Velocheer Celebrating people who are passionate about enabling others to cycle
Issue 4 March 2019
Welcome to the latest issue of Velocheer, the newsletter for and about Cycling UK’s brilliant volunteers. We hope you have been able to enjoy some great riding this year. As we go to press, the weather has been unseasonably warm for many of us, with record-breaking temperatures for February and lighter evenings. The birds are singing in the trees and the promise of real spring is in the air - which means it’s a great time to look forward to an exciting year of cycling ahead! Just remember, it’s only a few short weeks now until the official start of British Summertime - yay!
Going the Extra Mile: Cycling UK’s Volunteer Awards 2019
Although it doesn’t seem that long ago that we were celebrating our amazing Volunteers of the Year at the Big Bike Celebration in Harrogate last October, it is now time to start thinking about who you would like to be recognised for their commitment to cycling in 2019. This year’s awards will be presented at our Volunteer Celebration: Going the Extra Mile in London on Saturday 15 June, where we will hear all about the winners and runnersup and their outstanding achievements. Alex, Julie and Gjoril The Cycling UK Volunteering Team
In this issue • Going the Extra Mile - our new Reward and Recognition programme • Volunteer Awards 2019 • Volunteer of the Month: Malcolm Margolis BEM • Try a Tri-Vets 2019 • Challenge Ride Series 2019 • Voluntary Group of the Month: Cycle Sisters
Enjoy the ride!
Nominations opened on Thursday 14 February - because it’s Voluntine’s Day, of course! - and will close on Monday 8 April at 5pm. The shortlisted top three in each category will be chosen by a panel made up of Cycling UK staff and volunteers and be announced on Monday 15 April. They will then be invited to the ceremony in June, where the winners will be announced. Find out about all the winners who went the ‘Extra Mile’ in 2018 - do you know an event, campaign, project, group or individual who deserves the same recognition?