Olympian lends a hand at fun day

Date published: 30/09/2008

Guests at a family fun day were wowed when an Olympic Gold medalist turned up at the weekend.

Visitors were delighted when Dame Mary Peters turned up at the NSPCC’s fun day held at Hollingworth Lake on Sunday (28 September).

Dame Peters is a patron of Springhill Hospice but was on hand to show her support for the NSPCC.

She won Gold for Britain in the 1972 Olympics in Munich competing in the pentathlon.

Carole Kennedy of NSPCC Littleborough branch said there was something for everyone at the fun day.

“No one left empty handed and every child left with a smile on their face, a lolly in hand and an NSPCC balloon,” she said

“The organisers would like to thank all the volunteers for there help in baking cakes, running stalls and assisting on the day as the NSPCC raised £611.53 for this most worthy cause.”