Sunday 14th September 2008
10.45am for 11am Start
The walk is in it's 6th year and has raised an amazing amount for Action Medical Research. Starting at the Watersports Centre in Strathclyde Country Park , this 4 mile circular walk will take families about an hour to complete and there will be a nice drink and snack to look forward to at the end. Afterwards you can stay and enjoy some time at the park or go off and do what you usually do on a Sunday afternoon.
Join us on Sunday 14th and come with your families and friends, meet Paddington Bear and help Action Medical Research continue it's funding into pregnancy complications.
Family Registration fee £5.00 per family, you can register by filling out the registration form, registering online or by calling Janet on 01505 864334 or email janet@action.org.uk and we would ask you to raise as much sponsorship as you can. The easiest way to do this is to click here to create an online sponsorship account, there is a step by step guide here and it couldn't be easier, you can then email all your family and friends and let them know you are raising sponsorship for Action Medical Research and helping fund research into pregnancy problems.
Take Junction 6 off the M74, the Motherwell slip road and you will come off onto the B754 where you will very shortly take a left into Strathclyde Country Park and turn left again which will lead you to the Watersports Centre.
Pregnancy Complications Overview
Thanks to the generosity and commitment of our supporters so far we have raised over £3 million to find answers to pregnancy complications. This has enabled us to fund over 30 vital projects to help find the answers to life-threatening pregnancy complications, and help sick and vulnerable babies.
Nearly 670,000 babies are born in the UK each year. Sadly, not all births go as expected, particularly if the baby arrives early.
Premature babies miss out on vital developmental time in their mother's womb, sometimes leaving them with organs that are not up to the task of sustaining life.
Some premature babies or sick newborns may have to remain in the special baby unit for several weeks or even months.
It can be a traumatic time for everyone involved when a baby is born too early. Aside from the emotional upheaval, there is a huge cost to the National Health Service in providing the necessary medical care.
