Planning is well underway for the event on June 15th, 2014. The Bourbon Street Roof Raisers have been booked to play at the Crown Roundabout during the day to give a festive atmosphere and the ever popular race-commentator, Geoff Bennette will be in attendance.
Generous grants have been promised by Bolton Council and Horwich Town Council and private sector sponsorship from Emersons, Bluemantle and Joseph Holt. Hopefully. further donations will be received before the event.
The ever popular vets cycle race, for riders aged 40 and over is returning to the Festival and all the usual cycling , running and walking races will be held. We are hoping to see a repeat of the Fun Swim/Run, introduced the year before last and hope to involve some children with disabilities.
We welcome back the National Unicycle Road Race. Some of the competitors for this will be travelling from Newcastle and rumour has it that visitors from Norway will again give the race an international flavour.
New additions this year will be the Mad Dash and an event for adapted cycles. The first of these we hope will include competitors on roller blades, skates, scooters, small unicycles and skateboards, but we really need to recruit help from some groups with expertise in these modes of transport.
We have already sought help from “Wheels for All”, a Bolton Council initiative involving adapted cycles. This is part of a national initiative which embraces all children and adults with disabilities and differing needs and enables them to engage in a quality cycling activity.
Along with many organisations in Horwich, we would like to recognise the centenary of the start of the Great War by inviting people to bring along veteran bikes of that era, in appreciation of the importance of cycling at that time. As yet we are seeking to make contact with anyone who has an old machine, and possible an outfit to wear with it. Any ideas will be gratefully received!
For further information on all the above, please contact Neil Brown 01204 693070 or Barbara Ronson 01204 695742
