Launch of pink ribbon walk

The Kells Pink Ribbon Walk returns on 27th September for the seventh annual event.
This year’s 10km route starts and finishes in Kells and takes a circular route around Maudlin, Cherry Hill and the grounds of Headfort House.
Some local landowners have generously agreed to open their fields for the purpose of the walk – so the route is exclusively open only for the day of the event. The cross-country/road route really showcases the beautiful scenery of the area.
The Walk/Run will be chipped and pinned again and runners and walkers, men and women, teams, individuals, groups, teams and families (with children over the age of 12) will all be welcomed.
Online registration is now open or you can obtain an entry form from O’Briens Supervalu, Kells, The Book Market Café, Specsavers (Drogheda and Navan branches), Antonia’s Bookstore in Trim, The Central Navan, Kells Chamber Office, The Bective Kells, Slane Craft Collective, Sonique Hair Salon in Kells, Headfort Arms Hotel and many other local outlets – or by phone on 046 924 0055.
Registration is €20 per person, which includes a sponsorship pack, event t-shirt, medal upon finishing and post-race refreshments.
All participants are asked to try to raise €100. Every cent raised goes directly to Action Breast Cancer – an initiative of the Irish Cancer Society.
Action Breast Cancer reaches over 25,000 women in Ireland each year who are concerned about breast cancer. Its programmes include counselling and patient support, breast awareness education, specialist nurses, a phone helpline, patient grants and other vital services. Monies raised by the Pink Ribbon Walks also go towards the Irish Cancer Society’s scientific research programme.     
Eimear Kellett, Community Fundraiser with the Irish Cancer Society, spoke at last Friday’s launch of the walk in The Book Market and she emphasised the importance of the work done by groups such as the Pink Ribbon Walk in helping to fund the Society’s fight against cancer.