MORE than 450 runners have now sign up to enter the Chew Valley 10k which returns on Sunday, June 1, from 9.30am.

There are more spaces available and people are being urged to sign up for the event here chewvalley10k.co.uk.

This year’s chip-timed event is sponsored by Winford Road Garages and Brock & Houlford Expert Eyecare.

A number of runners will compete for the new Team Cup, open to teams of up to five runners, with the fastest four times combined. Organisers will also give a prize to the best dressed team.

Entrants so far include:

Local running clubs including Chew Valley Snails, Harptree Runners and Somer Athletics Club.

• Chew Firefighters – crew members from Chew Magna and Blagdon are running in full firefighting gear to raise funds for Cancer Research UK and the Fire Fighters Charity. www.bit.ly/chew10kfirefighters

• Born to be Wild – Family members Lisa, Victoria plus children Grace, Olivia, Evie and Samuel, will run in memory of their father and grandfather, Phil Tucker, who sadly passed away from lymphoma cancer: https://www.justgiving.com/page/megan-tucker-1736764873175?newPage=true

A one-of-a-kind, much-loved family man, he took part in the first Chew bed race.

Lisa said: “Every step we take is for him and for the many others affected by cancer.”

• Dynisma – this year’s Chew 10k supporting sponsor is entering six teams in the race.

“We’re thrilled to support such a brilliant local event,” said Ash Warne, founder and CTO.

“For us, it’s about getting involved in the community and raising awareness of the exciting careers in engineering and technology.”

• Chew Valley RFC under 15s – Ten juniors plus their coaches are running in support of the Star* scheme, which supports young people through rugby.

“We couldn’t be prouder of these boys ,” said Eloise Brown, from the Star* scheme: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/cvrfcu15srunchew10k?utm_term=REY7rjW3a&utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL