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Each year in Cardiff a bunch of brides walk across the city to raise money for Cancer Research. But the women aren\u2019t actual brides, at least not during the walk.<\/p>\n

Fran Rock is very busy. Along with her job as a restaurant manager she is also helping organise next year\u2019s bridal walk with a friend. Her personal life is on hold. She says, \u201cI like to go out and I like to go running as well but that\u2019s pretty much it because work takes up so much of my time at the moment.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecause it\u2019s going into Christmas, all of the hobbies are put on the back burner until the New Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduating this September the 22-year-old decided to stay in Cardiff to climb up the restaurateur ladder. She currently works at Browns Bar and Brasserie but will soon move to the new Burger and Lobster.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my fourth year in Cardiff now,\u201d she says. \u201cI just didn\u2019t want to leave. I love it far too much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fran is originally from Northallerton in North Yorkshire and charity has been \u201cengrained\u201d in her for as long as she can remember. She was involved with St John\u2019s Ambulance from an early age whilst at home and stayed with the group for 17 years, and if she could she would get involved in many more charity activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they had a girl version of Movember I\u2019d probably get involved with that but I\u2019m not willing to get involved with the male version,\u201d she laughs. \u201cAlthough there are some girls that can rock a mustache I can\u2019t bring myself to.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the bridal walk is important to her after having deaths in her family from cancer. She lost uncles and a grandma to the disease.<\/p>\n

After her friend started a non-profit business, Fran was keen to help out. She says, \u201cMy friend runs a business to do with Cancer Research and wedding dresses. Basically she sources second-hand wedding dresses and just sells them on and gives all the profits to Cancer Research. I like to do stuff like that with her.<\/p>\n

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She has been getting involved for two years since her friend Laura Netherway started the event because it takes a lot of planning. And although the event is not until May preparation has already begun.<\/p>\n

Fran says, \u201cYou need to get all the proper permits so you can collect the money, so you\u2019ve got to make sure you get it for everywhere you\u2019re going to be walking.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Yorkshire girl still has this year\u2019s dress and says, \u201cI\u2019d get married someday if I had the money but I already have the dress to rock about in whenever I fancy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do the Friends<\/i> thing and clean the house in my wedding dress,\u201d she laughs. But for now she\u2019s enjoying life as a young once-a-year bride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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