A FAMILIAR face behind the Castle Hotel bar, Pat Mercer is off to Birmingham on Sunday to join a five-kilometre city run for charity.

Pat, of Montgomery Road, is to take part in the Flora Ladies Challenge fun run and is looking for sponsors to help raise money for the Lingen Davies Children's Cancer Rainbow Appeal at Shrewsbury Hospital.

She hopes to top the £1,300 she raised two years ago when she joined the run staged in Hyde Park, London.

"It was a fantastic experience to be one of the 25,000 women taking part in London. I felt very proud to be there and look forward to running again in Birmingham," she said.

Anyone who would like to contribute should contact her at the Castle Hotel.