Following the huge success of the Innertube Postcode Challenge event last year, the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and The Bike Station are organising this event for the second year running.
The Innertube Postcode Challenge is a ‘Treasure Hunt on Wheels’- and this year there will also be a ‘Treasure Hunt on Foot’ for all you walkers out there! It is a community cycling event, aimed at all ages and abilities, on Edinburgh’s Innnertube Map (below).
As a participant in the event, the aim is to cycle to all ten stands that will be dotted about on the North Edinburgh Innertube Cycle Path Network and collect a postcode stamp at each stand. Everyone has until 4pm to collect all ten postcode stamps (for walkers, the aim is to collect 5 stamps) and hand them in at Fiveways Junction where participants will be entered into a prize draw.
A Challenge Card to collect your stamps will be given to you on the day with a map, or you can download it here and start planning your route!
All participants have the opportunity to win: (more prizes to come!)
- · 1 of 32 bike themed Goody Bags from The Bike Station
- · 2 Tickets to see a film of your choice at The Filmhouse
- · 2 Vouchers for Greenyonder Tours
- · A prize of lunch for two at Hula Juice Bar
- · Grow your own veg & wildflower seed packets from ELGT
- · 1 of 4 cycling maps of in and around Edinburgh and the Lothians from Spokes
- · Herb planters, bird nests & nectar feeders from ELGT
- · An assortment of prizes from the Postcode Lottery
- · A £50 Alpine Bikes gift voucher donated by State Street
Supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, the main aim is to raise awareness of the paths and their potential as a means of travel across the North of Edinburgh, as well as to get people active in a fun and community fuelled way.
The event takes place tomorrow (Sunday 1 July 1) from 11am to 4pm.
This event is one of several activities that ELGT and The Bike Station have delivered to work towards ‘Inflating the Innertube’.
