Come and spend an enjoyable day with the family at the Oxfam Walk on Sunday 15 May, raising money for Oxfam’s Emergencies Fund.
The start and finish point of the walk is at Wimpole Hall, where you can choose a 4-mile, 9, 13, 17, 22, or 26-mile marathon route for the really energetic. There really is something for all the family! All the walks are well signed with marshals, and there are convenient checkpoints offering refreshments and toilets for a well-earned break. If you enter as a team (which can be a family team) of 4 or more people of any age, you'll have the chance to win the Oxfam Team Trophy, if you raise the most sponsorship. A free return bus is available from the centre of Cambridge to the start of the walk, courtesy of Stagecoach.
The individual raising the highest amount in sponsorship will also win a fabulous walking holiday for two in the Lake District, thanks to Ramblers Countrywide Holidays.
Gill East, of Cambridge says: “The first time I took part in the Oxfam Walk was in 1991! It’s now something we regularly do as a family. It’s definitely on the yearly calendar. My husband isn’t a great walker so tends to do the shorter routes, and I do the 17 mile route with my daughters. We all enjoy the lovely cakes en-route at the checkpoints and the weather during the Walk for the last couple of years has been fantastic!”
This year, the Oxfam Walk aims to raise £50,000 for Oxfam's Emergencies Fund helping communities affected by natural and manmade disasters, including the thousands of people in desperate need of assistance, following the tsunami in Japan. To help us reach this target we ask each adult walker to pay a registration fee of £8 beforehand, or £15 on the day (children under 16 walk for free) and to raise at least £50.
For more information and to register online visit www.oxfam.org.uk/walk or pick up a registration form from your local Oxfam shop.
All enquiries contact 0300 2001244 or e-mail events@oxfam.org.uk
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- 2011 marks the 43rd Cambridge Oxfam Walk. The first one took place on 22nd April 1967, when 900 walkers walked from Cambridge to Bishop’s Stortford!
- Oxfam’s Emergencies Fund is a fund earmarked for those worldwide who need it most. The Oxfam team is ready to respond the Tsunami-affect areas following the Japanese earthquake on 11th March 2011.
- Free buses, courtesy of Stagecoach, take walkers to and from the event from the central Bus Station.
- Walking is good for you. Walking is good for your heart and lungs, improving cardiovascular fitness. Most of the work is done by the muscles of the lower body, and it’s a weight-bearing activity, so it can improve bone density. At the same time, it’s low impact, so it won’t strain your joints.
- For queries, contact Caroline Mead, carolinealicemead@googlemail.com.