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BBC star visits Staines
Double Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell helped a Staines optician's celebrate 10 years of trading recently.
The BBC star was invited to Specsavers in Two Rivers Shopping Centre to cut a birthday cake and have his eyes tested.
The event occurred on Friday October 23, which saw staff welcome him in the store.
Mr Cracknell said; "Everybody at the store seemed to smile a lot, and the whole eye test experience was actually good fun, nowhere near as bad as the dentist.
"From a sporting perspective its pretty obvious that any athlete not seeing properly stands at a disadvantage so any budding sports enthusiasts should have their vision checked every couple of years."
Russ Dawkins, director at the Staines store, said: 'We are really pleased James came down to mark the occasion, and to help raise the importance of regular eye tests."
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