BBC1’S The One Show at the Bupa Great North 10k – Sunderland

One of the UK’s top hairstylists Michael Douglas will be filming an episode of Street Barber for BBC1’S The One Show at the Bupa Great North 10k – Sunderland on Sunday 18th July.

The well known celebrity hairdresser is on a mission to improve the nation’s hair, and is looking for runners taking part in the event to put themselves forward for a notable style change on the day of the event. Willing volunteers will be in safe hands, Michael’s clients include Davina McCall, Melinda Messenger, Ulrika Johnson, Tess Daly and the Sugababes. Michael said “This is the first time we’ve filmed an episode of Street Barber at a running event. I’m looking forward to coming to Sunderland and adding something different to the day for a few runners with a complete hair makeover.” The One Show team are looking for 2 or 3 volunteers available and wanting a notable style change before or after the race on Sunday 18th July 2010. Please contact Glenn Swift or Hannah McDermott on 0113 2371005 or Glenn@reallife.co.uk or hannah@reallife.co.uk and to find out more. Please be advised that the slots go very quickly. The Bupa Great North 10k – Sunderland is a 10 kilometre city centre running event which starts on the cities Wearmouth Bridge and finishes at Sunderland AFC’s Stadium of Light where runners pick up their finishers packs. The Bupa Great North 10k - Sunderland is open to runners of all abilities aged 15 years and over. All runners will receive an event t-shirt, souvenir finishers medal in their finishers pack and all participants will be chip timed to give an accurate finishing time with results on the Great Run website on the evening of the event. The day also includes the Bupa Junior Great Sunderland Run, suitable for youngsters aged 9 – 14 years and follows an approximate 2.4km course. Entries for both events are still open at www.greatrun.org Ends Ends For more information Lynsey Stephenson Lynsey.stephenson@nova-international.com 0191 2263249 07595564266 Nova International The Bupa Great North 10k - Sunderland 2010 is brought to you by event organisers Nova International in partnership with Sunderland City Council. Nova International, headed by Olympic Medallist Brendan Foster is one of the UK’s leading event management and sports marketing agencies. The company’s current brand portfolio also includes some of the biggest running events in the world all based on the Bupa Great North Run, the world’s biggest half marathon with over 54,000 entries. Nova International was established in 1988 and has a strong sporting pedigree. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Nova have established themselves as a market leader in the world of sports marketing and event management. For more information please visit www.greatrun.org <http://www.greatrun.org/>. Bupa Bupa is a leading international healthcare company. Established in 1947, it has over ten million customers in more than 190 countries and employs over 52,000 people around the world. Its main interests are health insurance, care homes for young disabled and older people, workplace health services, health assessments and chronic disease management services, including health coaching and healthcare services in the home. While Bupa’s largest and original business is in the UK, it has significant operations around the world including Sanitas in Spain, MBF, HBA, Mutual Community in Australia, IHI in Denmark and Health Dialog in the US. Bupa also has businesses in Hong Kong, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India, China and Latin America. In addition, Bupa Care Services owns care homes in Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Bupa has no shareholders. We reinvest our money to provide better healthcare for our customers, helping them to live longer, happier, healthier lives. Sunderland City Council Sunderland City Council and its partners are regenerating the city, building on its assets and developing Sunderland into a place that can offer a better future for residents, visitors, students and businesses. Sunderland combines a quality environment with a smart way of working. The city is building a new image that reflects its light and airy location by the sea and its green environment, as well as its success in embracing and adapting to new technologies. To find out more go to www.sunderland.gov.uk <http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/> Alzheimer’s Society Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland are calling for runners to support them in one of the 2010 Bupa Great Runs across the country. For further details visit www.alzheimers.org.uk/greatrun <http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/greatrun> or telephone 0870 417 0192. Runners in Scotland can visit www.alzscot.org <http://www.alzscot.org/> or telephone 0845 260 0789.