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Sept 2021
Man dressed as giant ovary heads to Harrogate for charity
A man who has become famous for dressing as a giant ovary is heading to Harrogate tomorrow for charity.
Craig McMurrough, who is also known as Mr Ovary, will make his first stop in Harrogate town centre as part of his tour of the north this month.
Mr Ovary has been raising money for charity and awareness of ovarian cancer since he lost his younger sister, Cheryl Earnshaw, to the disease five years ago.
She died just three weeks after her diagnosis.
In the years since Mr Ovary has raised more than £40,000 for cancer charity Ovacome by completing 19 marathons and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
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He hopes his bucket collection in Harrogate will take him a step closer to his £100,000 fundraising target and also raise awareness of the symptoms of the disease.
If you miss him this weekend but would like to donate to the cause then visit his JustGiving page here.
Ovarian cancer symptoms include persistent bloating, eating less and feeling more full, abdominal and pelvic pain and changes to urinary and bowel habits.
Mr McMurrough said:
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