Tower Hamlets Wheelers
NEWS RELEASE 20 July 2004
For immediate release
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WHEELERS AT THE LONDON BIKEATHON AND THE SPITALFIELDS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
- Photos available -
Local cycling group the Tower Hamlets Wheelers were out in force on Sunday, July 18th, with a stall and obstacle course at the Spitalfields Community Festival, and fixing broken bikes at the London Bikeathon.
Two Wheelers, Gary Cummins and Steve Collins fixed a total of 30 bikes at the Bikeathon, allowing riders to finish the 26 mile course in aid of the Leukaemia Research Fund. The route started in Chelsea and headed east to loop round the Isle of Dogs before heading back west passing through King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell where the Wheelers were stationed.
Meanwhile, other members of the group were at the Spitalfields Festival & Eco Fun Fair offering help and advice to people interested in taking up cycling, fixing and tuning up bicycles, and with an bicycle obstacle course for local kids.
Wheelers Coordinator, Owen Pearson says: "The Spitalfields Community Festival is a great local event and our stand was busy throughout the day giving people advice on cycling. The kids loved our obstacle course and were constantly queuing up for a turn."
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For more information or photos contact Owen Pearson owen@towerhamletswheelers.org.uk or Kerry Noble on 07815 902 560.
For information on the Tower Hamlets Wheelers visit http://www.towerhamletswheelers.org.uk/
PHOTOS AVAILABLE:
Photos from the two events can be browsed at:
http://www.omac.org.uk/wheelers/events/spitalfields_festival/?album=2004
http://www.omac.org.uk/wheelers/events/london_bikeathon/?album=2004
If you would like print quality versions of any of these photos, please contact Owen Pearson owen@towerhamletswheelers.org.uk quoting the photo number e.g. "img_3239". Alternatively, contact Owen and he will email you a selection.
Notes:
Tower Hamlets Wheelers are a local cycling campaign group in the East End of London. The group aims to encourage more people to cycle, improve conditions for cyclists and to raise the profile of cycling in the East End.
For more information on the Tower Hamlets Wheelers, visit http://www.towerhamletswheelers.org.uk/
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