>This sounds like a good venture to support what with recent coverage
>of climate change.

Please pass onto anyone who might be interested.
Last days ride from Biggar to Stirling.

Mark James

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Butterfield, Caroline (UK - Manchester)
>[mailto:cbutterfield@deloitte.co.uk]
>Sent: 21 January 2007 17:24
>To: Butterfield, Caroline (UK - Manchester)
>Subject: Going carbon neutral bike ride - calling all cyclists
>
>Calling all cyclists!
>
>Are you interested in combining cycling with campaigning in support of
>climate change?
>Are you free from Saturday 14 April until Thursday 19 April 2007?
>
>I am organising a ride from Ashton Hayes nr Chester to Riverside in
>Stirling to link 2 communities who have committed themselves to become
>carbon neutral communities
>
>The Cheshire village of Ashton Hayes is aiming to become the first small
>community in England to achieve carbon neutral status - see their
>website at
><http://www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk/.>http://www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk/.
>The Riverside
>community in Stirling has set up an action team to explore what it can
>do, and has received the backing of Stirling Council and local MSPs for
>its efforts - see link
><http://www.goingcarbonneutral.net/>http://www.goingcarbonneutral.net/
>Ashton Hayes is holding its Grass Roots conference on Carbon Neutrality
>- Saturday 14th April 2007 at the University of Chester. The conference
>which is sponsored by DEFRA will focus on sharing ideas between like
>minded communities that have contacted Ashton Hayes since they launched
>the project in January 2006. See link below for details.
><http://www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk/Conference/Announcement.html>http://www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk/Conference/Announcement.html
>The bike ride provides an opportunity to attend the conference and then
>cycle to Riverside in Stirling, stopping off at other communities en
>route to campaign for going carbon neutral and to share ideas on how
>communities can work together in that direction.
>We hope to keep costs low by sleeping in church halls. Distances are
>likely to be up to 70 miles per day, so you must be fit and a regular
>cyclist and supply your own bike, which must be in good condition and
>recently serviced. Whilst we will ride as a group you should be capable
>of mending your own punctures and generally looking after yourself on
>the ride. We hope to organise a support vehicle to carry luggage
>between overnight stops. The route will depend on where we can arrange
>accommodation/find groups willing to welcome us and organise an event
>around our visit. We will aim to cycle on quiet roads as much as
>possible.
>Please contact me by no later than 16 February to register your interest
>in this ride. Minimum participants of 5, maximum of 20. Please
>indicate if you wish to join for the full ride, or for part only.
>Brief details about myself: I am a 48 year old accountant living in
>Stirling. I took part 2 years ago in the Make Poverty History cycle
>ride from London to Edinburgh and found that a very effective way of
>combining my passions for cycling and campaigning on issues I feel
>strongly about.
>
>Regards
>
>Caroline
>______________________________________
>Caroline Butterfield
>Mobile: +44 (0) 7881 816 003
><mailto:cbutterfield%40deloitte.co.uk>cbutterfield@deloitte.co.uk

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