Friends of Volunteering Clydesdale are staging an audacious Guinness World Record attempt. With your help, we aim to generate a record breaking amount of electricity from bicycles over a 24 hour period!
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With last minute preparations well under way for the world record attempt tomorrow, we just wanted to share some great publicity we've received recently. Not only are we featured prominently on the BBC News website, STV has also covered the launch on their evening news bulletins.
We would appreciate as much support as possible so please do come along and join us anytime between 5pm tomorrow (Friday) and 5pm Saturday at Coalburn One Stop Shop.
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The Spin Studio will be carrying out free spin classes too at 2pm and 4pm on the Saturday.
More information on The Spin Studio can be found on their website or Facebook group.
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We were delighted that Aileen Campbell, MSP (South of Scotland) has raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament - read on for full details...
S3M-06756 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (SNP): That the Parliament welcomes the initiative of Friends of Volunteering Clydesdale to break the world record for generating electricity from bicycles; notes that the event will take place between 5pm on Friday 27 August and 5pm on Saturday 28 August 2010 at the Coalburn One Stop Shop, with participants invited to spend at least one minute pedalling a bicycle to generate electricity; understands that the effort requires at least 1,000 participants to stand a chance of beating the existing record of 12,953 watts and that the event forms part of a Sustainable Saturday family day that will promote a range of eco-friendly and sustainable activities and demonstrations, and encourages any individual, group, club or society with an interest to consider taking part in this event.
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South Lanarkshire Leisure are holding a free spin class at 8pm on the Friday for 1 hour. First come, first served! Please get in touch for more information or to book your place.
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Patrick Harvie MSP and Green party co-convener will be attending on the Saturday to say a few words and participate in the record attempt.
We'll be bringing more details soon on Patrick Harvie's attendance as well as some other special guests.
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We were delighted to receive a letter of support from Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland. The First Minister's support is in keeping with the Scottish Government's support for the development of renewable energy technologies and the promotion of healthy living initiatives.