BHF Belvoir Ride- Volunteers Needed

Our fellow ranger Peter Hornsby has in the past been a volunteer with the British Heart Foundation to help out with the BHF Vale of Belvoir bike ride, something I'm sure your aware off and like myself maybe have even taken part in.

Peter's Regional Events Organiser has been in touch with him again asking for help, but this year he will be of the roadside and on the saddle doing the ride this year, we wish you all the best Peter, as he is unable to help out this year he has been asked by BHF to think of anyone that may want to volunteer on the day to cover marshall points, refreshment points and drivers to sweep the routes and for pre event volunteers to display posters/postcards to promote the event on Sunday 11 May.

If your interested in helping out then do contact Helen Wright, Regional Events Organiser- The North at wrighth@bhf.org.uk or at 07896 414 512.

More information about the ride can be found here.

March-April Workdays

Well with the sight of the spring flowers in our gardens and along the cycleways around the town this can only mean that it's getting a little warmer and sunnier which I think is a good start for some new workdays. I've outlined some dates below, locations provided for the first few and details of others to follow.

Sunday 30 March, 10:30- 12:30 (2 hours max)
Meet at Stenwith milepost/seating area on Woolsthorpe- Muston rail path, NCN 15.
Map here.
Spring clearing and tiding up of area around the milepost and seating area.
Bring any tools you can suitable for the job in hand, gloves and ranger vest.
N.B. Please note the clocks go forward 1 hr Sunday a.m. 

Sunday 13 April, 10:30- 12:30 (2 hours max)
Meet at cycle path entrance at Belvoir Road Bridge, Belvoir Road.
Map here.
Spring clearing and tiding up of area around the seating area on the Belvoir Rd- Viking Way rail path.
Bring any tools you can suitable for the job in hand, gloves and ranger vest.
N.B. Please note we are meeting at the bridge and proceeding as a group down to the seating area. If you are running late then enter the cycle path at the Belvoir Rd bridge entrance and proceed NW, you'll then meet us at the end of the path.

Sunday 27 April, 10:30- 12:30 (2 hours max)
Location tba.


In addition to the above I'll be doing a litter pick on Running Furrows Gate, off North Parade, Grantham at 10:30 this Sunday (23 March). Map here.
If any of you wish to join me and help out then please do pop along. Just bring some gloves, I'll have a few pickers and bags.

Newark Group 2014 Rides

As always our neighbouring group at Newark once again have organised a number of rides open to all starting from April, the most depart from Newark and they aren't a race so no one get's left behind. And as with previous years they will be in the Grantham area with the Grantham Triangle ride mid October.

For a full list of the rides visit at: http://sustransnewarkbikes.wordpress.com/activities/event-2014/

To be on the mailing list to receive full ride details then do contact Alan Hudson (Group Co-ordinator) at alan.hudson@ntlworld.com

Gonerby Hill Foot Primary School Cycle Shelter

Jon Moody and Councillor Davies with Gonerby Hill Foot Primary School pupils.  © www.granthammatters.co.uk 

Today saw the unveiling of a new bicycle shelter at Gonerby Hill Foot Primary School, Grantham which has been installed with the help of our local Sustrans Bike It officer Jon Moody with funding from the Bike It scheme with support from Lincolnshire County Council.

Pupils and staff attended a Bike Breakfast along with Jon and Councillor Davies, a local member for Grantham and school governor who performed the ribbon cutting ceremony.

It's great to see such moves in the town from Jon and I'm sure the shelter will have much use with the traffic free cycle path on North Parade running down from Gonerby and up from Barrowby Road and from the connecting Running Furrows Gate.