Millport

This page is set up for those unable to attend but still 
wish to sponsor us and donate to CHAS.

Our annual sponsored cycle to Millport is taking place 
on Saturday 4th June this year with buses departing 
from Bellshill, Baillieston, Uddingston and Hamilton 
around 9am. for the hour long journey to Largs. 
The buses are the ferried over to Millport where they 
remain for the day and drop the hikers and bikers off 
at the 2 cycle shops we use in Millport namely Mapes 
and Braemars who both give a small donation to the charity.

The hike and bike then begins with some completing the 
island in less than an hour and some just before the 
dark sets in. Some of the hikers and bikers prefer to 
walk/cycle at their own pace and stop around half way 
for a light refreshment before everyone meets up in the 
Newton Bar for an afternoon of Karaoke and some light 
refreshments. The buses then depart the island around 
6.30pm knowing that everyone who has taken part in 
the days events have helped to raise much needed funds 
for worthy causes.

Sometimes referred to as the ‘Island of a Thousand Bicycles’, 
Millport (Cumbrae) is a paradise for cyclists or hell for 
some hikers and bikers, but all in aid of charity for 
worthwhile causes. Bikes are hired to suit all taste and ages, 
tricycles, tandems, mountain bikes, bikes with carriers, 
bikes with trailers to carry the kids, and even an eight 
seater bike. The 10.25 mile circumference provides 
breathtaking scenery from quiet winding roads to the
more hilly inner route providing the more adventurous 
with stunning panoramas over the Firth.