Come on CHESTERFIELD! Sport Relief 2010 has arrived

Come on CHESTERFIELD! Sport Relief 2010 has arrived

Sport Relief is back - and it's coming to Chesterfield's Queen's Park. The town is set to host one of Sainsbury's Sport Relief Miles on Sunday 21^st March, and needs local people to show their support by entering now at www.sportrelief.com. The one mile sets off at 10.30am, 11.00am, 11.30am and 12.00noon from the cricket pavilion, Queen's Park. The three and six miles both set off at 10.30am from set points around the park.

The Sport Relief Weekend is taking place from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st March and it'll be three whole days of energy, entertainment and events to help the nation rise to the challenge! 

Cllr David Stone, Lead member for Safe, Healthy and Active Communities said: "The Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile in Queen's Park is here and it's your time to shine.  From teeny-tots with their mums and dads, to super sprinters up against the clock there's something for everyone on the big day - whether you do one, three or six miles.  Best of all, the money you raise by getting sponsored will be used to transform lives forever.  So come on Chesterfield, rise to the challenge!"

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country will rise to the challenge at the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile - and have a great time too - whether they do one, three or six miles.  Comic Relief will spend the money raised through sponsorship helping poor and vulnerable people both here in the UK and across the world's poorest countries.

A Sports Relief spokesperson said: "Participation in the East Midlands remains above the national average, but we need to continue the drive both to get the right sporting opportunities in place, and to change people's sporting behaviours.

"Six months into a four-year funding period, we're delighted that sports such as athletics and cycling are delivering substantial growth. However, we do recognise the challenges around participation among women and disabled people, as well as in some individual sports.

We're absolutely committed to working with sport to improve our understanding of specific barriers to growth in these areas and taking steps to address them."

To support with your training for the Sports Relief Mile, Jog Derbyshire in partnership with Chesterfield Borough Council, is launching three new jogging groups for beginners and intermediate joggers based at the Healthy Living Centre and Queen's Park Sports Centre. Anyone interested in attending should contact the Healthy Living Centre on 01246 345666, Queen's Park Sports Centre on 01246 345555 or go to www.activederbyshire.co.uk/jog.

For more information on the Sport Relief Mile at Queen's Park, Chesterfield please contact Sarah Poulton on 01246 345092 or visit www.sportrelief.com

For more information contact:  Sarah Poulton (01246) 345092 or 07960 796328

Online Media Centre: www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/media-centre 


About Sport Relief

As one of the UK's biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. The Sport Relief Weekend takes place from Friday 19^th March to Sunday 21^st March 2010 including a night of Sport Relief telly on BBC One and the Sport Relief Mile events across the UK on Sunday 21^st March. All the cash raised will help transform the lives of those in desperate need across the UK and the world's poorest countries.

Since its launch in 2002 over 1.25 million people have taken part in Sport Relief, helping to raise over £75 million. Sport Relief has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to rise to the challenge, from David Walliams' astonishing swim across the English Channel to Eddie Izzard's truly amazing marathon a day around the UK.   Further information is available on www.sportrelief.com

Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

About Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's has over 800 stores nationwide and is the UK's longest standing major food retailing chain, having opened its first store in 1869. Sainsbury's has supported Comic Relief since 1999 and has raised over £43 million for the charity to date. In 2009, Sainsbury's handed over £11 million on Red Nose Day, the largest cheque ever received in Comic Relief's history. For more information see www.sainsburys.co.uk/sportrelief.

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