Tower Hamlets Wheelers
NEWS RELEASE 22 July 2003
For immediate release
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Mile End Park's 'Get Moving!' healthy exercise event is a great success
An event to highlight healthy exercise activities on offer in Tower Hamlets
was held in Mile End Park on Sunday 20th July by the Friends of Mile End
Park (1) in conjunction with with other local organisations. Among them were
Tower Hamlets Wheelers (2), Mile End Climbing Wall, Victoria Park Harriers
and West Ham United. Local residents and users of the east London park were
able to take part in a variety of activities for free, showing how the
physical activity in the park can be fun and good for you.
Several hundred local people took part in free sessions of football,
wall-climbing, narrow boat trips, yoga, Bollywood/Irish/African dancing,
rock 'n' roll, a Chisenhale dance workshop, athletics, walking, guided cycle
rides, Dr Bike, cycle obstacle course and rickshaw rides.
Event organiser Lizzie Treip says: "Get Moving! was a fantastic success
where many local residents were able to try out for free activities they may
not have tried before, but that are all on offer in Tower Hamlets."
Tower Hamlets Wheelers Co-ordinator Owen Pearson says: "Our bicycle obstacle
course was an overwhelming success. The number of children wanting to take
up the tricky challenge grew bigger as the day went by! Our free guided bike
rides round the park were also very popular with the kids."
Volunteer stewards from Tower Hamlets Summer Uni helped the event run
smoothly, and the Friends of Mile End Park would like to thank Victoria Park
Parks Department and all the organisations taking part in the event (3) and
the agencies helping to fund it and supporting it. The event was funded by
the Bow People's Trust and the Friends of Mile End Park.
Friends of Mile End Park aim to hold another similar event next summer.
If you want to become a Friend of Mile End Park contact the Environment
Trust tel 020 7464 4660.
Ends
For more information contact:
Lizzie Treip (Friends of Mile End Park) 020 7790 8818 or mobile 07932 785500
Alix Stredwick (Tower Hamlets Wheelers) 020 8880 6873 or mobile 07903 606330
Notes for editors
(1) The Friends of Mile End Park is an independent group representing the
community in using, enjoying and taking care of Mile End Park.
(2) The Tower Hamlets Wheelers is the local cycle action group in the east
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, campaigning for better cycling facilities
and encouraging more people to cycle - for health, the environment and for
London. The Wheelers are affiliated to the London Cycling Campaign, the
largest urban cycling campaign in the world.
(3) Other people/organisations involved: Mile End Climbing Wall, West Ham
United, Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets Athletics Club, Laburnum
Boat Club, Tower Hamlets Healthy Walkers, Rick Sure's Rickshaws, Yoga Place,
Paris Rock, Irish Dancing, Chisenhale Dance Space, African Dance and
Bollywood Dancing with Naz Choudhury.
Tower Hamlets Wheelers
wheelers@towerhamletswheelers.org.uk
www.towerhamletswheelers.org.uk
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