PHOTOCALL NOTICE AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY : The MoonWalk Scotland - Sat 7th Sept

PHOTOCALL NOTICE AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY

The iconic MoonWalk Scotland!

Sat 7th Sept 2024

• What: The MoonWalk Scotland
• When: Saturday 7th September (9pm) to Sunday 8th September 2024 (1pm)
• Starts and finishes: Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Photo and interview opportunities include:

• Decorated bras and bra t-shirts. Walkers wearing Walk the Walk’s iconic brightly decorated bras and colourful “bra t-shirts”
• Edinburgh lights up pink. Edinburgh landmarks will light up pink in support of The MoonWalk, including Camera Obscura; Lloyds on the Mound; the Royal Society, Edinburgh; Radisson Blu Hotel; The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh International Conference Centre and The Stamp Office
• Nina Barough CBE. Founder and Chief Executive of breast cancer charity Walk the Walk, organisers of The MoonWalk Scotland
• Case Studies. Walkers taking part in The MoonWalk Scotland 2024

The MoonWalk Scotland

• Hundreds of women and men wearing brightly decorated bras or colourful “bra t-shirts” will walk a half or full marathon overnight through the streets of Edinburgh
• Walkers can also take on their challenges virtually, in their own areas
• Walk the Walk has raised £142 million since 1998, when Nina Barough CBE created the first MoonWalk in London - The MoonWalk Scotland followed in 2006
• Money raised through the MoonWalks is granted to support those living with cancer
• Walk the Walk has recently awarded funds to Ayrshire Cancer Support, which provides psychological and therapeutic services for people living with cancer and also to the Beatson Cancer Charity to help people with cancer to overcome issues returning or remaining at work
• In addition, a grant was awarded to Scottish-based charity Make Seconds Count to support those living with secondary cancer to feel more confident and empowered to discuss clinical trials with their clinician as part of their treatment pathway

For more information, media accreditation, images and preview interviews with case studies and Walk the Walk Founder and Chief Executive Nina Barough, contact:

• Lisa Tyrrell at Walk the Walk: 01483 741430 or 07554 337566 lisaty@walkthewalk.org