In 2023, 250 of us rode from Swansea to Bristol - staying overnight in Cardiff, Newport and Bristol with a day ride in Bristol and receiving a fantastic welcome wherever we went.
Big Ride Derby-Stoke-Manchester
Riders rode for 36 days from 19 Feb - 27 March. We rode for 331 or 160 miles with a final solidarity ride of 22 miles. 36 days for the 36 miles of the fence between Gaza and Israel. 331 is the number of schools damaged in the May 2021 attacks. 160 is the number of children in Israeli Military detention. 22 miles is the distance a cyclist can ride in Gaza before turning round.
Nakba Day Rides took place in Birmingham, Derby, London and Manchester
272 rider signed up to take part in the Spring challenge remembering the 51 day 2014 bombardment of Gaza when 547 children were killed
Web page from the 2020 Soldarity and Challenge rides where we raised over £65,000 for playground in Khuza'a - Gaza, now built! Socially distanced and involving hundreds of us from many countries including Ireland, Spain, Italy and a family of Palestinians from the US
In 2019 we staged two Big Rides, in London and Manchester. Both routes mirrored the length of the military perimeters that isolate Gaza and fence in its people - London route: Gaza/Israel, Manchester route: Gaza/Israel and Egypt.
Fantastic, very hot, 3 day ride from Coventry to London with more than 200 riders and supporters talking part. Overnight stays in Northampton and Luton with a very memorable welcome on our arrival in Luton.
2017 was a ‘Northern’ Ride, where we embarked on a three-day protest leaving from Liverpool and finishing up in Sheffield, cycling via Manchester and Bradford.
In 2016 we staged a four-legged ride converging on Birmingham for a community festival followed by a mass ride to Shenstone where we successfully blockaded the UAV factory in protest at its selling drones to Israel.
The first Big Ride for Palestine!
We staged a marathon ride from Edinburgh to London over nine days on the first anniversary of the bombardment of Gaza, raising over £65,000 for projects helping children recover from the loss and trauma they suffered.
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