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LIMBERING UP:Rossendale actor Anthony Cotton, along with Corrie co-stars Tupele Dorgu, left, and Rachel Leskovac warm up outside The Rovers Return LIMBERING UP:Rossendale actor Anthony Cotton, along with Corrie co-stars Tupele Dorgu, left, and Rachel Leskovac warm up outside The Rovers Return

Are you doing something for Sport Relief? We want to hear from you.

Let us know what you're doing to raise money by emailing the details to njohnson@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk call us on 01254 298286 or add a comment below.

We'd also love to see your photos. You can email them, but be sure to include the names of everyone on the picture, where you are from and exactly what you did.

Here's how some people across the region are raising money this year:

  • Rossendale actor, Anthony Cotton, better known as Coronation Street's Sean Tulley, is limbering up to take part in the Sainsbury's Sport Relief mile in Manchester on Sunday.
  • Darwen supermarket singing queen Krissie Atkin will be warbling for Sports Relief at Sainbury's in Redearth Road all day on Saturday.
  • Cumberland Upper school pupils are putting their running shoes on tomorrow to complete their Sport Relief mile at Witton Park, Blackburn.
  • Staff and children from Busy Bees Nursery in Brooke St, Chorley are wearing sports clothing today while taking part in a sponsored walk to Chorley FC's Victory Park football ground.
  • Blackburn Rovers-supporting MP Tim Farron has been challenged to swap shirts with a friend, who is a Burnley fan. The Lib Dem MP will wear the claret and blue shirt and aims to raise £500 for Sport Relief. To sponsor him email tim@timfarron.co.uk.
  • Burnley cricketer James Anderson joined Burnley FC supporter Tony Livesey and fellow Radio Lancashire presenter Graham Liver took part in a Sport Relief all-celebrity Dragon Boat Challenge. Livesey, who captained his team to victory in the event at Salford Quays said: I don't want to say this, but it was all down to me!”

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