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Working
on the world's biggest annual sports event the last time it came to
England was a tremendous honour, challenge and achievement, playing
our part in ensuring the event passed off safely and successfully
with over 1 million spectators.
We were engaged by Kent County Council to become part of their
project team with specific responsibility for crowd management, all
non-racing risk assessments, operational logistics and the
volunteer operation on the day. They had been impressed by... Read More ... |
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A unique sportive and sports festival set
up in 2012 on behalf of Sir Bradley Wiggins to promote and showcase
the Bradley Wiggins Foundation. The event enabled people to ride
alongside Bradley and his friends, including fellow top cyclists
from the Wiggle Honda team.
The event was organised directly for Sir
Bradley Wiggins CBE and his wife Lady Catherine. The 2012 event was
his first public appearance after his success at the Olympics and
winning the Tour de France. Ride with... Read More ... |
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cyclefresh is a combination of our cycle
smoothie maker and our VirtualCycle bike. The cycle smoothie maker
is a bike which is attached to a blender - you simply choose which
fruits to include in the smoothie and pedal the bike to spin the
blender. VirtualCycle is a normal road bike on a unique trainer and
is connected to a bespoke piece of software. It can be used equally
as an excellent training and coaching session for the serious
cyclist or an interactive cycling... Read More ... |
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The modern and stylish ACE Centre in Nelson,
Lancashire played host to the prestigious and glamorous top awards
ceremony in the area when we were engaged by Pendle Borough Council
to design and organise the Pendle Business Awards ceremony.
The theme for the evening was 'Going for Gold' with
the set themed around the Olympics and top sports stars, fitting as
Pendle has a number of direct connections to the Olympics and its
stars.
Pendle, which incidentally is where
Pennine... Read More ... |
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The Great Manchester Cycle was the first urban
closed road sportive and attracted the largest paid entry to a
sportive held in this country when it was first held in 2012. This
was the culmination of nearly two years of research and planning
from when we were first approached by Nova International, the
country's biggest mass participation company and the company behind
the Great North Run and Great Swim series.
An annual event, the Great Manchester Cycle is a
mass... Read More ... |
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The
Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool Bike Ride is our longest running event,
even pre-dating the incorporation of Pennine Events! It was
established over twenty years ago on behalf of the old Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority and Liverpool City Council to encourage
people to take up active lifestyles. Pennine Events Director, Mark
Sandamas, and General Manager, Alison Marsh, were part of the
original organising team. Upon the formation of Pennine Events we
brought the event into... Read More ... |
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It's Ready, Steady Glow! On one Saturday
night every October several hundred supporters of the world famous
Christie Hospital get dressed up in bright, fluorescent neon
outfits and take to the Salford Quays in a unique, fun 10km walk
that we organise. The walk is only part of the experience, as we
lay on an entertaining range of fire dancers, street theatre and
live music, creating a party atmosphere as they complete the route
before a welcome BBQ and drink.
We have... Read More ... |
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At 4am on a
Sunday morning in July when most people would be tucked up in bed,
several thousand people are cycling through the streets of South
London, Surrey, West Sussex and into Brighton in order to raise
money for the British Heart Foundation. The London to Brighton
Night Ride is part of the Mending Broken Hearts Night Ride series,
which also includes the Manchester to Blackpool Night Ride
(September), which we have previously organised on behalf of the
charity.
The London... Read More ... |
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Make Your Move Kirkcaldy was organised to encourage people to go
and participate in cycling activities at Town House Square,
Kirkcaldy. The event first took place in 2011 to promote the
Make Your Move Kirkcaldy Walking and Cycling Initiative.
Pennine Events were
engaged by Sustrans and Fife Council to organise the free public
cycle show. Through consultations with local groups and regular
steering group meetings, a series of 5 events were devised,
designed to be... Read More ... |
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Pennine
Events have been responsible for the management and logistics of
the largest participation cycling event in Scotland since 2007, on
behalf of Cycling Scotland. Pedal for
Scotland has won eleven major awards in this period including
the Grand Prix prize and the Best Sports Event at the UK Events
Awards.
The event features 10,000 participants tackling a choice of 3
different routes (110miles, 47miles and 9 miles). The longer two
routes start in Glasgow Green with... Read More ... |
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The BBC Radio Lancashire
Olympic Bike Ride was a 5 day cycle ride from the Olympic Stadium
in London to Preston City Centre was organised as part of the Sport
Relief campaign in March 2012.
Originating from the Children in Need Tower to Tower Ride we
organised for Breakfast Show and North West Tonight presenter
Graham Liver, the event started with a phone call from Graham to
company Director Mark Sandamas, "Hi Mark, I've a daft idea for a
follow up.....involving a... Read More ... |
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In July 2012 the Go Cycle,
Go Walk, Go Lakes Festival which we organised took place. The event
was part of a wider events series 'Drive Less, See More', which was
organised in partnership by the Lake District National Park
Authority and Cumbria Tourism. It was used to launch the
visitor event season in the Lake District and encourage people to
get involved in activities in the area.
The event took place in
Staveley in Cumbria and involved a variety of activities,... Read More ... |
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One of the highlights of the Northern running calendar, the
Bradford City Run consisted of a Half Marathon, Half-Marathon Relay
and a Fun Run featuring over two thousand participants in
total.
The half marathon circuit began at the famous Alhambra Theatre
and took in both the urban architecture and beautiful Bradford and
Bronte countryside before finishing in the award-winning Lister
Park, where the Fun Run took place. There was also a large Event
Village here with a range of... Read More ... |
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Building on the successful event held the previous two years we
once again helped the University of Nottingham with the delivery of
LifeCycle3 in September 2013.
The event is in support of
an annual, two week fundraising cycle challenge which is taken on
by a team from the University, headed by Vice Chancellor Professor
David Greenaway. These have included John O'Groats to Lands End and
Dover to Cape Wrath. We organise a couple of supporting rides to
accompany these rides and... Read More ... |
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Cycle Live Nottingham is a full
weekend of cycling activity that takes place annually each June.
The event has been developed from the Great Notts Bike Ride, which
we have been involved with since 2008. The prime purpose of the
festival is to promote cycling and encourage people to cycle as a
beneficial exercise and an alternative means of transport.
An overview of the weekend's activity from the most recent event
in 2013 is as follows:
The Nottingham Grand... Read More ... |
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One of our longest contracts we were tasked by Lancashire County
Council to design an appropriate roadshow to promote cycling (and
latterly all forms of sustainable travel under the Travelwise
brand) with a mobile interactive eye-catching display that would
attract event visitors and passers-by on a limited budget.
We devised a roadshow that featured
fun cycling activities, including our cycle smoothie-maker and
virtual reality bike, eye-catching displays and... Read More ... |
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Beach to Beach
Bournemouth to Brighton, Beach to
Beach first took place over a weekend in early May 2010. The event
ran for 3 years to raise money for Asthma UK starting with 100
riders and steadily growing in numbers to 300 by the final event in
2012. The event was a 2 day fundraising cycle ride over a total of
140 miles across Southern England. It started at Bournemouth AFC
and finished on the beach in Brighton, with an overnight camp in
between at Meon Springs in the midst... Read More ... |
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Under and Over the
Mersey
As part of the 2008 Capital of Culture programme in Merseytravel
approached Pennine Events to organise a most unusual event - Under
and Over the Mersey! The aim was to celebrate the contribution the
organisation, and its key identifiable assets - The Mersey Tunnels
and the Mersey Ferries - make to life in the city.
We devised a mass-participation event that started with major
entertainment in front of Liverpool Library, led into a walk
through the... Read More ... |