Darts players at the Farmers Arms in Swinton took part in a 10-hour match to raise funds for The Christie.

 

A darts team hit the bullseye in a fundraiser for the Christie inspired  by one of their players.

 

Pals of the former Agecroft Colliery miner Alan Breeze, who is battling oesophageal cancer, picked up their darts for a marathon game in aid of the Manchester cancer centre.

 

The award-winning team from the Farmers Arms in Swinton, Salford, including grandfather of three Alan, played a 10-hour sponsored darts marathon, with money pouring in for every arrow thrown.

 

The winners of the second division of the Swinton Darts Organisation raised £1,500 with the challenge.

 

Alan, a 64-year-old warehouse supervisor from Swinton, was diagnosed with cancer at the end of 2012 and is currently undergoing chemotherapy and an anti-cancer drug treatment at the Christie.

 

He said: “The team decided to do this because I am being treated under Christie’s .“I was as fit as a fiddle but then I suddenly had trouble swallowing food.

 

“I think it is fantastic that the team did this darts marathon to raise funds for the hospital.“I threw a few darts during the marathon and I really enjoyed it. We played from the afternoon to closing time.”Two of Alan’s teammates – Pete Brown and Steve Wright, also from Swinton - are now taking the fundraising a step further by running the Blackpool Half Marathon on Sunday.

 

Pete said: “Everybody felt that they could not do enough to help. Alan is such a nice bloke and we all think a lot of him here.“It was my idea to do the marathon for the Christie because of what he has been through. I wanted us to show support and do something for Alan“I realised that it could happen to any one of us. “Steve and I are doing the half marathon because we do a lot of running including time trials."I find playing darts and running enjoyable so I thought I would combine the two to raise funds for the Christie for Alan.”

 

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Premier League Darts is back underway in Sheffield on Thursday night  with the remaining eight men battling it out for a place in next  month's play-offs.

 

With Australian Simon Whitlock already eliminated in the Dublin leg, last Thursday's outing in Cardiff also saw Wes Newton drop out of the running.

 

Pressure is building as we move into the second half of the season with league leader Michael van Gerwen looking a solid bet to take the £150,000 first-place cheque.

 

The playing schedule for Thursday's Premier League Darts sees Dutch legend Raymond van Barneveld and World Championship finalist Peter Wright play twice in one night.

 

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