Could you help break the Guinness World Record for electricity generated by bikes? - 22-07-2010

Friends of Volunteering Clydesdale (FoVC) are a hosting a Sustainable Saturday Family Fun Day on August 28th from 9am to 5pm.

The main attraction of the day is the staging of a Guinness World Record Attempt to generate electricity using 21 stationary bikes over a 24 hour period. This begins on the Friday 27th at 5pm.

FoVC are keen for Scouting to get involved and have suggested that you could us their event as a fundraiser for your Scout Group and get young people to collect sponsorship for participating in the day.

FoVC are a not for profit voluntary organisation who have funding from the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund to reduce the carbon footprint and energy spend of Clydesdale.

The aim of this attempt is to reach a wider community and to:

• Raise awareness of sustainable issues such as energy efficiency and renewable technologies.
• Promote mental and physical health and well being.
• Demonstrate what communities can achieve by working together.

Aside from the record attempt, they will have healthy cooking demonstrations, smoothie bike makers, bouncy castles and eco drive simulators amongst others. They are also prepared to bus different communities in free of charge. Partners for the event include South Lanarkshire Leisure, Healthy Valleys, Philips Lighting and the NHS' Lanarkshire Active Communities.

interested participants can sign up at www.poweringtothefuture.org.uk

For further information have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7rcXIMPrUc

or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBORLLbQrA&feature=related

If you have any questions please get in touch with James Kane at james.kane@fovc.org.uk or 0777 165 7099

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