Ex Miss Cheshire Catriona Cameron of Runcorn in the running for Miss Earth Awards

Jul 22 2010 by Adrian Short, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

ECO-BEAUTY and former Miss Cheshire, Catriona Cameron of Runcorn, needs the support of Halton residents to help her on the way to the environmentally- themed Miss Earth England competition.

Last year Catriona Cameron represented Cheshire at the Miss Earth England grand finals, the only international competition with the theme of promoting environmental awareness.

This year, despite being unable to represent her home county twice, Catriona is desperate to represent the area again and is vying for one of the exclusive ‘people’s choice’ places which would give her direct entrance to the Grand Final at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in August.

Catriona told us: “The Miss Earth England pageant was a fantastic opportunity for me to get involved with environmental projects not just in Halton but across the whole of Cheshire and really promote causes that I deeply believe in.

“Equally it gave me the chance to experience new activities and initiatives and really opened my eyes to how important it is to look after the beautiful world we live in.”

As Miss Earth Cheshire 2009 Catriona became involved in many projects across the county including working with Cheshire Wildlife Trust to make her garden wildlife friendly, teaming up with the Weekly News to promote recycling across Halton and also joining forces with the Vegetarian Society to promote Meat Free Mondays as reducing meat consumption can drastically cut carbon emissions and protect the environment.

This year Catriona is continuing her work and will also be joining forces with the Woodland Trust to create schemes that will encourage the young people of Runcorn and Widnes to enjoy and respect the fantastic natural woodlands that cover these areas.

Catriona said: “I really enjoyed my volunteer work in my capacity as Miss Earth Cheshire last year and I would love to represent my community again in this national pageant.

“I don’t think people realise just how environmentally aware the citizens of Halton are and I’d love to showcase our initiatives and activities to the rest of the country.

“I think we can be proud of our achievements as a community but there is always room or improvement!”

To help Catriona reach the finals text ‘Catriona Cameron’ to 81118. All texts cost £1 and 25p of each text will go to the environmental charity of the winners choice! Voting lines close on August 1, 2010.