Step up to beat breast cancer in the Cotswolds

Breast Cancer Campaign is calling all walkers to join the flagship Cotswolds Classic Friendship Walk on Sunday 1 June.

Walkers will depart from the Cotswolds Conference Centre on Farncombe Estate at 10 am. The walk will take the ramblers across eight miles of idyllic Cotswolds Countryside and walkers will have the opportunity to stop for lunch and take in the breathtaking views of Broadway, Chipping Norton and Dovers Hill. Registration is £5.

Local Walk Champ Mary Franklin is organising the walk alongside the Breast Cancer Campaign Friendship Walks team and Farncombe Estate This is the third year Mary has organised a walk for Campaign, she said: "When my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer I felt very angry, so when I found out about Friendship Walks I felt enthused. Here was something practical I could do to help. Seeing everyone enjoying the walk and knowing we were raising much-needed money to fund research was a heart warming experience for us all."

If you are not able to join this walk why not join our Cotswolds Classic Friendship Walk on Sunday 14 September.

For further information or to register for the walk visit www.FarncombeEstate.co.uk/bcc or http://www.friendshipwalks.co.uk/ or contact Elizabeth Cook on 020 7749 3700, email friendshipwalks@breastcancercampaign.org.

Farncombe Estate Centre has 53 ensuite bedrooms (4 star guest accommodation VisitBritain) and walkers are welcome to stay the night to relax those aching legs!  Trekkers from afar can also travel by train - there is a direct service from London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh station, where a taxi collection service to Farncombe Estate can be prebooked.   Alternatively, the venue offers free parking for over 140 cars.

Breast Cancer Campaign's mission is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative, world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure.

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Cotswold Conference Centre (CCC) was launched in January 2001 and now has 28 employees. The facilities have developed over the past 30 years from humble beginnings as the residential training school for Group 4. The centre boasts 53 well-appointed en-suite rooms from four charming locations on site, which are set within over 300 breathtaking acres of Cotswold Scenery with stunning views across the Vale of Evesham. The conference centre is the perfect learning environment with a village feel and offers meeting rooms with natural daylight, equipment and support from a small, friendly team.

CCC has been recognised as an Investor in People and the team at CCC have been inspected and accredited with Hospitality Assured.  Last year,   CCC were a finalist for the Training Venue of the Year Award at the World of Learning Show at the NEC.  In September 2004, CCC were delighted to have been awarded a Gold Award at The Heart of England Excellence in Tourism Awards ceremony in the Business Tourism category. This recognition took CCC forward to the 2005 national awards hosted by VisitBritain and, again, they won the Gold Award.

On most weekends throughout the year, the site hosts a range of weekend leisure courses in subjects from Aromatherapy to Scrabble and Jazz.  Please visit http://www.farncombeestate.co.uk/ for more information on the weekend courses at Cotswold Conference Centre.

Farncombe Estate ALC Ltd is a member of the Adult Residential Colleges Association, Worcestershire Arts Forum and a Corporate member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians.  Farncombe Estate Centre (FEC) is a sister company of the Cotswold Conference Centre and the Dormy House Hotel and owned by Sorven Holdings Ltd.  FEC utilises the facilities of the Cotswold Conference Centre at weekends and is being run as a non-profit making organisation.  Any profits will be re-invested back into the adult learning weekends to enhance and improve the learning experience offered.

For further media information or images please contact:

Annette Morris

Marketing Manager

Cotswold Conference Centre & Farncombe Estate Centre

01386 854521

Marketing@CotswoldConferenceCentre.com

• 1. For more information about Breast Cancer Campaign visit http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/
• 2. Breast Cancer Campaign is a charity registered by the Charity Commission for England and Wales (no. 299758) and a company limited by guarantee (no. 05074725).
• 3. Breast Cancer Campaign is currently funding 92 projects worth £11.3 million in 50 centres of excellence throughout the UK
• 4. Every year over 44,000 women and 300 men are diagnosed with breast cancer

13 Feb 2008 13:39:44 (Source: Farncombe Estate)

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