Indigo Photographic and The Ospreys are delighted to announce the release of their new 2005 calendar, entitled 'Cambridge University Sportswomen', which is available nationally and will benefit Comic Relief's Sport Relief initiative.
Indigo Photographic and The Ospreys are delighted to announce the release of their new 2005 calendar, entitled 'Cambridge University Sportswomen', which is available nationally and will benefit Comic Relief's Sport Relief initiative.
The calendar features female athletes from the University of Cambridge in beautiful, high quality, black and white photos and has a foreword written by Olympic Gold medallist Sally Gunnell.
The calendar has been produced on behalf of The Ospreys by the same creative team responsible for the successful 2003 calendar in support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, including photographer Duncan Robertson.
The Ospreys is an organisation dedicated to encouraging, supporting and uniting high-flying female athletes from the University of Cambridge, and promoting women's sports in general. Through much-needed bursary schemes and support programmes, they provide essential funding and promote the profile of female athletes and the 41 teams they compete for both within the University and further a field.
The Ospreys have over 1,000 members who have all achieved Blue or Half-Blue status, or University Colours, and include many international athletes and national champions in a variety of sports. Eminent Ospreys alumni include Olympic medallists Cath Bishop and Sarah Winckless, Olympic Modern Pentathlon Gold medallist Stephanie Cook, and Caroline Hamilton, member of the first all-female team to ski both North and South Poles. In 2001 HRH the Duke of Edinburgh marked his support for the Ospreys by becoming an honorary member.
Sport Relief was set up by Comic Relief and BBC Sport to use the power and passion of sport to tackle poverty and disadvantage, both in the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries. This year, on Saturday July 10th over 81,000 people donned their red sock and turned out at over 150 events throughout the UK to take part in what was the biggest Mile event in history - The Fitness First Sport Relief Mile.
Over £16,470,598 has been raised through Sport Relief '04 so far and that money is now working hard in the UK to help people with shattered lives regain their confidence. For many, taking part in sport can break the cycle of loneliness and isolation. Overseas, the cash is helping kids get an education, stay healthy, find families to love them and avoid the horrors of war. The good news is after a well-earned breather Sport Relief will be back in 2006.
Copies of the calendar are available for sale via a dedicated website and at Cambridge colleges and local retailers. The recommended retail price is £7.95 and a minimum of £1.00 per copy sold will be donated directly to Sport Relief.
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