Ride for Research 1st April 2014, Birmingham University

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Join our Charity Fund4Trees (F4Ts) ride being held as part of the

“Trees, People & the Built Environment II” conference & help get proceedings off to a flying-start

 

Meeting Point / Time: 8:30am: University of Birmingham Guild of Students Union Building on Edgbaston Park Road. Car parking is available in the local area. A 10 min. Ride Risk Assessment Briefing will be given by the Ride Leader.

Taking Part: Please visit - Ride for Research – Birmingham – open to applicants | Fund4Trees

 

Finish Time / Location: 2.00pm: University of Birmingham for a ceremonial tree planting and for those who can stay a ‘swift half’- retreat to Student Union bar.

 

Route: A relatively flat route (approx. 17 miles long): roughly 50:50 between road and towpaths taking in traditional Birmingham sights such as the historic parts of Bourneville, urban parks, country parks and the canals. We will visit two schools* en route for fun educational tree planting session.

Required Equipment: Cycle helmet (conforms to CE: EN1078), clothing-layers advisable with a light jacket (preferably brightly coloured: visibility) in case of rain. NB The classic yellow RfR t-shirts will be provided.

Required Reading: Highway Code safety regulations for cyclists and the Fund4Trees “Working with Children Policy”. These will be emailed nearer the time.

 

Lunch @ the Canon Hill Park cafe: Will be provided: please advise if you are a vegetarian.

 

Rider Sponsorship: To take part £150.00 is required. To obtain your sponsorship a please visit the Just-Giving page: Start a fundraising page with JustGiving | Fund4Trees

Please sign-up for Gift-Aid when making donations as the F4Ts Charity gains an extra 20%.

 

Insurance: The Ride and school tree planting events will be insured by Fund4Trees but riders are advised to take out personal ride insurance for the day**. If required, Disclaimer Forms will be emailed out prior to the ride.

 

* We aim to get all - if not most of - the schools to turn-out for the tree planting. For any given ride we could engage with 400+ children.

** Insuring each rider would be prohibitively expensive and divert important resources away from urban tree research and bursaries.

Ride Aims: (1) Raise monies for urban tree research & study bursaries and (2) Take the message to schoolchildren about the important environmental value of trees in towns & cities via hands-on tree planting and interactive group discussion.

 

For more Ride info. contact Russell Ball - Mob. 078844 26671/ [email protected]

 



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Ride for Research 1st April 2014, Birmingham University | ISA UK & I Chapter

 

Ride for Research – Birmingham – open to applicants | Fund4Trees