Norwegian Bike for Peace civic reception at Manchester Central Library

As part of their latest Bikes for Peace tour, the Norwegian Bike for Peace group will be visiting Manchester, Warrington and Liverpool.

On Saturday 12th May there will be a civic reception for the Bike for Peace riders in the Civic Suite in Manchester Central Library, from 11.30am to 12.30pm.

They have asked if local people would like to join them both for the reception and maybe for part of the cycle ride afterwards. They will be using the Trans Pennine Cycle route to cycle to Warrington and people would be welcome them to join in the ride for part or all the ride to Warrington.

Contact for further details:

Sean Morris, Manchester City Council – s.morris4@manchester.gov.uk

Tore Naerland, Bike for Peace – tore@bikeforpeace.no

Sunday 13th May:  We Stand Together we will welcome to the Peace Foundation Peace Centre (Warrington) the Bike for Peace delegation from Norway as they tour North West England Bike For Peace to commeorate one year since the #Manchester bomb #WeStandTogether

For more details see the We Stand Together Facebook page.

Bike for Peace is a Norwegian based organization that seeks to initiate and develop a grassroot concern for the local environment, as well as creating an understanding of the national and global consequences of the actions of individuals, communities and campaigns.

During its tours, Bike for Peace has met many well-known political, religious and cultural leaders like Pope Johannes Paul II, the former General Secretary of the Soviet Union Andreij Gromyko, the General Secretary of the United Nations Boutros Boutros Ghali and Perez de Cuellar, the former President of Poland Lech Walesa, Pres. Mary Robinson, the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy of Burma Aung San Suu Kyi and the other

The leader of Bike for Peace, Tore Naerland has been fighting for peace, disarmament and democracy on the planet for almost 30 years. Naerland studied history, political science and communication at the Concordia College in Moorhead/Minnesota. He has been promoting peace by organizing biking and cultural tours in various countries since 1978 and inspired many to join his ideas.

More details on Bike for Peace website.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is listed in our cycling events calendar for Greater Manchester. It is not organised by Manchester Friends of the Earth nor the Love Your Bike campaign and does not necessarily reflect their policies. We recommend checking with the organisers in case of a change of time or location.

Event Details

Manchester
Social Event
10 to 20 miles

Location Manchester Central Library
Manchester, M2 5PD
Start Saturday 12 May 2018 11:30am
Finish Saturday 12 May 2018 12:30pm