Sustrans Portrait Bench Unveiling

[Phil]

Hi Everyone

As Malcolm has mentioned, Sustrans (and many members of the Bedlington Community) are organising an event for Saturday 10th September to unveil the new portrait bench and celebrate the new cycle routes which are close to completion. Full completion, including all the signs and markings will be December this year.

The portrait bench unveling event will be in Gallagher Park, starting at 12:00noon with the ceremony at 12:30. Come along and meet steel figures of Dr Brown, Mary Weightman and Sir Daniel Gooch and find out why they have been voted by the people of Bedlington to be immortalised in steel.

There will be a range of stalls and activities for everyone including cycling yourself a fruit smoothie, a fabulous treasure hunt, a tasty burger van, woodland crafts with Groundwork, stalls from Friends of Gallagher Park, Peoples Animal Welfare Service, WatBike, Sustrans and others. If your bike has been lurking in a dark corner for a while because it is no longer working, bring it on down and see if Dr Bike can help you out.

For people wanting to try their cycling legs, join the Barnesbury Cycling Club for a 2 hour gentle ride for people over 12 years of age. It will be a road ride, so not suitable for knobbly tyres.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Access to Gallagher Park on the day will be limited to self-propelled methods (with the exception of mobility scooters)!

Bedlington event poster.pdf

[P.A.W.S.]

But what a shame so few people were aware of it!