Camila Bird, from Truro, raised over £150 for Parkinson’s UK, when she ran the Great North Run with her sisters recently.

Camila, 47, who completed the 13.1 mile challenge in two hours and 20 minutes, ran with her two sisters, Renira Barnes, 56, and Frankie Morris, 58. The sisters all ran the same time, and each raised £150 for the charity, as their father had Parkinson’s.

The sisters joined more than 300 other runners who were running to raise funds for research into Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological condition for which there is currently no cure.

The Parkinson’s UK team of runners aims to raise a combined £150,000 to support and accelerate innovative research into new and better treatments for Parkinson’s. Current Parkinson’s drugs don’t stop, slow down or reverse the condition - they only mask it for a time. Despite huge scientific progress, there have been no major advances in Parkinson's treatments in the last decade.

Funds raised by the runners will support the work of Parkinson’s UK to help fund the essential research needed to transform the lives of people living with the condition, in years rather than decades.

Paul Jackson- Clark, director of fundraising at Parkinson’s UK, said: “I would like to thank Camila, Renira and Frankie for running for research into Parkinson’s and I hope their experience will inspire others to sign up to the run next year.”

To register your interest in the 2017 race email your name and address to events@parkinsons.org.uk.