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Celebration of Cycling Festival Coming to East London This Summer!
*Festival of the Bicycle, Sunday 31st July, 11am-5pm, Mabley Common, E9, London *
Dear LFGSS
Please find attached press release and poster regarding a grass roots cycling event taking place in Hackney, East London this Summer. Don't hesitate to contact me directly if you would like to find out more or set up an interview with any of our participants - I am hoping to confirm SKY sponsored road cyclist Ben Swift for the event.
Best wishes, Sophie Powell
Check out our Facebook group here!
Follow us on twitter! #festibike
Calibri]Celebration of Cycling Festival Coming to East London This Summer
*Festival of the Bicycle, Sunday 31st July, 11am-5pm, Mabley Common, E9, London *
This 31st July come to Mabley Common, E9, Hackney - at the heart of the Lea Valley cycle development and home to the award winning London Olympic 2012 velodrome - to experience a Festival of the Bicycle!
BICYCLE *SPECTACLE*ENGAGEMENT*CULTURE *PRIZES
Celebrating the weird and wonderful in cycling, bicycle arts and culture, and experiencing cycling!
This grass-roots event has been developed in collaboration with and endorsement of the Mabley Common Users' Group, MUF, Hackney Council, Velobici.cc, Penguin Books The Arcola Theatre,The Kenton Cycling Club Hackney, Hackney Youth Servicesand many more!
Expect Celebrity bicycle guest celebrity opening speech!
Try a Tandem – come along and try riding with two!
Grass Track Racing & Cycling Competitions! - do you have an unusual bicycle? bring it along! It might win a prize.
Signed copies of Rob Penn’s It’s All About the Bike up for grabs
Weird and wonderful in cycling! – tandems, penny farthings, tall-bikes, unicycles, classic frames!
Bike workshop – free maintenance, maps and advice for your bike and on cycling!
Bicycle crafting for kids!
Bicycle Art and Culture – Bicycle art, films, music, food and drinks!
Bumble Sale – a bicycle jumble sale, bring and buy unique bike kit!
The festival will have the best of a summer village fete feel, with a bicycle twist! Festival of the Bicycle takes place during the same weekend as Hackney Wicked Arts festival plus bicycle moving pictures back at The Kenton, E9 7AB after the event close at 5pm.
Organiser Contact Details - Press/Sponsorship/Media Partners/Endorsing Association/Volunteers If you are interested in sponsoring, exhibiting, supporting the event as a media partner or endorsing association or to take part in competition, display your bicycle, follow up press interest, or act as a volunteer, contact: festivalofthebicycle@gmail.com
Check out our Facebook group here]! Follow us on twitter! #festibike