Last year more than 1,700 events across the UK attracted 265,000 participants.
This year, supported by EDF Energy’s Team Green Britain - an organisation dedicated to helping Britons live a more sustainable lifestyle – Bike Week promises to be even bigger with 12 regional workshops, organiser guides for event planners, and free advice on minimising environmental impact.
Rediscover the joys of cycling with free training sessions, information stalls, inspirational talks, history bike tours and cycle orienteering. And if you feel like updating your old machine, there’ll be cycle try-out sessions with the opportunity to have a go on state-of- the-art mountain bikes or the latest hybrids, touring and trekking models, plus the chance to purchase some trendy cycling apparel.
Bike Week is a sociable event too: last year some towns organised free breakfasts en-route for cyclists on their way to work, and there were cycle tours with stop offs at local hostelries… before a rather more wobbly ride back!
Like Falling Off A Log…
It doesn’t matter if you haven’t ridden a bike since the age of ten – they say that like swimming, bicycling is a skill you never forget.
On the other hand, what you may have forgotten is the sheer exhilaration and sense of freedom you get when coasting along leafy country lanes, or that satisfied feeling of having accomplished some exercise without having to
World Population Day carries a different theme every year.
In 2009, this was ‘Join the Anti-Poverty Movement – Educate Girls’ and emphasised the need to invest in women in developing countries to implement policies that bolstered womens roles in the economy, by investing in health, education and social services in order to increase national productivity and income.
Planning and Organising for National Transplant Week
There are ideas for planning and organising events on www.thetransplanttrust.org.uk with a special fundraising pack available to download and advice about obtaining sponsorship, creating publicity and budgeting for the event.
A total of 2,382 people received organ transplants from April 2009 to February 2010 – with 2,497 cornea transplants.
One donor can save the life of several people, or restore the sight of two others – but it’s not only organs that have to be donated, as there is also a shortage of bone marrow, tissues, cord blood and platelets. Continue reading ….
Armed Forces Day was set up to honour the outstanding contribution made by the men and women who currently serve in the Armed Forces, as well as the veterans who did so in the past.
It also offers an opportunity for civilians to meet with local members of the military forces and learn more about their work.
The First Armed Forces Day
The Armed Forces Day event was inaugurated in 2009, and marked Continue reading ….
Now in its fifth year, the campaign is run by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme): a not-for-profit company supported by funding from DEFRA and the DTI, in partnership with the administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The week is supported by local authorities, schools and businesses, when hundreds of events take place across the UK highlighting the importance of recycling, as well as informing and raising awareness of the benefits to the community.
After months planning and organising, Liverpool Sound City music festival and conference arrives this week for 4 days jam packed every hour with music creativity and talent. Over 450 artists and bands, 1000 conference delegates and 35,000 revellers will descend on a city famous for its rich musical heritage, to take part in the third annual celebration of music.
Liverpool Sound City live line-up is the best ever with Paloma Faith, Ian McCulloch, Delphic, The Maccabees, The Fall, Tinchy Stryder, Wild Beasts, Field Music, Los Campesinos!, The Blackout, Wave Machines, The Sunshine Underground, Hot Club de Paris, Beth Jeans Houghton, Archie Bronson Outfit, Ian McNabb and British Sea Power to name but a few all playing this week. Continue reading ….
World Population Day – Learning Every Year
The First Armed Forces Day