Cycling for Action on Climate Change

With just 4 weeks to go until The Wheels to The Wave rides Climate Chains in both Bradford and Manchester are hard at work getting everything ready for the off.

The purpose of the Climate Chains rides is to raise awareness of the potentially dire consequences of climate change, encourage others to take action ahead of the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen and join The Wave march http://the-wave.org.uk/ to ensure a real deal is struck to stop climate chaos. We welcome your help. There are many ways in wish you can lend your support: join us for a section of the ride, offer a cyclist a bed for the night, host a social gathering at which we’ll participate, join our facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=139922536366 and invite your friends to do so too.

The ride from Bradford will travel to Sheffield (Mon, 31st Nov.); Nottingham (Tues, 1st Dec.); Peterborough (Wed, 2nd Dec.); Cambridge (Thurs, 3rd Dec.) and Walthamstow (Fri, 4th Dec.). And the ride from Manchester Airport will travel to Castle Donington (Tues, 1st Dec.); Stratford-upon-Avon (Wed, 3rd Dec.); Oxford (Thurs, 4th Dec.) and Walthamstow (Fri, 4th Dec.).

There is a separate cycle ride to The Wave being organised from Bristol and Swindon. The Bristol Blue Wave http://www.bristolbluewave.org.uk/ will leave from The Cathedral Park, Bristol on Wed, 3rd December for the 150 mile ride to The Wave.

If you are already in London there are 3 ways of getting on your bike and getting involved.

On Friday, 4th December: Join us as the ride travels to Heathrow and celebrate with us as we reach our finish in Westminster. You can join the long-distance cyclists in Slough for the final 21 miles of the ride from Manchester Airport. Email info@thewavevelo.org.uk for joining instructions.

On Saturday, 5th December: Join us and hundreds of other cyclists for the Climate Emergency bike ride http://www.campaigncc.org/bikeride2009. It begins in Lincoln's Inn Field at 10 am and finishes at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park at 12 pm, from where it will lead into The Wave march. This ride is approximately 6 miles long and will stop at the BP and E.ON offices on-route.

On Sunday, 6th December: Join Ride Planet Earth, who will be having an International day of cycle action against climate change with rides taking place concurrently around the World. The London ride http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=92551293898 will begin from Angel Tube Station at 11.45 am.

If our Wheels to The Wave routes aren’t passing near where you live and you are unable to get to London by coach or train http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/the-wave#transport to join The Wave march on Saturday, 5th December then why not get a few friends together and stage your own Ride Planet Earth http://rideplanetearth.org/ cycle event on Sunday, 6th December.

Second Wheels to The Wave Route Planned

We are planning a second cycle route which will take us from Manchester Airport to The Wave demonstration on Saturday 5th December. Departing from Manchester Airport on Tuesday 1st December we will travel to London via some of the UK's biggest climate crime scenes to: (a) call for an end to domestic air travel and (b) highlight the need to end our reliance on dirty coal power.

The Climate Crime Scenes

DAY ONE - Tuesday 1st December
Manchester Airport & East Midlands Airport, Derby

Overnight in Castle Donington

DAY TWO - Wednesday 2nd December
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire & E.ON UK Headquarters, Coventry

Overnight in Stratford-upon-Avon

DAY THREE - Thursday 3rd December
Didcot A Power Station, Oxfordshire

Overnight in Oxford

DAY FOUR - Friday 4th December
Heathrow Airport

Overnight in London

DAY FIVE - Saturday 5th December

Climate Emergency bike ride & The Wave

As for the Bradford to London route, people are welcome to join us for all or part of our journey. If you can't commit to a long distance ride why not join us for a shorter cycle. At the start for the intial few miles as we set off from Manchester Airport, or for the final leg of the journey from Heathrow into London.

If you'd like to know more about the Wheels to The Wave ride from Manchester Airport please Email info@thewavevelo.org.uk