In addition Maggie's are asking Thistle fans to join in with their 2009 Life Walk which takes place on 3 October, the date of Partick Thistle’s first home fixture against Airdrie United.

This year's Glasgow Life Walk starts in Kelvingrove Park and winds its way through the West End via the latest site for a new Maggie's centre at Gartnavel, finishing at Maggie’s Glasgow on Dumbarton Road for tea and cakes.

The total route is ten miles and Jags fans will be able to finish the walk, take in the Partick Thistle Centenary exhibition at nearby Kelvingrove and still have time to make their way to Firhill in plenty time for the kick off.

Craig Hinchcliffe, age 37, is Partick Thistle’s goalkeeper and coach, signed from St Mirren in 2007; a respected, seasoned professional whose influence has rubbed off on his protégé Jonny Tuffey. Under 'Hinchy’s' tutelage Tuffey has become a Northern Ireland international.

Tom Hogg of the Jags Trust said: “Following a board meeting on Monday night, everyone was unanimous in their support of Maggie’s. Their Glasgow centre supports thousands of people living with cancer every year, so we are delighted, as supporters of Partick Thistle, to lend our support to them and we hope that Jags fans will take part in Maggie’s Glasgow Life Walk to help people build a life beyond cancer. The walk is ten miles and is for people of all fitness levels and ages.”

Murray Easton from Maggie’s said: “Maggie’s is extremely grateful to The Jags Trust for sponsoring Craig’s shirt under the name of Maggie’s. This ensures that Maggie’s Centres name will be in every match day programme for the season, helping to raise awareness about Maggie’s in Glasgow during a very important period for the charity, as we will be going on site at Gartnavel by the end of 2009 if all goes to plan.”

Easton continued: “We hope that Thistle supporters will join hundreds of others in Maggie’s Glasgow Life Walk on Saturday 3 October to help Maggie’s support people living with, through and beyond cancer.”

For more information about the Glasgow Life Walk and the Edinburgh Life Walk visit www.maggiescentres.org/lifewalks or call Claire Devlin on 0845 602 6427.

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For further media information on Maggie’s please call Murray Easton on 07825 312 791 or email murray.easton@maggiescentres.org

Notes to Editor
•    Maggie’s Glasgow at the entrance to the Western Infirmary on Dumbarton Road received over 16,000 visits in 2008.
•    Maggie’s is for anyone affected by any type of cancer at any time, as well as their family and friends.
•    No appointment is necessary and people can visit as often as they want or need to.
•    This will be the 4th annual Glasgow Life Walk.
•     A ten mile city based walk, open to all ages.
•    It costs £10 to register (£5 for under 16s).
•    We ask each walker to raise a minimum of £100 (in 2008 the average raised was almost £200 per person!).
•    Once you have registered, we'll send you a fundraising pack with lots of ideas and top tips to help you raise the much needed funds for Maggie's.