Geoff and Irene Burrow attended a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of a new centre being built in honour of their son.
Rob Burrow's parents said he would be "so proud" as they attended an emotional ceremony at the site of a new motor neurone disease centre being built in his name.
Mrs Burrow said: "He wanted this to go ahead. There was no way it wasn't going to happen. He'll be so proud." Around £5.5m of the expected £6.8million cost has been raised so far, including millions from the first two Rob Burrow Leeds Marathons, held in 2023 and 2024.
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