Marshals needed for london marathon route

By Simon Hayes on April 9, 2008 8:42 PM |

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THE LONG wait is nearly over for thousands of runners in the Flora London Marathon, but even if you aren’t one of them you can still play an active part.

This Sunday (April 13) some 36,000 runners will take to the streets for the race, with thousands more lining the route to watch.

The Isle of Dogs and Docklands hosts about six miles of the race and volunteers are urgently needed to help marshal the route and give out information to spectators. Marshals are provided by local charity the Dockland Settlements.

The charity’s general secretary Pat Ward said: “Some of our usual marshals have had to pull out for personal reasons so we really need new people to volunteer to help.

‘If anyone has decent local knowledge and a few hours to spare it would be great it they could
help out.”

Volunteers will meet at 7.45am by the traffic light tree at Westferry Circus and man the route until 3pm. Refreshments will be provided.

If you think you can help contact Robyn Wade on 020 7231 8899 or email robyn.wade@docklandsettlements.org.uk.