Come on Ipswich! Sport Relief 2010 has arrived

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!

Councillor Judy Terry, The Borough’s Arts, Culture & Leisure portfolio-holder, said: “Ipswich securing this type of prestigious event for a fourth time is wonderful for the people of the town, bringing opportunities to get involved, explore our fantastic parks, get active and raise money for charity.”

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 1, 3 or 6 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.

Sport Relief has a unique history of dedicated people doing extraordinary things to rise to the challenge. In 2006 David Walliams completed his astonishing swim across the English Channel and in 2008 Adrian Chiles and Alan Shearer cycled 335 miles from Newcastle to London. This summer Eddie Izzard set an incredible standard by running an amazing 43 marathons in 51 days around the UK and there’ll be even more amazing celebrity challenges to get the whole nation geared up for the Sport Relief Weekend.

The whole thing kicks off on the Friday 19th March when everyone gets active, raises cash and has a ball at home, at work or at school; before they settle down to watch a night of top Sport Relief telly on BBC One. Then there’ll be even more BBC radio, online and TV coverage throughout the weekend to keep everyone entertained. Then it’s the big one, the chance for the nation to come together and take part in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 21st March.

Find out more about the Ipswich Sport Relief Mile in the ipswich.gov.uk events calendar and sign up online at www.sportrelief.com.