BRENDA Middlebrook, 64, refused to let a little thing like a knee operation get in the way of her Race for Life.

She teamed up with friends and colleagues from Beales department store in Winchester's Brook Centre to complete the charity fun run.

All the Beales ladies had their own special reasons for taking part. Among them was Gemma Percival, 27, who was running for her grandad, her auntie and her friend Sandy who is recovering from cancer.

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