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| Awareness day for missing Claudia | Awareness day for missing Claudia |
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| Family and friends of Claudia Lawrence have organised an "awareness day" to mark the missing chef's 36th birthday. | Family and friends of Claudia Lawrence have organised an "awareness day" to mark the missing chef's 36th birthday. |
| The event will be held in the centre of Miss Lawrence's home city of York on the eve of her birthday. | The event will be held in the centre of Miss Lawrence's home city of York on the eve of her birthday. |
| Miss Lawrence went missing on 18 March last year. She was last seen leaving her place of work at York University. | Miss Lawrence went missing on 18 March last year. She was last seen leaving her place of work at York University. |
| New CCTV footage of Miss Lawrence shown on the BBC's Crimewatch programme on Thursday night had produced a "highly credible" new lead, said police. | New CCTV footage of Miss Lawrence shown on the BBC's Crimewatch programme on Thursday night had produced a "highly credible" new lead, said police. |
| Det Supt Ray Galloway, of North Yorkshire Police, said the information meant officers would check a "specific location". | |
| "It's a highly credible piece of information and something we intend to act on quickly," he said. | "It's a highly credible piece of information and something we intend to act on quickly," he said. |
| Balloons released | Balloons released |
| Claudia Lawrence Awareness Day will involve her father Peter, 63, who has led a campaign to find his daughter. | Claudia Lawrence Awareness Day will involve her father Peter, 63, who has led a campaign to find his daughter. |
| He will be joined by the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin. | He will be joined by the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin. |
| Department store Browns is devoting a window to the Find Claudia campaign and one of Miss Lawrence's favourite bands The Dunwells is due to perform. | Department store Browns is devoting a window to the Find Claudia campaign and one of Miss Lawrence's favourite bands The Dunwells is due to perform. |
| Balloons with special tags will be released and candles will be lit on a cake in St Sampson's Square. | Balloons with special tags will be released and candles will be lit on a cake in St Sampson's Square. |