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Alastair Tibbitt, Development Manager for Greener Leith, is about to embark on a 3 day long-distance sponsored cycle ride from Edinburgh to Newcastle, in support of the sustainable travel charity SUSTRANS.

Alastair said, 'I enjoyed our Gormley hunt bike ride so much, I thought I'd take the opportunity to cycle to Newcastle to see their big brother. It'll take three days, to get there, but if I can raise some cash for SUSTRANS along the way then that'll be marvelous."

SUSTRANS have already invested in detailed design plans to build a quality cycle path from the Western end of Portobello promenade to Sandport Place, and they also support a team of volunteers who help to keep the popular North Edinburgh cycle network clean and safe.

Mel Cairns, Sustrans Fundraising Officer, said: ‘Sustrans aims to help people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment.  As a charity, we couldn’t be so active and influential without continued support and donations from the public.

The sponsored bike ride will take in one of the most beautiful sections of the award winning National Cycle Network and will be a challenging and rewarding adventure for the participants, some of whom are novice cyclists.

You can sponsor Ally on-line here: http://www.justgiving.com/AllyTibbitt