<p>Brunel the Bear is embarking on an epic cycle ride in celebration of the North West's civil engineering heritage and to raise money for <em>Engineers for Overseas Development (EFOD).</em></p> <p>Accompanied by a group of young engineers (and an accountant) he will be cycling 60 miles along the Bridgewater and Trent &amp; Mersey canals from the centre of Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent where he will be handed over to the West Midlands Brunel the Bear team and continue his UK-wide sustainable relay tour.</p> <p>All sponsorship pledged here will go directly to the North West EFOD group's inaugural project, to design and construct desperately needed waste management facilities for a hospital in Kumi, Uganda. For more information about the bike ride, Brunel the Bear's Big Journey, or the EFOD NW project, please contact Nick Brookes (nicholas.brookes@aecom.com) or Jack Rose (jack.rose@aecom.com).</p> <p>Thank you very much for your support!</p> <p><a href="http://www.efod.org.uk/">http://www.efod.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.brunelthebear.org.uk/">http://www.brunelthebear.org.uk/</a></p>