Mendip Friends of Palestine is inviting you to join our Team Heron to raise funds for the Gaza Sunbirds Paralympic cyclists. 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.

£10 Registration Fee. Please donate £10 when you join and set up your Just Giving Page. If you do not wish to fundraise, please pay £10 to the Team Page when you join. Many thanks

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/