Newby Hall, near Ripon, will be a fun-filled place to be this Sunday, July 29, for its third annual Cystic Fibrosis Trust Family Funday that last year attracted around 5,000 visitors for a great day of family entertainment.

After consultation with the appropriate authorities in relation to the foot and mouth outbreak, the event organisers are delighted to announce that the Funday at Newby Hall is not affected and will indeed go ahead as planned.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust are promising families of every age and taste a day to enjoy with some fabulous entertainment and attractions, and are delighted to host the Family Funday once again at Newby Hall.

Entertainment confirmed includes paintballing, have-a-go archery, quad bikes, grass sledges, falconry and majorette displays, Ripon Old Cars, demonstrations of dry stone walling, spinning wheels and a North Yorkshire Fire Service chip pan/safety display.

There will be an RAF helicopter, London Metropolitan police dogs, the Bedale Brass Band, face painters, toddler & kiddie roundabouts and a giant inflatable children's adventure centre plus stalls and lots more.

Newby Hall also enables visitors to meander around the 25 acres of award-winning gardens that include a children's adventure playground and miniature railway.

In addition, visitors are able to wander around the recently opened Sculpture Park, which contains approximately 40 original exhibits.

Entry to the Funday costs £5 for adults, £4 for senior citizens and £3.50 for children and disabled.

These prices also include entry to Newby Hall's gardens, with entry to the house a further £1.80 for adults and 50p for children.

Newby Hall is located just four miles from Ripon and is signposted from the nearby A1 and Ripon itself.

The opening times for Funday and the grounds are from 10.30am to 5.30pm, whilst the house is open from 12noon to 5pm.

For further details, contact the Newby Hall information line on (01423) 322583.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening inherited disease in the UK, affecting over 7,500 babies, children and young adults - including over 500 families in Yorkshire alone. More than 2.5m people in the UK carry the gene.

£15m is needed in the next five years for a research programme dedicated to removing the life-threatening element of CF.

Updated: 09:05 Thursday, July 26, 2001