if your looking for something to do this weekend, get on down to the Port of Felixstowe. follow the Yellow AA signs to find the entrance to the event, please do not use normal entrances if you know the area, as we are trying to keep operational traffic and event traffic seperate. See you down here. Please remember No helmet No Port tour ride.
The Port of Felixstowe welcomes you to its Bike Day which is open to everyone in the local community. As well as opportunities to cycle on Port Tours, led by employees on the 2 miles of dedicated cycle paths, the event offers free Bike Health Checks, a Cycle Village, Bike 'Try Out' sessions, A Mega Bike, and BME Ltd Cycle Stunt Show.
In addition to this, those wishing to cycle to the landguard peninsular can obtain a voucher from the Claritie Sustainable Travel unit for free entry to Landguard Fort and Felixstowe Museum for guests who arrive by cycle.
Already confirmed are the following organisations and groups:
- Mobile Bicycle Events LTD(Stunt Team)
- Claritie Sustainable Travel Information Unit (with SCC)
- Get Cycling
- Mega Bike
- Bike Try Outs
- MTB (skill course)
- Cycle Retailers
- Moons Cycles
- Thomas’s Cycle Revolution
- Pedal Power cycles LTD
- Alford Brothers Felixstowe
- Quest88 (A range of disabled accessible cycles and trikes)
- Avenues Group (formally OPTUA) Have you tried “GOALBALL”??
- Bike Active (Disabled Access Cycling)
- Cycle Suffolk (Watt Bike Challenge)
- Sustrans (Promoting Cycling and Supporting Led Rides)
- The Bike Doctor – Bike Health Checks and Bike Amnesty (bring your unwanted bike along and it will be recycled for charity)
- Ipswich Eagles Cycle Speedway (Have a Go at Speedway)
- Whike (Sail Bikes)
- Ipswich Triathlon (Scooter Skills Course)
- Suffolk Police (Post-coding Bikes)
- Felixstowe Scouting Promotional Trailer
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Love to Ride (Suffolk County Councils cycling promotion)
- St Johns Ambulance (Promotion of cycle response team)
- Suffolk Road Safety Team
- Catering and Ice Cream Van
For further information please email POFleisureactivities@fdrc.co.uk
Felixstowe: Fans of two-wheeled travel set to enjoy pair of big events at resort
Enthusiasts of two-wheeled travel will be flocking to Felixstowe this weekend as the resort stages two big events for motorcycle and cycle fans.
Felixstowe Motorcycle Show and the Port of Felixstowe Bike Day both take place on Sunday and organisers are hoping for a good turn-out.
Paul Armbruster, of the motorcycle show, now in its third year, said: “Last year the weather was awful and it did spoil the day, but this year we are hoping it will be much better.
“The town centre will be filled with bikes – with hundreds for people to see – and also trade stands, dealers and stalls featuring different motorcycle organisations.
“It should bring lots of people to the town.”
The event is being staged from 10am to 4pm, with free motorcycle parking at Crescent Road car park.
Also on the day more than 100 motorcyclists are expected to take part in the annual run from Stonham Barns to the show, organised by St Elizabeth Hospice, Suffolk Advanced Motorcyclists and Orwell Motorcycles in aid of the hospice.
The Port of Felixstowe Bike Day takes place next to Tomline House, from 11am to 3pm and includes the rare opportunity to cycle across one of the world’s biggest ports.
The four-mile ride, which will be led for safety reasons, is suitable for anyone aged five and over, and will take place seven times.
The day will also include have-a-try bikes, a ‘mega-bike’, Watt Bike challenge, bike health checks, charity stalls, a BMX stunt display team, Ipswich Cycle Speedway have-a-go sessions, and Suffolk Police security post-coding cycles.
Paul Davey, head of corporate affairs, said: “There will be new and exciting have-a-go sessions from mountain bike skill courses to cycle speedway and sail biking.
“The cross port cycle rides must be pre-booked and will allow people to see the ever-changing landscape of the port up close, including the New North Rail Terminal.”
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