Ladies rally for cancer charity

The event, which takes place on June 20 in Oxford, features teams of six women undertaking challenging tasks such as tank and HGV driving. The intrepid duo, who will join around 600 female entrants, are hopeful they will raise a minimum of &\#163;300 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. If any organisations or individuals would like to support the charity by sponsoring Shilpa Sanghani or Roz Mussa, contact them at Vision Express, Unit 4, Chiswick House, St Johns Walk, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 1LD or telephone on: 01256 814824. trainer rewarded for 40-year stint Dispensing optician Tim Clarke, Melson Wingate training manager, received a long-service award this month in recognition of his career which started 40 years ago. The company's chairman, Nigel Wingate, handed over a presentation cheque to Mr Clarke (pictured right), who joined as a trainee in Oxford. He became the first manager of the newly opened branch in Witney, Oxfordshire, before later moving to Didcot. Mr Wingate praised Mr Clarke's involvement in the local community while manager at the Didcot branch as an example of how to build a successful practice. He also recognised Mr Clarke's achievement in establishing the new role of training manager at the company's headquarters in Bournemouth. Mr Wingate said the venture had successfully developed innovative schemes, including the introduction of CET into the company. As a keen computer and electronics enthusiast, Mr Clarke intends to put his cheque towards purchasing new hardware.