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Women everywhere are invited to take part in the 2007 Race for Life event, taking place in Kings Lynn at Houghton Hall, on Tuesday 26 June.

Organisers, Cancer Research UK, say they would love you to take part and help smash their fundraising target of £154,000 - and have a great day out with family and friends too!

The event starts at 19:30, but please make sure you arrive an hour before so that you can take part in the warm-up. The 5km course will take you round Houghton Hall and the surrounding areas. It’s a fantastic location, and this year Cancer Research UK want to see 1750 women run, jog or walk the course to help more people survive cancer.

Since it started in 1994, Race for Life has grown to become the UK’s biggest women-only fundraising event. All the money raised by participants helps fund the crucial work of Cancer Research UK.

The full venue address is: Houghton Hall, Houghton, Kings Lynn, PE31 6UE.

www.raceforlife.org

Millsopps, the newest and fastest growing estate agents within Norfolk, has set up a new base at 18-28 King Street.

Already established in Holt, Millsopps is already preparing for the opening of other new branches in Central and West Norfolk in 2007. Previously trading as Michael-Duncan, the agency has been re-branded, and is able to offer all Norfolk homeowners and buyers "individual and tailored marketing, cutting edge technology and the high standard of service."

To support the new brand, Millsopps mini coopers can be seen throughout the towns and villages of Norfolk.

Full list of local Estate Agents

A weekend of celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Lynn's most famous sailor, Captain George Vancouver, is set to take place in June.

The arrival of the tall ship, the Earl of Pembroke, on Thursday June 21 will herald the start of the Festival, with a packed programme of music, dance, street entertainment, talks, exhibitions and childrens activities.

Events will also include seafood-tasting, a Georgian-style ball, and demonstrations of traditional trades, such as rope-making.

People will be able to go on board the Earl of Pembroke while it is moored at Boal Quay, and the festival as a whole, which runs from June 24, will be based around the quayside and the historic heart of the town.

A lot of the festival will be free of charge, and we are expecting lots of visitors from all over the world. There's been a lot of interest from Canada and the United States.

More information is available at www.vancouver250.com, or by contacting the Lynn tourist information centre on 01553 763044 for a festival leaflet.

Dave Corbett, manager of the Vancouver Shopping Centre, says the future looks bright for the town centre with visitor numbers up on last year's figures.

Lynn has become a very busy and popular shopping destination, with 148,000 people flocking in for the January sales during the first week of 2007. The latest weekly figures show 117,000 people entered the precinct - well up on 2006.

New investment is on the cards with, with the possiblity of even more quality stores opening up in the centre.

Runners are gearing up for the 2nd Bespak Great East Anglia Run in King's Lynn, with nearly 800 runners now signed up to take part in the race.


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Ian Stevenson, 32, is the 500th runner to enter the race. 'I like to run for fitness more than anything and it's great to have something like this to aim for as it really helps keep you motivated when you are training. I have no idea what sort of time I might achieve but my main focus will be on raising money for the charity Back Up for Cancer.'

Ian is single, lives in King's Lynn and has been in the RAF for 7 years, currently based in Marham.

The run commences at 10.30am on Sunday 6 May 2007. Entry costs £12 (£10 for affiliated runners).

The closing date for entries is 23 April, and runners can enter online at www.greateastangliarun.co.uk, or pick up an entry form from Council facilities.

For more information, contact Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle, Race Director, Borough Council, on 01366 381382; 07980 686778

Report and pictures of last year's event.

Roll up, roll up, Paulo's Circus is coming to town, featuring the "World Of Daredevils".

The Spectacular show features Clowns, Acrobats, Flying Trapeze, Wheel of Death, Tanzanian Stars, Magic, Clowdswing and many many more amazing acts.

It all happens at The Farm Shop, Knights Hill, Grimston Road, between the 18th and 22nd April 2007. The first performance is at 7 pm on Wednesday April 18th, when there will be a special one day admission charge of £4.99 per person.

Full details of performance times are available in our What's On section.
Booking & Info: 0702 112 5454
website: www.pauloscircus.co.uk

The prospect of huge wind farms sited in The Wash have been welcomed by environmentalists.

Up to 183 new turbines, could be placed at two sites 5km east of Skegness, which would be visible from Hunstanton.

The two 90 MW wind farms, are together expected to provide
enough power for more than 130,000 homes and to reduce CO2 emissions
by 500,000 tonnes in a year.



Local MP Henry Bellingham is in agreement with enviromentalists Friends of the Earh and Greenpeace, that harnessing off-shore wind is "the way things should go."

But the giant offshore wind farm scheme has it's opponents. Local residents are worried about underground cables and the effects on wildlife, both on land and at sea. Fishermen are worried about the possible threat to their livelihoods due to disruptions to the sea bed.

John Lake, 63, from King's Lynn, who has been in the fishing industry for 30 years, said calls for research into the effects the turbines will have on the fishing grounds have been ignored.

Mr Lake, who runs Lake Shellfish Ltd with his son Neil, said between 400-500 fishermen would be affected.

Construction of the wind farms could begin in 2009 and Centrica is also investigating the possibility of developing three further sites, with up to 166 turbines each. (see map)