An opportunity to try out some of the Bollywood-style dance steps featured on the hit film Slumdog Millionaire is on offer at Bottisham Sports centre next Friday — and its all for charity.
The ‘come and try’ session on Friday evening is being organised by instructors from Halo Health and Fitness and will give participants a trial session of the new Indian-style dancercise phenomenon Just Jhoom together with an introduction to pilates class.
Halo's Just Jhoom instructor Hayley Crawford and pilates expert Faith Cobbum are giving their time and expertise free of charge — but are asking participants to make a donation to local mental health charity Cam-mind at the event.
As one of the runners in Cam-mind's forthcoming On-Footse Top 100 corporate running event, Hayley has organised the event to raise funds toward the charity's ground-breaking Wellbeing in the Workplace project which aims to raise awareness of mental health problems at work — and to help local employers tackle the issues of stress, depression and anxiety within their staff teams.
Just Jhoom is inspired by the glitz and glamour of India's renowned film industry — and tipped to be the next big thing in the dance-and-have-fun keep fit genre.
“Just Jhoom is a new, Indian-style cardio-exercise concept which can be adapted for participants of any fitness level,” says Hayley. “The emphasis is on the dance and having fun — and it is fantastic for general wellbeing as well as physical fitness.”
The event, which will take place in the Bottisham Sports Centre gymnasium. The pilates session will run from 6.30pm – 7.15pm, followed by the Just Jhoom from 7.15pm – 8pm. For further information and to book a place, please contact Hayley Crawford on 01638 721522 or 07526 692655 — or just turn up on the evening (space allowing). For more about the On-Footse Top 100 corporate running event, see www.footse100.org.
FOR FURTHER PRESS INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ALY ANDERSON ON 01223 311320 OR WENDY VON NIEBEL ON 01638 661820
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Close to 50 local businesses are now ‘listed’ on Cambridge's ‘On-Footse’ Top 100 Index — which will see their most energetic employees competing for the top places by racing a competitive mile at the University of Cambridge Athletics Track on Sunday, 26 June.
Companies on the index so far range from some of Cambridge's major corporate players to small, innovative start-up businesses — all of whom are entering at least one runner to take part in the charity race event to raise money for local mental health charity Cam-mind.
Pictured here with Aly Anderson from Cam-mind are just some of the most recent entrants from CSR, Mills & Reeve, Hewitsons, FLAX, John Lewis and Halo Health & Fitness. Check out the website — www.footse100.org — for the full list, together with details of last year's event and how to enter.
“Most businesses have a least one employee who is keen on running either competitively or just for fun, and this event is designed to bring all those runners together for a bit of good-natured corporate competition,” says Cam-mind's Aly Anderson, who adds that there is still plenty of time for other employers to take their place at the event.
“There are trophies up for grabs for the fastest man and woman, together with the coveted top places on the listing itself for the businesses whose employees run the quickest times — and an age-related handicap system will be in place to make the event as open as possible.”
Money raised by this year's event will raise funds towards the invaluable work that Cam-mind is doing to raise awareness of mental health problems at work — and to help local employers tackle the issues of stress, depression and anxiety within their staff teams.
“We already offer the highly regarded Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course locally and will shortly be launching our stress-busting, team-building Laughter W☺rksh☺ps!,” says Aly Anderson.
“We now want to develop a range of other services and resources to support the wellbeing of local employees — and to help managers and HR professionals in their roles. These services will help to prevent mental ill-health as well as provide support/signposting for those already affected.”
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As competition hots up for places on Cambridge's annual ‘On-Footse ’ Top 100 race — two of the first local businesses to ‘get listed’ were last year's winners, the wireless technology multinational CSR and leading academic/educational publisher Cambridge University Press.
Mazeyar Firouzi, a senior Software Engineer from CSR and Rebecca O'Rourke, a Commissioning Editor at Cambridge University Press, ran the fastest male and female final miles at the Cambridge University Athletics Track to take top places on the 2010 On-Footse index — and are now the ones to beat for the 2011 event.
This year's On-Footse, supported by Cambridge News, takes place on Sunday, 26 June, and offers 100 men and women, representing up to 100 local employers, the opportunity to run the best mile they can at the University athletics track — and help raise money for a ground-breaking Wellbeing in the Workplace project being developed by local mental health charity Cam-mind.
Now in its third year, this event attracts serious competitors and fun-runners alike.
“This is a unique event which taps into the good-natured competitive spirit of local businesses as they compete for their place in the On-Footse listing,” says Cam-mind's Aly Anderson. “There are trophies up for grabs for the fastest man and woman, together with the coveted top places on the listing itself.”
“There will also be an age-related handicap in operation to level the playing field for more mature entrants.”
The event is run in timed heats on the 10-lane athletics track, finishing with two grand final for the top 10 places. “It will be good fun for spectators and promises a great atmosphere,” adds Aly, who has signed up to run on behalf of Cam-mind.
Entry fee for the event is just £30 per business/organisation. No sponsorship is required, but entrants are asked to hold a small fundraising activity — e.g. a dress up or down day — in aid of the charity.
This year's event will raise funds towards the work that Cam-mind is doing to raise awareness of mental health problems at work — and to help local employers tackle the issues of stress, depression and anxiety within their staff teams.
“We already offer the highly regarded Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course locally and will shortly be launching our stress-busting, team-building Laughter W☺rksh☺p!,” adds Aly Anderson.
“We now want to develop a range of other services and resources to support the wellbeing of local employees — and to help managers and HR professionals in their roles. These services will help to prevent mental ill-health as well as provide support/signposting for those already affected.”
For more information — and to view photos from the 2010 event — please log on to www.footse100.org or contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820.
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Photo opportunity: 1.30PM, Saturday 16 April, Cambridge City Football Club, off Milton Road
Cambridge City FC fans will get more than they bargained for when they have their car washed while watching the home match against Cirencester Town on Saturday — namely a 6ft chipmunk, in a T-shirt, with a shammy.
The novelty extra help is all part of City Hand Car Wash's fundraising efforts in the run-up to the On-Footse Top 100 charity event for local mental health charity Cam-mind.
The City Hand Car Wash business, on the Cambridge City FC site, is the latest employer to sign up for the On-Footse event, which takes place on Sunday 26 June and offers 100 men and women, representing up to 100 local employers, the opportunity to run the best mile they can to compete for a place in the unique ‘On-Footse’ Top 100 Index.
This Saturday, ‘Camilla’ the Chipmunk is the On-Footse's mascot has been invited to help clean cars in return for donations from customers.
Cambridge City FC is also supporting the event by allowing Cam-mind to collect from supporters during the Cirencester match.
This is the third year for the On-Footse, supported by the News, which attracts serious competitors and fun-runners alike. Entry fee for the event is just £30 per business/organisation. No sponsorship is required, but entrants are asked to hold a small fundraising activity — ie a dress up or down day — in aid of the charity.
This year's event will raise funds towards the work that Cam-mind is doing to raise awareness of mental health problems at work — and to help local employers tackle the issues of stress, depression and anxiety within their staff teams.
For more information — and to check out the 2010 event — log on to www.footse100.org or contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820.
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ENERGETIC employees, representing businesses and organisations from across the region, are set to take part in the annual ‘On-Footse’ Top 100 race again this year — to raise money for a ground-breaking Wellbeing in the Workplace project being developed by local mental health charity Cam-mind.
The On-Footse event, supported by Cambridge News, is being held at the Cambridge University Athletics Track on Sunday, 26 June. The event offers 100 men and women, representing up to 100 employers, the opportunity to race one mile each to compete for a top place on the On-Footse Top 100 Index.
This is the third year for this event which attracts both serious competitors and fun runners.
“This is a unique event which taps into the good-natured competitive spirit of local businesses as they compete for their place in the On-Footse listing,” says Cam-mind president Charles Hewitson, Senior Partner at Hewitsons, who has been the first to sign up for the race.
“This year's event will raise funds towards the invaluable work that Cam-mind is doing to raise awareness of mental health problems at work — and to help local employers tackle the issues of stress, depression and anxiety within their staff teams.”
“This is an issue that all employers need to put high on their agenda,” he adds. “More working days are lost due to stress, depression and anxiety than any other work-related illness, with at least one in five employees affected.”
“The personal cost of this for those concerned can be enormous, added to which there is the vast financial cost to UK businesses — currently estimated at around £26 billion per year.”
Aly Anderson, Development Manager at Cam-mind adds: “Persistent ongoing stress, matched by poor support, will result in ill-health for some, together with lower productivity and/or profits for the employer. A greater attention to the health and wellbeing of staff members, coupled with a more open and understanding attitude to mental health issues, can help to reduce these risks.”
Cam-mind is looking to tackle this issue in the Cambridge area via a project that will develop Wellbeing in the Workplace resources/training for local employers.
“We already offer the highly regarded Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course locally and will shortly be launching our stress-busting, team-building Laughter W☺rksh☺p!,” adds Aly Anderson.
“We now want to develop a range of other services and resources to support the wellbeing of local employees — and to help managers and HR professionals in their roles. These services will help to prevent mental ill-health as well as provide support/signposting for those already affected.”
The £10,000 target includes funding for the following:
- a portable Wellbeing in the Workplace resource for businesses and organisation to access FREE of charge.
- a new training room facility, as part of an exciting refurbishment that is currently underway at Cam-mind’s Chesterton Road premises. This will enable us to offer cost-effective Mental Health First Aid training, stress management, Laughter W☺rksh☺p! and support groups to local employees.
- a self help library of recommended books and resources at Cam-mind's Chesterton Road premises for people who are experiencing difficulties such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.
- development of specific resources for line managers and HR managers.
Entry fee for the event is just £30 per business/organisation. No sponsorship is required, but entrants are asked to hold a small fundraising activity — ie a dress up or down day — in aid of the charity. All On-Footse employers who raise £250 or more for this project will be offered a FREE stress-busting, team-building Laughter W☺rksh☺p!
For more information and to check out the 2010 event log on to www.footse100.org — or contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820.
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- Runners representing some of the biggest businesses in the Cambridge area raced for a top place on the region's alternative business listing — the ‘On-Footse’ top 100 index today (3 October 2010)
- All participants ran 1 competitive mile round the University of Cambridge Athletics Track, in Wilberforce Road, with the winners taking the top slots in the On Footse listing.
- The event is raising money for the local mental health charity Cam-mind and will help fund various community-based projects that support local people recovering from mental health problems.
- Serious runners and fun-runners all took part in the event, which awarded prizes for Fastest Male (2nd and 3rd), Fastest Female (2nd and 3rd), Fastest Handicap Male and Fastest Handicap Female.
- The race was started by Cam-mind President Charles Hewitson, who also ran the race on behalf of Hewitsons.
- Aly Anderson, who ran on behalf of Cam-mind, added: “We have had a brilliant morning and would like to thank everyone who has got involved in this year's On-Footse — and hope they will be back again next year to fight for their place on the 2011 listing.”
- The On-Footse event also featured a family fun day of fund-raising stalls and activities in aid of Cam-mind.
- For results, pictures and further information, please log on to the On-Footse website — www.footse100.org
He said: “It has been fantastic to see so much support here for this event, which has been a lot of fun as well as very competitive. There have been some very keen runners here — as the top times demonstrate — but those who ran more for the fun of it have also clearly had a great time.”
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Notes to Editors
– All On-Footse timings are being sent directly to Newsdesk later today.
For further information, please contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820
Cambridge businesses battle for top ‘On-Footse’ places
Some of the Cambridge areas biggest businesses are now on the starting blocks to battle for their place on the region's ‘On-Footse’ Top 100 index this weekend.
Among those joining the Cambridge News at the Cambridge University Athletics track this Sunday will be runners representing John Lewis, Marshall's, Domino's, Britannia, Hewitsons, PricewaterhouseCoopers, ARM and Cambridge Building Society …just to name a few.
All participants with be running 1 mile round the track, as fast as they can, to compete for a top place on Cambridge's alternative business listing — and raise money for local mental health charity Cam-mind…
…And there is still time to enter the big race which has places for 100 employees representing up to 100 local businesses/organisations.
“The race is designed to encourage some good natured rivalry among competing local businesses, but will also be a fun, family event — so you don't have to be a budding Roger Bannister to take part,” explains Aly Anderson, from Cam-mind.
The entry fee for the race is just £25. No sponsorship is required, but entrants are asked to hold a small fundraising activity — i.e. a dress up or down day — in aid of the charity.
Cam-mind will be running a family fun day alongside the main event, featuring stalls and activities for spectators. To find out more check out www.footse100.org for more details and a registration form, or contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820.
For further information, please contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820
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Race is on for places in the ‘On-Footse’ Top 100
The race is now on for places in the unique new Cambridge business listing — the ‘On-Footse’ Top 100.
The first 10 businesses are already signed up for the charity race event which will see 100 employees from 100 local employers run one competitive mile each at the Cambridge University Athletics Track on Sunday, 3 October — all competing for a top place in the On-Footse Top 100 list (see www.footse100.org).
Places for the race are strictly limited to 100, with the fastest ten off the starting blocks to enter being:
Charles Hewitson – Hewitsons LLP
Polly Stokes – Friends Ward
Mazeyar Firouzi – CSR
Srinivas Rao – CQC Solutions Ltd
Sebastion Goodwin-Burrows – Cambridge Building Society
Matthew Virgo – Britannia
Vincent Bryant – PI Consulting
Chris Miller – Cambridge University Press
Jonathan McKeggie – ARM
Giulio Cinque – Giulio
This is the second year for this event which raises money for the local mental health charity Cam-mind. First held in 2008 — to celebrate Cam-mind's Centenary Year — it attracted serious competitors and fun-runners alike.
This year there will be medals for all competitors and for those who do take it seriously there will be trophies for the fastest man and woman in the final.
“The event will see a total of 100 runners timed over the one mile distance in a number of heats during the course of the day — with the fastest few racing for the top places in the event's grand final,” explains Aly Anderson from Cam-mind (www.cam-mind.org.uk).
“It is a race, and will undoubtedly result in good natured rivalry among competing local businesses, but it is also designed to be a fun, family event — so you don't have to be a budding Roger Bannister to take part.”
The entry fee for the race is just £25. No sponsorship is required, but entrants are asked to hold a small fundraising activity — i.e. a dress up or down day — in aid of the charity.
To find out more check out www.footse100.org for more details and a registration form, or contact Wendy von Niebel on 01638 661820.
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For more press information, please contact Wendy Von Niebel on 07712 189300 or Aly Anderson on 01223 311320.
Charles Hewitson, Hewitsons Senior Partner, has been the first to sign up for Cambridge's ‘On-Footse’ Top 100 charity race later this year — and is throwing down the gauntlet to other members of the local business community...
The On-Footse race, at the University Athletics Track on Sunday, 3 October, invites 100 local employers to put up one runner each to run one mile as fast as they can — to compete for a place in the ‘On-Footse’ Top 100 Index.
This is the second year for this event which raises money for the local mental health charity Cam-mind, of which Charles Hewitson is president. First held in 2008, it attracted serious competitors and fun-runners alike.
“This is a unique event which taps into the good-natured competitive spirit of local businesses as they compete for their place in the On-Footse listing,” says Charles Hewitson. “However, it's not just for the super-fast, budding Roger Bannisters and finish times will vary widely.”
The event is run in timed heats on the 10-lane athletics track, finishing with the grand final for the top 10 places. “It will be good fun for spectators and promises a great atmosphere,” adds Charles, whose own Personal Best time will remain a well kept secret.
Entry fee for the event is just £25 per business/organisation. No sponsorship is required, but entrants are asked to hold a small fundraising activity — i.e. a dress up or down day — in aid of the charity.
For more information and to check out the 2008 event log on to www.footse100.org — or contact Wendy Von Niebel on 01638 661820.
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FOR FURTHER PRESS INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ALY ANDERSON ON 01223 311320 OR WENDY VON NIEBEL ON 01638 661820.