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Karen
joins TV favourites to launch
the women’s Great Walk of China
 On
the 31 January, Josie Lawrence and Charlie Dimmock used the
start of the Chinese New Year to encourage women to sign up
for the Women’s Great Walk of China – the longest,
first ever all-female walk of the Great Wall of China. Josie
and Charlie joined Karen Churches and Máire Hanley, the
two women walking the entire length of the Great Wall, at the
Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park.
Karen Churches, Product Licensing and Creative Manager at the
Kennel Club, will be resigning from her job in April to fulfil
her lifelong dream to walk the Great Wall. Karen, Máire,
Josie and Charlie are hoping that hundreds of women will join
them en route, for periods of 10-15 days throughout the seven
month trek. Women of all ages and levels of fitness can join
the Women’s Great Walk of China because the trek will take
walkers through a range of terrains and climates. Everyone that
commits to taking part in the walk will not only be making history
but will also make a massive difference to breast cancer research
- as Breakthrough aims to raise over £1 million for its
breast cancer research programme from this expedition.
The Women’s Great Walk of China will start in April 2003
at Yumenguan in the Gobi Desert and end at the Shanhaiguan Pass
on the east coast, 7 months and 4,000 km later. Each woman participating
will be asked to raise a minimum of £2,650 in sponsorship
for Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s vital programme of research
at the UK’s first dedicated breast cancer research centre.
For more information on the Women’s Great Walk of China
either call 020 8557 0000 or log onto www.GreatWalkofChina.org
or visit the Breakthrough Breast Cancer stand (3-54) at Crufts
on the 6 – 9 March 2003..
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