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Bra-vo as mums step it out to raise £4,500
1:27pm Thursday 22nd May 2008
A SEPTET of Overton mums moonwalked in their bras on Saturday night to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.
The women took part in London's Playtex MoonWalk joining 15,000 others raising as much money as possible.
They walked 26.2 miles and had a great time' raising over £4,500.
The marathon took the walkers through Hyde Park, up and down the River Thames and through St James' Park before returning to Hyde Park.
Starting at about 11.30pm it took the Overton team around six-and-a-half hours to complete the course.
Zoe Taylor, one of the Overton seven, loved every minute of it. "It was such a fantastic experience and it was just amazing to see thousands of people all getting into the spirit of it," she said.
"Although it was a bit cold it didn't stop us enjoying the walk. And because we were all there raising money for just one charity it made what we were doing all the more poignant and significant."
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Marathon mums: (Left to right) Jane McDevitt, Lesley Howse, Karen Watts, Zoe Taylor, Sarah Wiles and Naomi Conneely. (Missing is Dawn Patel.)
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