Take part in the Innertubemap postcode challenge this Sunday

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http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/blog/2 ... event.html

Leave your car at home and come join in the fun along the traffic-free cyclepaths of North Edinburgh at the Bike Station’s Postcode Challenge on Sunday 12th June between 10am and 4pm. All ages welcome, and entry is free.

How to take part:

1. Get onto the North Edinburgh cycle network wherever you like and is most convenient - look at the Innertube map to find your nearest entrance. http://innertubemap.com/blog/post/123

2. Track down one of the ten stands. They are spaced out around the network and you won't have to go far to find the first one. The stands are being run by various Edinburgh organisations, including Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust, Sustrans, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshops, The Botanics, Changeworks, and the People's Postcode Lottery.

3. They will give you a participant's card with space for ten postcodes and stamp it with your first postcode to prove you have visited them (they may also give you a little prize of their own). There's no need to register - just turn up and ask for a card. There's one card per team, but don't worry, there are plenty of prizes.

4. Go on to the next stand and have your card stamped again. Each stand will be able to give you a clue where to go next, but all the locations will be on the network shown on the Innertube map, and you'll never need to go on a road whilst taking part. And you can't get lost.

5. When you have been to all ten locations, and collected your ten postcodes, take your completed card to the main desk at Fiveways Junction by 4pm to see what you have won. You won't know what prize, or how many, until you hand your card in. As well as prizes to win on the day, everyone gets to enter a free draw to win bigger prizes.

So basically, spend the afternoon in the fresh air and win prizes!

FAQ

a. how do I find the stands?
They are spaced out around the network, and you can either work out where they might be from their postcodes (EH6 4JT, EH6 6HJ, EH6 4RQ, EH7 4HJ, EH7 4EW, EH6 4RH, EH5 2XS, EH4 2SA, EH12 5JE and EH6 4RT), or hunt them down on the day by bike. Each stand will be able to give you an idea where the next one will be. But you will have to explore most of the routes to find the stands - a great way of exploring the network.

b. how long will it take?
That depends on how fast you cycle, but it is not a race, and a leisurely couple of hours should do it.

c. I haven't been on a bike in ages, is this event for me?
Absolutely! There is absolutely no traffic, and the whole network is very flat. You won't need to cycle miles.

d. Can I do it on foot, in a wheelchair or while pushing a pram instead of by bike?
Yes, of course!

Prizes have kindly been donated by:

National Grid
State Street
Tisos / Alpine Bikes
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative
The Cameo Cinema
The Filmhouse
Royal Yacht Britannia
Gorgie City Farm
The Bridge Inn, Ratho
The National Trust for Scotland
Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust
The Royal Botanical Gardens
Cramond Brig Restaurant
The People's Postcode Lottery

and more!

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No, Gorgie City Farms did not donate a sheep as their prize! :-O