Happy New Year to all of you interested in Biking for Children in Care events planned for 2014
The Planning Team have been hard at work since the AGM in October. We are well on the way to sorting the long distance sponsored ride in Normandy (26th to 30th June) in aid of The Who Cares? Trust. The one day March ride along the Thames from Sunningdale (via a lunch stop in Twickenham) will be on Saturday 15th March in aid of projects for children in Bulgaria and Namibia.
We have held several planning meetings, made hotel reservations, booked transport, poured over maps and made initial plans for the route . I am, as ever, grateful for the contributions of all the planning team. The first reccie team sets off for Normandy next weekend. Also Sammy Farrington has transformed the website so there are now photos and records of earlier rides back to the original ride in 2002. The password protected address is http://www.bikingforchildrenincare.co.uk and the password is bfcic1234 . We will put news of 2014 events there too. If you want any photo or information added or removed please let us know. We have password protected so it is not available to the general public but you can pass on to friends and family and those interested in our activities.
I am attaching the invitation letter for the June ride. I understand there is a lot of interest for the 50 cycling places from new people as well as those who have come before so to secure your placeplease complete the form as soon as possible (before the end of January) and return to me atgill_timmis@talk21.com by email or post (address on the form). Please also transfer (when you transfer please send an email to aileenhampson@blueyonder.co.uk ) or send a cheque for £90. We will set up a waiting list once we have 50 applications and deposits. The full cost will probably be £390 for each cyclist. The £390 covers the cost of travel there and back, transport of the bikes from Twickenham to France and back, accommodation on four nights, lunches and breakfasts and at least one evening meal. You will be asked to send the balance in early May.
I will send the application forms for that ride next week.
Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested in joining any of our rides.
With best wishes for 2014
Gill Timmis and the Bfcic Planning Team