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
Ticket cost: £ 5 per adult / £ 3 per child( Under 10) and includes pool and kids activities, 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.