See out the final days of this year ’ s summer season with a fun-filled Saturday with an eco-conscious twist !
OTWO are very excited to announce the first annual ECO Fest on Saturday the 24th of September 2022 at Europa Pool .
ECO Festival is all about bringing people of all ages together to have a good time and learn more about local eco-initiatives , sustainability projects and awareness campaigns .
Please come along and join OTWO , together with various local environmental organisations , for some great activities , fantastic food , promotional stalls and live music , with proceeds from the day going to GBC Open Day .
The day will start at 10:30 am , with local cycling enthusiasts and campaigners riding a cycling route to promote safer cycling on the Rock . If cycling isn ’ t quite your thing , you can head straight to Europa Pool to greet the cyclists as they arrive ... ( or be the first to jump into the pool !)
The ECO Fest will be open all day from 10:30 am to 7 pm and will include :
· Safer Cycling Awareness route from the Small Boats Harbour via Line Wall Road and on to Europa Pool
· A BBQ lunch including vegetarian and vegan options
· Live music
· A bouncy castle
· Pool access and activities
· Marquee stalls hosted by local eco organisations and businesses ( TBC )
· Fundraising activities for GBC open day , including the UCM Everesting Event
· Plus , much more to be announced
UCM Everesting Fundraising Event The UCM Road & MTB Club Gibraltar will also be joining the ECO Festival and will spend the day completing a unique fundraising feat !
The local cycling promotion club will be ‘ Everesting ’ their way up the Rock to raise funds for charity .
The concept of Everesting is simple but not for the faint-hearted ! The idea is for a single rider or group of riders to cycle uphill repeatedly over the course of the day until they complete a total of 8,848m – the height of Mount Everest !
UCM has decided to do Everesting a little differently and in their own style . Instead of a single rider , groups of UCM cyclists will take it in turns until they complete the 8848m climb .
Starting at Europa Pool , groups of three riders will cycle via the lighthouse , then up to the top of the Rock . They will then descend via the Moorish Castle , cycle through Flat Bastion Road , down Europa Road by the Rock Hotel and head south along Jumpers Battery back to Europa Pool ; the next three cyclists will then head off and do the same route and so on .
Each ride comes to an accumulated elevation of approximately 1200m ( 400m per rider ). The journey takes about an hour and will take about 8 trips to complete the total height of Everest .
The UCM & MTB Club hope to make this an annual event , and all the funds they raise on 24th September will go to GBC Open Day !
Tickets for the ECO Festival are available at buytickets . gi
Tickets cost : £ 25 per adult / £ 16 per child ( under 10 ) and include a BBQ lunch , reusable cup , pool and kid ’ s activities , kids bouncy castle , pool access , live music and stall access . Bicycle parking will also be available onsite .
Tickets available at www . buytickets . gi - if you would like any further information please contact us on 54001271 or email info @ otwomag . com .