PEOPLE are being urged to look beyond lockdown by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Irvine .

The charity’s much-loved events are aiming to return to Ayrshire this autumn but with socially distanced measures to keep participants safe.

Money raised will help scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, saving lives as the charity fights back from the impact of the pandemic.

Anyone who signs up between June 21 and July 4 can claim a special 30 per cent off the entry fee by using the code RFLJUNE30.

Entries are open now for Race for Life Irvine 5K and 10K at Beach Park, Beach Drive, Irvine on Sunday, October 17. The events are open to people of all ages and abilities.

Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK spokeswoman in Scotland, said: “Race for Life offers the perfect opportunity for people across Scotland’s capital to run, walk or jog and raise money for life-saving research.

“All 400 mass participation Race for Life events across the UK were cancelled last year to protect the country’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“So this year, more than ever, we need people to enter the Race for Life - for the people we love, for the people we’ve lost and for the one in two of us who will get cancer.”

This year, participants will set off on the course either alone or in small, socially distanced groups. Hand sanitiser will also be provided with participants encouraged to use it before and after the event.

Lisa added: “We’ll ask participants to respect social distancing before, during and after the event.

People can now visit

raceforlife.org to enter.

If any Race for Life events are cancelled, people will be entitled to a

refund.