Get on your bike for charity

The NSPCC is calling on people in Rochdale to get on their bikes and hit the open road for this year’s Manchester to Liverpool Bike Ride 2013.

The 39-mile bike ride on Sunday 26 May will begin at Salford Watersports Centre at the Quays from between 8am to 10am. Riders will follow a flat, mostly traffic free route through Manchester via Old Trafford and Stretford, and join the Trans-Pennine Trail through beautiful scenery riding to Otterspool Park in Liverpool.

This year, as well as the usual 39 mile route, a new 55 mile road route has been for all those riders seeking a challenge. There will be refreshments, music and fun for all at the finish line by the banks of the Mersey.

Deborah Sefton, community fundraising manager for the NSPCC in Rochdale said: “The Manchester to Liverpool Bike Ride is one of the NSPCC’s biggest annual fundraising events in the north west. It is a great way to have fun, get fitter or simply enjoy the great outdoors so we hope many more riders will join the fun, which will hopefully mean we’ll be able to raise even more money for children and families across the region.”

A coach service run once to take riders from Liverpool to the Manchester start line in the morning, and will return riders from Liverpool to Manchester in the afternoon. Booking is recommended to guarantee a seat and the cost is an additional £23 for one rider and a bike.

The money raised from this year’s cycle ride will go towards supporting the charity’s ground breaking new ChildLine Schools Service. Particularly focused on nine to 11 year olds, the ChildLine Schools Service aims to help them understand what abuse is, including bullying, how to protect themselves and where to get help and support if needed. The service is led by volunteers who are trained to deliver safeguarding assemblies and interactive workshops in schools.

Tickets for adult riders are priced at £17 per adult and £8 for children (8-16 years). Riders under 16 must be accompanied by an adult over 18 and wear a helmet.

For more information and your fundraising pack and to book your place on the ride please visit www.bikeevents.com

To book your place on the ride or for more information and your fundraising pack please visit www.bike-events.com, call the NSPCC fundraising team on 0844 892 0253 or email northwestappeals@nspcc.org.uk. You'll receive your registration pack in the post, along with a fundraising pack to help you get started.