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For journalists & organisers

Everything here is cleared for press use once assets are approved. Items marked as placeholders go live as soon as Clare's approved photographs and wording arrive.

Verified details

  • Name: Clare Hopwood (note: “Clare”, not “Claire”)
  • Title: Miss GB Manchester 2026 — official wording to be reconfirmed before each use
  • Awards: Charity Award and Beach Body Award, Miss GB Manchester 2026
  • National final: Miss Great Britain, Friday 16 October 2026, Athena, Leicester
  • Based: Heyrod, Stalybridge, Tameside
  • Founded: Fields of Hope, a rural mental health awareness platform

Approved biographies

Ready to quote

50-word biography

Placeholder — the approved 50-word biography will be published here following Clare's story interview, covering her farming roots, Miss GB Manchester 2026 title and Fields of Hope.

Awaiting Clare's approval

150-word biography

Placeholder — the approved 150-word biography will be published here following Clare's story interview, with her verified pageant record, advocacy and upcoming appearances.

Awaiting Clare's approval

Approved photographs

Press images

High-resolution portrait and landscape images will be downloadable here once supplied with photographer credits and usage permissions. Social media screenshots are never offered as press images.

Suggested interview themes

What Clare speaks about

  • Mental health in farming and rural communities, and why the conversation is overdue
  • Fields of Hope: what it is, why she started it and where it's going
  • Women in agriculture and the next generation of young farmers
  • From fifth place to the title: resilience and returning after a setback
  • Crown and wellies: balancing farm work with a national pageant platform
  • Fundraising for Manchester Mind and Cancer Research UK

Clare speaks as an advocate with lived experience of rural life, not as a mental health professional. Topics she prefers not to discuss are agreed with her and respected by this site.

Previous coverage

In the press

Publisher and broadcaster logos are shown only with permission.

Media enquiries

Interviews, comments and appearance requests are welcome. Use the media enquiry route on the contact page and you'll get a considered reply, not an autoresponder.

Contact for media