Potter Beatrix Great Strides walk wants you

1:29pm Friday 9th May 2008

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WALKERS are being urged to lace up their boots and do their bit to help find a cure for a life-threatening disease.

The Beatrix Potter Great Strides walk takes place around Windermere on Sunday (May 11), as part of a worldwide campaign to help "see off" cystic fibrosis.

The seven-mile circular walk, organised by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, begins at 11am from Harrow Slack car park, on the eastern side of the lake, and takes in views at Claife Heights of the Coniston range and Langdales.

There will be quiz sheets along the way, with free admission for all walkers to Beatrix Potter's gardens.

Pat Kilpatrick, Cumbria's regional fundraising manager for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, said: "Our research, which is almost entirely funded by charitable donations, is making encouraging progress. Each and every step, no matter how small, brings us closer to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis."

For more information, visit www.greatstrides.org.uk, or contact 0845-859-1100.