THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on everyone in the South East to join the fight against heart disease by wearing red and hosting a red-themed fundraising event on Friday, June 9, to raise money for lifesaving research.

Around 936,000 people are fighting a daily battle with heart and circulatory disease in the region and these conditions claim the lives of around 21,000 people each year.

The BHF is helping to end the devastation caused by heart disease by funding around £100 million of cutting-edge research each year.

Adrian Adams, head of mass participation at the BHF, said: “We are calling on the people of the South East to help us make ‘Wear it. Beat it.’ the biggest, reddest and best year yet.

“By joining thousands of people in wearing red and hosting a red-themed fundraising event, you will help us fund more pioneering research to support the seven million people living with heart and circulatory disease in the UK.”

Last year more than 15,000 people took part in Wear it. Beat it. raising more than £750,000.

Once signed up, participants receive a free fundraising kit jam-packed with reddy-made ideas.

Visit www.wearitbeatit.bhf.org.uk for more information or call 0300 330 0645.