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Bike Week 16-24 June

Frances Mortimer
Frances Mortimer • 7 June 2012

June has arrived and this month's green theme is... cycling.  Bike Week 2012 is running from 16-24 June this year and it would be great if kidney units could take part. 

The main aim is to encourage colleagues (maybe even some patients) to get on their bikes and remember how much they like cycling!

 

What can you do? Actions for everyone:

1 - Send around an email to let colleagues know that Bike Week is happening. Maybe point them to the Bike Week journey planner: http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/journeyplanner/

2 - Put up some notices around the department - simple ones that you draw with a felt pen or create in Word are fine.  

3 - Talk to as many people as you can and encourage them to get their bikes out

4 - Post a few words in the Green Nephrology forum to let others know that you are taking part

Extra ideas to consider:

- Register a workplace event on the Bike Week website at http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/ - event ideas include Bikers Breakfast, Group Ride, Dr Bike/information stand

- Contact the sustainability lead at your Trust to find out if they are organising a Bike Week event.

- Look up other Bike Week events in the area: http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/event_search.php

- Do a sponsored ride and donate the money to Green Nephrology!

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Comments (7)

Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson

On the unit we already have a good proportion of the male staff who regularly cycle to work (and I have been roped in to doing the London-Paris ride at the end of June for Kidney Research UK!) so hopefully this will be a good opportunity to encourage the girls to get out of their cars and onto their bikes!

Dan Speakman
Dan Speakman

Hi there

I managed the 40 mile round trip on my cycle to work scheme road bike on tuesday but have been forced to lift share today and tomorrow.

Maybe next week I'll make up for it!
Dan

Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson

I've had to drive to work today as I've got to bring a ton of stuff home but I'lll be on the bike the rest of the week and will be encouraging others to do the same!! Wish me luck!!!

Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson

Cheers Alex, I've just registered with both of them!

I also sit on the trust's Fitter for Health' group so I'll be looking out for any more of these challenges we can get involved in


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