Charity Cycle London to Amsterdam

Thursday 27 April 2006

Tuesday 02 May 2006

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London to Amsterdam

£1-250 Sponsorship required

Event

Cycle Challenge London to Amsterdam
27th April – 2nd May 2006

Fancy a challenge over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend?

If so, then get your bike oiled, have fun and raise money for a local charity

The London to Amsterdam Cycle is an Open Challenge event organised by Classic Tours. This 5 day challenge is being run over a long weekend from Thursday 27th April to Tuesday 2nd May 2006, From London Stansted to Vondelpark Amsterdam, cyclists will cover 300km in just 3 days.

In the evening of day one cyclist will fly from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted. On day two cyclists will set off for Harwich where ehy will board a ferry taking them to the Hook of Holland. The next 2 days will be spent cycling across rural Holland at its best, then through the narrow streets of Amsterdam criss-crossing some of its many canals en route to the finishing line at Vondelpark. On the fifth day cyclists will be given the morning free to explore Amsterdam before their return journey by coach and ferry to London Stansted and then onwards to Belfast that following morning.

There are just 40 places on this bike challenge. To be sure of your place, book early. A deposit of £150 will secure your place and then achieve the minimum sponsorship off £1,100 which must be raised for March 2006. The Age Concern Northern Ireland Events Officer Briege Toner, will be available to help will fundraising ideas and activities to assist in raising the money.

For additional information on this Cycle Challenge or Age Concern Northern Ireland Events Programme contact
Briege Toner: Events Officer : Age Concern Northern Ireland
Tel: 028 9024 5729 or Email: btoner@ageconcernni.org

This event is being organised to help raise funds for Age Concern Northern Ireland so that it can continue to provide much needed care for vulnerable older people in our community, e.g. day care and befriending.

A recent survey of 500 people in Northern Ireland revealed that older people in Northern Ireland are living in isolation, one in four people over the age of 65 spend more than 15 hours a day alone, which is much higher than any other age group. Half of people over 65 do not have a best friend and 40 per cent are afraid of being lonely. These people are more at risk of depression and ill-health caused by isolation and loneliness