A “PERFECT partnership” involving the National Marine Aquarium will create a mile-long coastal walk to help raise awareness of the marine environment. Read on…
Western Morning News Article - 26 March 2010
Archive for March, 2010
Aquarium signs up to the Blue Mile partnership
Friday, March 26th, 2010The National Marine Aquarium Sponsors The Blue Mile Walk
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
PLYMOUTH UK (Thursday 25th March 2010) The National Marine Aquarium has joined The Blue Mile as an official support partner to encourage people to walk The Blue Mile around Plymouth’s historical waterfront on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July.
For those who want to take part in the ‘Race for the Environment’, but don’t fancy getting wet, the National Marine Aquarium are sponsoring The Blue Mile Walk and you can register for free at www.national-aquarium.co.uk. The one mile walk will start at the Aquarium and finishes at West Hoe taking in some spectacular views of The Sound and the opportunity to catch not only the water-based activity below but also to take in some stunning scenery as well.
Everyone who takes part will receive a map with a guide on what possible marine life you could spot and a certificate once the walk is complete. So if there’s someone you know taking part in the water you can do your bit on foot! The walk is suitable for families – so get the children involved. The mile walk is unsupervised so start when you want and take as long as you’d like.
The National Marine Aquarium will also be running workshops for children throughout the two days in the Blue Mile Event Village.
Paul Cox, Head of Science and Learning
‘’We’re very excited to be part of the Blue Mile – Race for the Environment and to give the opportunity for more people to take part through Walking. We are passionate that as many people as possible spend as much time as possible in, on or by the sea. This event is a great chance to get people engaged and hopefully feel the benefits of spending time in the natural environment.”
Conrad Humphreys, Sport Environment
“It’s great that the UK’s largest Aquarium has teamed up with the Blue Mile to sponsor the Walk. I hope everyone that takes part in the Event will visit the National Marine Aquarium to understand a little bit more about our undersea world and what they can do to look after it.”
Free registration for the National Marine Aquarium Blue Mile Walk is at www.national-aquarium.co.uk and for more information about The Blue Mile, please go to www.thebluemile.org.
Explore the Outdoors 2010
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
The Blue Mile joined a host of exhibitors at the Explore the Outdoors Show, at Plymouth Pavilions last weekend. As a family event themed around Adventure, Travel, Adrenalin and Watersports the Explore the Outdoors Show was a great opportunity to exhibit and promote The Blue Mile here in the south westOver 2000 people visited show which was headlined by renowned bushcraft expert and nature lover, Ray Mears who opened the show. Visitors to The Blue Mile stand were able to learn more about the UK’s newest mass-participation, open water event. They also had the opportunity to take part in The Blue Mile Challenge to see who could row the furthest distance in just one minute. Hundreds took part, collectively rowing 14.2 miles over the course of the weekend and generating enough natural energy to power a television for 30 minutes. The winners of The Blue Mile rowing competition are:
Men
James Wade who rowed 375 meters
Ladies
Amy Mann who rowed 290 meters
Don’t forget to enter online using your discount code if you attended the Show, we look forward to seeing you in July
WWF-UK becomes the Official Charity Partner of The Blue Mile
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
PLYMOUTH, UK (11th March 2010) Sport Environment, the organiser of The Blue Mile – Race for the Environment, today announce an exciting new partnership with the conservation organisation WWF-UK. The announcement by Sport Environment was made together with WWF and round the world sailor, Conrad Humphreys who is founder of the Blue Climate and Oceans Project.
The Blue Mile – Race for the Environment is the UK’s newest mass-participation event designed to engage people actively with our blue environment. The event which is open to everyone to take part, aims to increase participation in our natural environment and provide a learning experience to help encourage more people to take steps to care for the health of our planet.
Today’s announcement will mean that WWF will become the Official Charity Partner of The Blue Mile – Race for the Environment and will be working with Sport Environment to raise awareness of the threats facing our world’s oceans and the need to protect our seas.
Monica Dolan, Sponsored Events Manager at WWF-UK says:
“The Blue Mile is a fantastic opportunity to educate and inspire people to value our marine environment. The UK is blessed with 20,000km of coastline, and diverse marine life and habitats ranging from deep sea corals to harbour porpoises. However our seas are facing increasing pressures, and now, with the threat of climate change, it is more important than ever that we protect our marine biodiversity. By completing a Blue Mile, businesses, schools, and individuals can show they care about our oceans and help raise crucial funding to support WWF’s conservation projects.”
Conrad Humphreys, founder of the Blue Mile said:
“It is often said that sport is intimately connected to nature and for some athletes it is the relationship with the environment that inspires and motivates them. One of the key aims of the Blue Mile is to encourage an active community who can respond and find ways to contribute to the health of our planet. Our relationship with WWF will provide opportunities for everyone to form stronger links with our marine and natural environment.
