Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2011 | Page 13

ISLAND LIFE Following the fantastic success of last year’s event, The Leverets are holding their second Barn Dance at New Barn Farm, Calbourne (by kind permission of the Spence family) on Saturday July 9, 7.30pm til late. Admission is by ticket only (£6.00) available from Naomi 741184 or Julie 741207. There will be a live band, "RipTide" playing and there will be hot food available and a licensed bar. Camping available by prior arrangement. The Leverets Barn Dance GET IN STEP WITH RACE FOR LIFE The Isle of Wight Race for Life is the only race on the Island to raise vital money for Cancer Research UK. This year’s race is being held on Sunday July 17 at the Medina Playing fields, Newport. The event starts at 11am, but participants are required to arrive an hour before to take part in the warm-up. The race is a 5km course, where women can walk or run at a pace that suits them whilst raising money for Cancer Research UK. 2011 will be the 11th year that this successful event will have been held on the Island. Since it began in 1994, Race for Life has grown to become the UK's largest women-only fundraising event, with over 300 separate races taking part across the country. So far an incredible 5.4 million women of all ages and fitness levels across the UK have run, walked or jogged to raise over £362 million for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work. To register please visit https:// www.raceforlife.org/ and select the Isle of Wight as your region. www.visitislandlife.com 13