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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.
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