Follow your heart I was recently contacted by the Milton Keynes Council to help create a fun Valentines heart shaped cycled route. I'd just moved to Barcelona so although I wasn't able to join them, I was more than happy to plan the route! Location Milton Keynes, England Heart route A nice and easy 3.56 mile ride for all the family, riding around Willen Lake and Campbell Park Check out the map here! Cycle Your Heart Out Over 30 cyclists joined in to cycle their hearts out with loved ones, and make use of the fantastic bike paths that Milton Keynes has to offer! The amazing Breeze and Sky ride leaders Ana, Karen Colette and Kevin did a fantastic job in organising and leading the ride, and made sure everyone had a great time! Spread the love Thanks to the Milton Keynes Council, British Cycling, The Parks Trust and Roy Pinks cycles for making the event possible! Deputy Mayor Brian White was there to help draw the prize winners, and collect the British Cycling jersey on behalf of Mayor Cllr Catriona Morris, who couldn't be there on the day. Congratulations Maurice Barnes for winning the gold bike service from Roy Pinks, and runners up Adam Coleburt and Karen Kodish for winning my handmade Cycle Your Heart Out Pendant. Creative Breeze champion Ana also brought along her handmade Breeze Bear to donate to the Mayor. Would you like to create your own heart route? Click below to find out more!
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18/12/2012 0 Comments Cycle Your Heart Out this Christmas!Follow your heart
This Christmas me and fellow Breeze leader Ana Jojic decided to celebrate the festive season with a sunny Breeze ride around Milton Keynes, followed by some cake at the Chain Reaction bicycle festival. Location Milton Keynes, England Heart route 4 miles click here for route Cycle your heart out The heart route took us from the Theatre district to sheep filled Campbell Park, past the canal and on to Willen Lake for some fantastic views of the Milton Keynes skyline. The surprisingly warm weather made it feel almost like autumn! Homemade cake and coffee at the Chain Reaction bicycle festival was the perfect place to finish our ride. A cool under cover market of locally hand made goods, sold from bicycles, hosted by MK Festival Fringe! Spread the love Thanks so much to all the ladies that joined the ride, and to Ana for helping to it with me! Congratulations to Maja Dunn for winning the prize draw for my handmade Cycle Your Heart Out 'Freedom' Pendant! Ana also makes these cute personalised bear's on bikes, check them out below! Follow your heart
After getting a taste for cycling in the city on my East London route, I decided to explore one of my favourite parks, and search for some squirrels! Location London's Hyde Park, England Heart route 5.42km Cycle your heart out This little heart route is perfect for anyone looking for a nice gentle traffic-free ride in London. The only thing you need to look out for is the squirrels! Spread the love Don't have a bike? Or maybe you don't fancy riding your bike into central London? Then pick up a hire bike like I did in the park. Click here for my tips on how to create your own heart route! 28/10/2012 0 Comments Cycle your heart out Tour and DrawFollow Your Heart To celebrate the lovely art initiative The Big Draw, my sister Helen and life long friend Josephine decided hop on our bikes for a heart shaped 'tour and draw'! Location East London Heart Route 7km all flat Cycle Your Heart Out You can join in if you want! Cycle a heart shaped route around your area and stop in 4 different spots. Spend a maximum of 15 minutes drawing whatever catches your eye! Spread the love For some great drawing tips check out World Sketching Tour Luís Simões ! Click here for my top tips on creating your own heart route Follow Your Heart On the weekend of 23-24 June 2012, Breeze organised The Big Breeze Bike Ride, the UK’s first ever event to get thousands of women riding a bike at the same time! So I decided to celebrate this event by creating a nice scenic heart-route all along the canals! Location East London Heart Route 7 miles Cycle Your Heart Out Me and fellow Breeze Champions, Shahanara and Gita led the ride and met all the ladies at Victoria Park. We cycled through the scenic Limehouse Basin, historic Three Mills and right past the Olympic stadium! A huge thank you to all the everyone who took part! The sun decided to show it's face and we celebrated at the end with some ice-cream and cake at the Lakeside Pavilion in Victoria Park. Click below to watch the video, see the gallery, and read what some of the ladies thought about the ride! Spread the love
"It was wonderful, I really enjoyed the route. It was a nice pace, not to fast and not too slow. Plenty of eventful things to see, and good company along the way" -Una Coogan "I thought my first Breeze ride was awesome, great scenic route. I went past parts of London I've never been to. A great canal ride. It was great in the rain and also the sun and we had really good fun" -Melisa Mok "The Breeze ride was really fun, it was really good meeting loads of likeminded women who like cycling" -Rachel Newstead If you live in England you can find a ride in your area organised by British Cycling's great Breeze initiative! Click here to find a ride in your area. You can also have fun creating your own heart route, click here for my top tips! Follow your heart Sisters Davina (10yrs) and Damaris (7yrs) decided they wanted to cycle their hearts out and help raise money for their favourite children's charity, World Vision. Location Great Linford, Milton Keynes in England Cycle your heart out After sticking their heart map to their bike, they were off! Highlights of the route: "When we met mum, dad, our aunt and uncle at the rocks, smelling BBQS, overtaking our friend Nell, and being showered in the rain." Spread the love To Donate £10 text CYHO50 to 70070 or visit their Just Giving page "If you want to make your own heart route it's easy, fun and you'll enjoy yourselves! "- Davina Click here for my tips of creating your own heart route! |
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