Pedal it Pink this Sunday
Press Release For immediate release: 10 May 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Pedal it Pink this Sunday There is still time to sign up for Edinburgh’s Pedal it Pink cycle event, which will turn Holyrood Park pink for Breast Cancer Campaign next Sunday (16 May). Women from all over Scotland will cycle a marathon, half marathon or family 5k lap while raising money for breast cancer research and Breast Cancer Campaign needs you to sign up and help put the brakes on breast cancer. Catriona Wright, Events Manager at Breast Cancer Campaign, said: “We’re thrilled that lots of women are gearing up for Scotland’s very first Pedal it Pink event but we’d love even more women across the country to encourage their mothers, sisters and best friends to sign up too. Not only is the event for a good cause but cycling is also great for your general fitness, so please sign up and show your support for the 4,000 women that will sadly be diagnosed with breast cancer in Scotland this year.” If you would like to take part in Pedal it Pink, which is sponsored by Santander, please register on the day from 10am onwards at the event village which is situated in Holyrood Park near Dynamic Earth and Scottish Parliament. It costs £15 for the marathon, £10 for the half marathon and £5 for the family 5k lap, which is also open to men and children. There are no bike hire facilities on site so please come ready to cycle. For more information visit www.breastcancercampaign/pedalitpink ENDS Picture caption: Cyclists gearing up for Pedal it Pink Notes to editors • 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 113 research projects, worth over £17.1 million, in 40 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/ • Breast Cancer Campaign is campaigning for all candidates standing for election to Westminster to sign up to the breast cancer research pledge: www.breastcancercampaign.org/election
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