Punk princess Toyah Willcox has named Croome Park, near Pershore, as her favourite place to take a walk. The actress and singer named the historic landscape park as her top spot as the National Trust launched a nationwide search to discover the country’s 10 Greatest British Walks.
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A new article on Toyah, from the Birmingham Mail.
Brummie punk singer Toyah Willcox fronts new walking campaign – after hip replacement surgery
Brummie chart star Toyah Willcox is stepping out to front a major walking festival – with her new hip. Fifty-four year-old Toyah, who shot to fame in the eighties with hits including It’s A Mystery, is the ‘face’ of the National Trust’s Great British Walk this autumn.
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Toyah tells The National Trust about her favourite walk at Croome Park in Worcestershire. Why not tell ‘The National Trust’ about your favourite walk? Watch Toyah’s walk by clicking below, and view all of our Toyah related ‘Great British Walk’ news here.
There’s also a brief Toyah article on Toyah’s Great British Walk at the National Trust website: It’s the setting of Croome Park that appeals to Toyah Willcox, the multi-talented singer, performer and writer. ‘We tend to forget the fabulous countryside we have all around us, and it’s there for us to discover’, she said. There’s also a PDF file available with details of Toyah’s walk.
Punk princess Toyah Willcox has named Croome Park, near Pershore, as her favourite place to walk.
The actress and singer, who lives in Pershore, named the historic landscape park as her top spot as its owners the National Trust launched a nationwide search to discover the country’s Ten Greatest British Walks.
She said: “Croome Park is just absolutely stunning. It’s designed yet you think you’re in natural countryside. You look out across these gentle rolling hills and you see wonderful monuments, follies and statues and the lake in particular is really lovely.”
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Toyah is the cover star of the Autumn 2012 issue of the ‘National Trust Magazine’, plus an interview & great photos.
This season sees the start of our big walking festival, with some 3,000 outdoor events scheduled for our sites nationwide. To help us launch it we’ve asked four familiar faces to reveal where – and why – they love to roam…
Toyah Willcox: Singer, author and presenter, at Croome
The benefits of walking are so underestimed! It’s free and it gives you instant access to the wonderful diversity of the British landscape. I think it’s so important to walk; to explore and to escape your very day routine – it’s so good for your body and mind. I’ve always loved walking as it has proved to be the perfect exercise for me. I’ve had problems with my joints throughout my life, particularly my hips, so I can’t go running…
Croome is a very special place to walk. I live nearby and make sure I come here at least twice a month…
• Continue reading online at the digital edition of the ‘National Trust Magazine’. It is also available to buy for £3.95 as a physical publication. (Photos © National Trust)
Pershore celebrity Toyah Willcox is urging people in the Vale to explore the sights of the countryside by taking part in the Great British Walk.
The actress, singer and writer wants as many people to join National Trust’s new campaign which aims to celebrate the British countryside in the autumn season. In order to celebrate this, more than 3,000 walking events, activities and trails at National Trust places across Britain including the Vale’s own Croome Court near Pershore.
And the former I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star urged people to view the surroundings at Croome. “Croome Park is just absolutely stunning,” she said. “It’s designed yet you think you’re in natural countryside. You look out across these gentle rolling hills and you see wonderful monuments, follies and statues and the lake in particular is really lovely. You truly feel you own the whole park while you walk around it.”
• Continue reading at the Evesham Observer.
The National Trust’s Facebook confirmed today that the Toyah photo session held at Croome Park last week will be included in the Autumn issue of the National Trust Magazine. Here’s Toyah with Debbie Schrieber and Helen Beer. (Photo © National Trust)
• Toyah tweeted a great photo yesterday from a ‘National Trust’ photo shoot that took place at Croome Park, Worcestershire this week. (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
• Tracey Ullman’s Toyah impersonation, from the first series of Three Of A Kind, has just been uploaded to You Tube.
• The Criterion Collection release a new Quadrophenia Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray in August, with all new artwork. They now have a page dedicated to the release at their website.
• As previously mentioned, The Tempest is also being released on Region 1 Blu-ray in August. No artwork has been released for this yet.
• Toyah was played on today’s David Jensen Double Top 20 on ‘Smooth Radio’. David was counting down the Top 20 from this week in 1981.
