A team of 60 runners from all over the Borders have started training for the Edinburgh Marathon to raise many thousands of pounds for The Margaret Kerr Appeal – a campaign for a specialist care unit at Borders General Hospital. www.thedifference.org.uk/the-margaret-kerr-unit-appeal

Aged from 18 to over 50, the team will run relays to complete the course, knocking up a total of around 400 miles (the equivalent of running from Melrose to London!) Teams of four runners will each run a leg of the marathon with the so-called final "glory leg" coming in at 4.5 miles. The group have been holding special training nights to get everyone through the gruelling event.

A range of other fund raising events will also be organised including a Six Nations extravaganza, golf day, coffee mornings and other social events. For more details please contact Jeremy Brett on 01896 822520 or jb@brettinvestment.com

Please help us to help this hugely worthwhile cause.