GRAHAM Bentley from Bridgwater will be putting on his running shoes and competing in the 10k race at this year’s Bridgwater Half Marathon event and raising money for charity (2023).
The 57-year-old, who suffered a heart attack in February, 2022, is raising money for Love Musgrove, which is the official charity of Musgrove Park Hospital, where he was treated.
The Chairman of Jasun Envirocare on Parrett Way in Bridgwater, said: “Back in early 2022, I suffered a heart attack and was treated at Musgrove Park Hospital. All of the nurses and doctors there were amazing and saved my life. This is a cause close to my heart, quite literally, and I want to give back what I can to help them, just as they helped me.
“I’ve decided to run the 10k race at this year’s Bridgwater Half Marathon event, which takes place in September, and am currently in training. Although 10k doesn’t seem that far for a challenge to some people, I have to be sensible about how far I run these days.”
Anyone interested in sponsoring Graham can do so via http://bit.ly/3JprvyM.
Love Musgrove funds things at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton above and beyond what the NHS covers. It helps to create a comfortable, engaging environment for patients that supports family and friends too.
The charity also provides staff with training and development opportunities, including state of the art equipment, and enables wards to buy items to make patients’ stays more comfortable.
Musgrove Park Hospital serves a population of more than 544,000 people across Somerset with more than 740 beds, 34 wards, 15 operating theatres, a fully equipped imaging department and a purpose-built cancer treatment centre.
Zoe Steer, Head of Fundraising at Love Musgrove, said: “We are incredibly proud to be supporting Graham in his challenge and for him to be raising money for the staff who looked after him and saved his life.”
The Bridgwater Half Marathon event takes place on Sunday, September 3 and also includes 10km and 5km races.
Jasun Envirocare, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and is a large employer in Bridgwater, has a proud history and reputation as a provider of quality bespoke and standard filtration products and services.
It provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ for filter supply, distribution and installation to meet all commercial air hygiene and water treatment needs. It manufactures and supplies filter products that meet International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and European (Eurovent) requirements.
Jasun Envirocare has grown to be one of the UK’s leading air filter manufacturers and prides itself on its family values. While the company is now onto its third generation of family members, its founding principles remain true.
The company employs more than 200 people and has factories and offices across Europe.
For further details, please call 01278 452277 or visit www.jasun-envirocare.com.
