Come and get fit with Pink Aerobics this Sunday

Press release For immediate release: 21 September 2010 Press contact: Press office, 020 7749 4115 press@breastcancercampaign.org Come and get fit with Pink Aerobics this Sunday There’s still time for you to take part in Pink Aerobics, part of Breast Cancer Campaign’s Isle of Pink fundraising initiative, to help the pink month end on a high note. This is your chance to take part in Zumba, Street Cheer, Cheesy tunes and Pilates, all led by top island fitness instructors, in what deems to be two hours of sponsored fitness fun! The event is being supported by Carisbrooke Central Cluster Extended Service and Carisbrooke High School and takes place on Sunday 26 September at Carisbrooke High School, Newport, from 11am-1pm. Extra entertainment will come from the RAW Samba band playing as people arrive and the Hoverettes from Hovertravel playing as people finish, so should be an all round fun day! The Chamber of Health breast screening unit will also be at the event. As the pink month draws to an end, the charity is keen to reiterate the importance of breast cancer awareness and urges everyone to remember the five-point code. Remember the breast awareness five-point code: 1. Know what is normal for you 2. Look and feel 3. Know what changes to look for 4. Report any changes without delay 5. Attend routine breast screening if you are aged 50 and over Lauren Basket, Breast Cancer Campaign Community Development Manager, said “The Isle of Pink has been great so far and we know this mass Pink Aerobics event will make what has been a very pink month end on a very positive, invigorating note. We hope as many people as possible can help us make this year’s Isle of Pink a huge success!” You can sign up for Pink Aerobics online now by calling 020 7749 3708 or sign up on the day. Pink Aerobics is organised by Breast Cancer Campaign and lessbounce.com. ENDS Notes to editors • The Isle of Pink is an annual initiative where the charity aims to turn the whole island as pink as possible. It’s backed by the Isle of Wight Council. • Pink Aerobics is organised by Breast Cancer Campaign and lessbounce.com • Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure • Currently it supports 104 research projects, worth almost £16.1 million, in 38 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women • In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day • Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org • Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/ • LessBounce are the UK’s leading independent sports bra retailer and stock the widest range of sports bras in the world visit www.lessbounce.com

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