I am taking part with Team Heron in a cycle ride fundraiser organised by Mendip Friends of Palestine. We are raising funds for the Gaza Sunbirds Paralympic cyclists. Please support my fundraiser. Or why not get on your bike? Click Team Heron above to join us

The ride will take place on Sunday 6th April 2025. We will cycle a 45 kilometre circuit on the Somerset Levels starting and finishing in the Cathedral City of Wells. The ride is approximately 4 hours with an additional pit stop/ lunch break, in Glastonbury. It is a flat circuit, on quiet roads and includes riding through the beautiful nature reserves of Shapwick Heath and Ham Wall.

As we experience the rich and varied bird life of the Somerset Levels, we will think of the Sunbird, the national bird of Palestine.

After his leg was shattered, along with his dreams, by an exploding Israeli bullet during the 2019 Great March of Return, the Olympic hopeful Alaa al-Dali set up an amputee cycling team, the Gaza Sunbirds. Since the 7th October 2023 and the subsequent Israeli bombardments of Gaza, the team has devoted its time to cycling one-legged round their homeland, distributing food and providing shelter.

We are cycling on the Somerset Levels in Solidarity with the Gaza Sunbirds and the people of Gaza and Palestine.

We are cycling to raise funds for the heroic Gaza Sunbirds and to raise awareness of the ongoing suffering of the Palestinian People.

Please join us on this beautiful ride and help us reach our goal

https://www.amostrust.org/palestine-justice/partners/gaza-sunbirds/