Twins’ terrific effort

8:10am Tuesday 8th July 2008

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TWINS who were born prematurely ran the Great Manchester Junior Run to raise money for the baby unit that saved their lives.

Callum and Danielle Burgess, who are now nine, and their dad, Colin, aged 38, raised £1,140 for the neonatal ward at Warrington Hospital.

The money raised is almost enough to buy a warming cot for the ward, said ward manager, Alyson Johnson.

Callum and Danielle were born seven weeks prematurely and stayed in special care for five-and-a-half weeks.

“It’s nice to give something back,” said their mum, Karen, aged 35.

They were helped along the way by their dad Colin, who ran the Wilmslow half marathon and the Great Manchester run this year to help raise the much-needed funds.

Colin’s employer Genlec donated £250.

Last year Colin ran the Great Manchester Run for his goddaughter, Aimee Haswell, who has a rare heart condition.

He has caught the running bug and this year did the run in 43 minutes and 33 seconds.

Callum did the junior run in 11 minutes and 39 seconds and Danielle came in at 14 minutes and 24 seconds.

Colin’s half marathon took him one hour and 46 minutes.

The family, from Berkshire Drive, Woolston, want to thank all those who sponsored them and Colin would like to thank Karen for organising everything.