PHOTOCALL NOTICE
Groundbreaking! MoonWalkers help build another Maggie’s!
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What: Groundbreaking for Maggie’s Forth Valley, a new Centre principally funded by
breast cancer charity Walk the Walk, organisers of The MoonWalk Scotland, bringing
additional support to people with cancer across the Forth Valley area.
Where: Meet in main entrance of Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Stirling Road, Larbert
FK5 4WR
When: Monday 16th March at 8.45 am
Photo and interview opportunities include:
 Nina Barough CBE, Founder and Chief Executive of Walk the Walk Worldwide
 Nina will be wearing a special Kelpies bra, created by sculptor Andy Scott
 Laura Lee, Chief Executive of Maggie’s
 Laura will be wearing a decorated Maggie’s bra, designed especially for the occasion
 Gordon Dunne, Chief Executive, Dunne Building & Civil Engineering Ltd
 Brian McGinlay, Senior Architect, NORD Architecture.
 Jane Grant, Chief Executive, NHS Forth Valley
 Jim King, Vice Chair, NHS Forth Valley
Contact Information:
 Sally Orr at Walk the Walk Worldwide 07796 080 675 sally@walkthewalk.org
 Jennifer McAllister at Walk the Walk Worldwide 01483 741430
jennifermc@walkthewalk.org
Quotes:
Nina Barough CBE, Founder and Chief Executive of Walk the Walk said:
“I am so proud of all our Walkers, Volunteers and supporters, without their energy, enthusiasm
and fantastic fundraising we would not be here celebrating the beginning of another new
Maggie’s Centre in Forth Valley. The special partnership between both our charities is a
wonderful example of how uniting together can really make a difference to improving the lives of
people living with cancer. It is so important for all our future health that Walk the Walk are able
to continue making such a significant difference throughout Scotland, but we can only do it with
the support. We need Walkers to sign up for The MoonWalk Scotland choose from a quarter
marathon to a double marathon and whilst you achieve a personal goal, you will be raising
awareness for those with cancers…not to mention an unforgettable night!”
Laura Lee, Chief Executive of Maggie’s said:
“It is wonderful to be in this beautiful, loch-side setting today to launch the construction of
Maggie’s Forth Valley and to be able to look forward to the Centre opening next year and
bringing Maggie’s programme of support to the Forth Valley. My sincere thanks go to Walk the
Walk and the walkers of The MoonWalk Scotland for their tremendous fundraising and support
of Maggie’s Forth Valley. We have been incredibly fortunate too in having the support of many
local people who have given their time, money and effort to help fund the running of the Centre
in its first weeks and months of opening.”
Gordon Dunne, Dunne Building & Civil Engineering Ltd said:
“We are delighted to have been awarded the contract to deliver Maggie’s Forth Valley and
especially proud at being selected for a second time to build a Maggie’s Centre following our
successful delivery of the multi-award-winning Maggie’s Glasgow at Gartnavel Hospital in 2011.
In terms of construction, its contemporary design makes it an interesting project and we look
forward to handing over another first class building in the spring of 2016.”
Notes to editors:
The MoonWalk Scotland 2015
 Saturday 13th June, Inverleith Park, Edinburgh.
 Thousands of women, men and children will walk through the streets of Edinburgh at
Midnight, with those aged 13 and over wearing Walk the Walk’s trademark brightly
decorated bras.
 The MoonWalk Scotland has raised almost £18 million to date, with most of the money
raised staying in Scotland to help improve the lives of people with cancer.
 Walk the Walk has also made grants in Scotland to Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres in
Glasgow and Airdrie, for Scalp Cooling machines in hospitals throughout Scotland and
to the Breast Cancer Institute in Edinburgh (renovation of Ward 6, a new theatre and
renovation of the Mammography Unit).
 This year’s theme is “Mad Hatter’s Midnight Tea Party.”
 Four walking distances are available: New Moon (6.55 miles), Half Moon (13.1 miles),
Full Moon (26.2 miles) and Over The Moon (52.4 miles)
 For more information and for entry fees go to www.walkthewalk.org/moonwalkscotland
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Walk the Walk has lowered the entry fee for 10-12 year olds taking part in the New Moon
to £15, to encourage young Walkers to get fit.
Walkers are asked to raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship, with young Walkers aged
10-12 simply encouraged to raise as much as they can.
Walk the Walk
 Walk the Walk is dedicated to raising money and awareness for vital breast cancer
causes and passionate about encouraging women and men to become fitter and
healthier and to take more control of their own wellbeing.
 Walk The Walk also organises the following Power Walking events:- The MoonWalk
London, The MoonWalk Iceland, The SunWalk London.
 Walk the Walk’s sister charity, Walk the Walk America, organises The MoonWalk New
York City.
 Walk the Walk is also the organiser of The Arctic Marathon – a 26.2 mile backcountry
skiing challenge in the far north of Lapland.
Maggie’s
 Maggie’s offers free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and
their family and friends. Built in the grounds of specialist NHS cancer hospitals, Maggie’s
Centres are warm and welcoming places, with qualified professionals on hand to offer a
programme of support that has been shown to improve physical and emotional
wellbeing.
 Great architecture is vital to the care Maggie’s offers; and to achieve that Maggie’s works
with great architects like Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster, whose
expertise and experience deliver the calm, uplifting environments that are so important to
the people who visit and work in the Centres.
 The first Maggie’s Centre opened in Edinburgh in 1996. There are now 18 Centres
across the UK, online and abroad, with more planned for the future.
 Maggie’s President is HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
 For further information about Maggie’s please go to www.maggiescentres.org