Charity Bike Ride
Simon Johnson (Director of Eden Rivers Trust) and two friends Mark Warren and Richard Handley are about to jump on their mountain bikes to ride coast to coast for charity. Simon would like to acknowledge the support of Mike Clough of Japanese Knotweed Solutions who has very kindly donated a very posh MTB for him to use during the challenge.
They will be raising money to support three education initiatives - Trout in the Classroom, Mayfly in the Classroom (TIC & MIC) and Eden Rivers Trust’s ‘Rivers in the Classroom’ initiative . All three initiatives focus on primary and secondary school children who……
•Engage in stream habitat / ecology study
•Learn to appreciate the value of healthy rivers and streams.
•Begin to foster a conservation ethic.
•Grow to understand ecosystems.
The projects are interdisciplinary and have applications in science, social studies, mathematics, language, the arts and physical education. They are also a lot of fun and it’s a great opportunity for kids to discover the natural word in an outdoor classroom....it’s also a good excuse for a game of Pooh Sticks!
Outdoor education provides a whole range of benefits to kids, including; learning about: nature; society; nature-society interactions and oneself. Outdoor education can involve working with others, developing new skills, undertaking practical conservation and influencing society. The intended outcomes of such experiences can encompass: knowledge and understanding, attitudes and feelings, values and beliefs, activities or behaviours, personal development and social development.
The Coast-to-Coast is the classic, long distance off-road ride in Britain. Inspired by the idea of Alfred Wainwrights “A Coast to Coast Walk” the route passes through three of Britain’s finest national parks. The ride is 220 miles and crosses varied scenery that is often wild and frequently formidable to even the fittest off-road cyclist – the first couple of days over the Cumbrian Mountains to Shap are extremely challenging.
Lasting five days the route is split into tough 40-50 mile sections, starting in St Bees (Cumbria) and finishing at Robin Hoods Bay (Yorkshire). The riders will pedal through the wild and rocky fellsides of the Lakeland Mountains, over the bleak peat moors of the Pennine Ridge, on through the limestone Dalescape, across the pasture land of Mowbray and finally across the heather-clad landscape of the Yorkshire Moors.
For more information visit the Eden Rivers Trust website.
Or to keep upto date with the latest from the bike ride see the Coast to Coast blog.
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