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John Lawton’s family donates funds to Cheshire Search and Rescue

John Lawton’s family donates funds to Cheshire Search and Rescue

The family of tragic South Cheshire runner John Lawton is to donate  funds to rescue teams who tried to find him. John, 62, went missing while competing in the gruelling 35km Taygetos challenge in Greece in April this year.

November 1, 2012
Hundreds pay tribute at funeral of tragic marathon runner John Lawton

Hundreds pay tribute at funeral of tragic marathon runner John Lawton

Family, friends, colleagues and fellow runners paid a moving tribute to tragic marathon man John Lawton at his funeral today. They gathered in their hundreds to remember the 62-year-old South Cheshire man who died while competing in a race in Greece.

September 10, 2012
Family confirm South Cheshire runner John Lawton’s body found

Family confirm South Cheshire runner John Lawton’s body found

The body of missing South Cheshire runner John Lawton has been found on a mountainside, his family confirmed today. The discovery comes almost four months after John, from Alsager, disappeared while competing in the 35km Taygetos Challenge near Kalamata.

August 16, 2012
Cheshire SAR team returns to Greece in hunt for runner John Lawton

Cheshire SAR team returns to Greece in hunt for runner John Lawton

Nine volunteers from Cheshire Search & Rescue (SAR) have returned to Greece to renew the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. John, from Alsager, went missing while taking part in the Taygetos Challenge near Kalamata on April 8 this year.

June 23, 2012
Cheshire rescuers enter last day in search for John Lawton

Cheshire rescuers enter last day in search for John Lawton

Cheshire Search and Rescue volunteers are entering their final day in the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. Fifteen members of the Cheshire SAR team have been out in Greece for five days to boost the search for the 62-year-old from Alsager.

May 15, 2012
14 Cheshire Search and Rescue volunteers join hunt for John Lawton

14 Cheshire Search and Rescue volunteers join hunt for John Lawton

A team of 14 search and rescue volunteers from Cheshire are flying out to Greece on Friday to join the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. Cheshire Search and Rescue (SAR) revealed that donations have flooded in which will help fund the trip.

May 9, 2012
Cheshire rescue team’s fund appeal to join search for John Lawton

Cheshire rescue team’s fund appeal to join search for John Lawton

Rescue volunteers from Cheshire are ready to fly out to Greece and help in the hunt for missing marathon runner John Lawton. The 62-year-old, from Alsager, has not been seen since Sunday April 8 when he disappeared while competing in the Taygetos Challenge 2012, near Kalamata.

May 3, 2012
Wistaston mum’s support for family of missing John Lawton

Wistaston mum’s support for family of missing John Lawton

A Wistaston mum has sent a message of support to the family of missing Cheshire runner John Lawton – just two months after her own husband vanished abroad. John, 62, of Alsager, has not been seen since vanishing while competing in the Taygetos Challenge in Greece.

April 24, 2012