Saddleworth road race
Date published: 08 August 2008
OLDHAM and Royton Harriers stage their popular six-mile road race, the Frank Hodson Saddleworth Six, around Greenfield next Wednesday (7.30pm).
The race, which starts at Churchill Playing Fields, is again sponsored by RunDirect, a leading retailer of specialist running clothing and footwear, and, as for the last 11 years, by Platt Halpern, solictors in Oldham and Manchester.
Prizes to the value of almost £600 are on offer and there are commemorative souvenirs for all finishers.
The 33rd annual race is again likely to attract a field of almost 300 runners and further details are available from organiser Brian Varley (01706 840912) or http//www.saddleworth6.org.uk
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