From the Scotsman, 14/04/04,

BIG Brother contestant Elizabeth Woodcock is to cycle in the Middle East for charity in an attempt to put pressure on governments to promote the road map to peace.

Ms Woodcock, 29, of Edinburgh, who is making the ten-day trip from Syria through Jordan to Lebanon with 300 women from across the world, hopes the event will highlight the everyday lives of women and children in the area.

Organisers of Follow The Women yesterday said thousands of pounds raised from the trip would be used for counselling, support, education and training for women and children "traumatised by the situation" in the area.

Ms Woodcock yesterday said women in the Middle East needed to be given a political voice.

"When I heard about this trip I thought it would be great to raise awareness of how the women and children are struggling on in the Middle East with their daily lives, unable to speak up for what they believe in."

Detta Regan, the founder and president of Follow The Women, said: "These women feel they are being ignored by the International Commission as they face barriers and curfews.

"We are launching this cycle ride for peace and so these women can tell their story. The current situation in the Middle East is unstable; women and children are suffering daily.....'

The full article is here at the Scotsman, 14/04/04.

thx Eddy

What a gal !!

Is there a case for saying that 'Our Lizzie' is the REAL winner of BB ?

As far as I know she has shunned tabloid exposure, kept off tatty 'celebrity' TV shows, hasn't had a string of err 'romances', hasn't made a fitness video..............etc, etc, etc

Everything we hear about her relates to raising money for charity and undertaking adventures - remember the South American expedition, motorcycling across Eastern Europe, and now this............


Well done Lizzie..............................

I agree with you swing. Our Elizabeth is fast becomming a BB Legend!!!

Nice one, Betty

Reminder of Elizabeth's travelesque website http://www.eaw.co.uk/

My feeling has always been that Elizabeth's heart is in the right place.

Yes, she and Dean could bore for England, but her idealism is something I have a sneaking admiration for.

It's to her great credit that she has shunned the media circus, understanding, unlike so many of her BB contemparies, that pursuing fame is a futile exercise.

It's a much better legacy to be remembered for helping others than to be remembered for posing in undies in lads mags.

I hope that future BB contestants take a leaf out of Liz's book when they exit the BB House.

Elizabeth was a good example of how you didn't have to be outrageous without sending the viewers into a coma.

Yes I know she wasn't the most entertaining/controversial housemate ever, yet she was game for a laugh and deserved her place in the final week and it's lovely to see everything's going well for her after she left the house.

Great girl, but biking anywhere near the middle east at the present time is pretty silly.