Velocheer Celebrating people who are passionate about enabling others to cycle
Issue 10 June 2020
Hello Cycling UK Volunteers I do hope that you and your families are well during these interesting times. I wanted to let you know we have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that you have our full support ready to get back into action when this pandemic is over. Happily, the current government restrictions have just been updated so small, organised Cycling UK group rides are now permitted in line with the guidance for each nation. We have also issued tips for riding as a group while socially distancing. However, larger events and activities are still cancelled, sadly. We are closely monitoring the situation and will let you know as soon as there are any updates to share. As the national cycling charity, we want to be able to support you in staying safe, fit and happy during these difficult days so that is why we are looking into other measures to enable your group’s activities to function and volunteer roles to be reinstated. Last week, we released an article related to mental health that has great advice and key support services. We also have interesting ideas for alternative ways to engage with your group, . In the meantime, I’d like to wish you all a very happy Volunteers’ Week and look forward to normal service being resumed very soon. Alex Cuppleditch, Head of Volunteering
In this issue Monday - We hear you...............p2 Tuesday - Feeling fine................p2 Weds - It’s the little things........p2 Thursday - Lockdown Love........p3 Friday - Ride with Pride..............p3 Saturday - Culture club..............p3 Sunday - Bike Week is back!..p3
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Volunteers’ Week starts today! Despite these challenging times, we’d still like to show some love and appreciation to our volunteers during Volunteers’ Week. This year, the focus is on recognising rather than celebrating, with a different theme for every
day: Monday - Listening & Support Tuesday - Health & Wellbeing Wednesday - Microvolunteering Thursday - Lockdown Love Friday - Nature & Outdoors Saturday - Culture Sunday - Sport and Leisure
Keep an eye on our social media channels for the ways in which we’ll be marking each of these themes throughout the week. There’s also a preview in this issue of Velocheer of some of the highlights we’ll be featuring on our website and elsewhere. Do let us know what you’ve been up to while we’ve been on lockdown, especially if you’ve been helping out others in some way or you’ve been helped yourself by a fellow cyclist. Have you been keeping your group’s morale up by regular Zoom calls or WhatsApping each other? Or have you come up with a new way of staying active together whilst keeping a social distance? Turn to Page 2 to find out how some of our groups are coping during the pandemic.
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