar of Hipswell Parish, said: “Billy’s military colleague, Jacquie Barlow, had suffered from a brain tumour two years ago, and took up running, as a means of raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
“Jacquie has just completed her 61st half-marathon run on consecutive days, and Billy ran 24 of those with her!”
Congratulations to Jacquie and Billy for their impressive feat!