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Pink Fairy
raising funds
for Border
SPCAs
MATTHEW FIELD
WELL BALANCED: Adam Miles pedals ahead at the BOHS
Bike Park
Get on
your bikes
and ride
New family-friendly park promises
plenty of bundu-bashing action
READY TO RIDE: From left, Jake Miles, Adam Miles, Holly Miles and Lisa Erasmus pose at the
entrance to the BOHS Bike Park Pictures: MATTHEW FIELD
RIDE ON: Jake Miles braves the bike track at the Beacon Bay Country Club
Mike Webb, better known as
The Pink Fairy, is giving the term
“fundraising trail” a rather literal
meaning.
As part of the upcoming
Kwelera to Kei (K2K) mountain
bike race, Webb is looking to
raise money for SPCAs in the
Border region.
He is joined by 21 members,
although he says they are
hoping to make it to 25.
Each member, or “Pink
Fa i r y i t e ”, is attempting to raise a
minimum of R1,000 and will be
wearing pink tutus during the
race to help raise awareness.
“We will also be ‘passing the
hat’ around at the start and
finishing lines to try and raise
some more money,” he said.
“This was a huge success last
year with over R40,000 raised
but due to Covid-19, we are
expecting a lot less but every
cent helps.”
All funds raised will be split
between the various SPCAs
along with the Furry
Godmother, a local organisation
dedicated to the well-being of
animals in the township.
K2K will be the third
fundraising initiative run by
Webb since lockdown, the
other two being the Kidds Beach
Adventure Race and the Cinsta
Bike Park Adventure Race. Over
R18,000 was raised between
these events which was donated
to the KWT SPCA and the Furry
G o d m o t h e r.
Webb will also be running a
fundraiser at the Kei Mouth
Family Fun Adventure Race on
December 27 to raise money for
the Dog/Cat Sterilisation
Programme in Kei Mouth.
MATTHEW FIELD
Those looking for a more
active way to spend their
weekends should visit the
Beacon Bay Country Club to try
out the new BOHS Bike Park.
According to club
committee member Claude
Miles, work began about seven
weeks ago, with Andrew
Frommolt as designer.
“We ’ve got three different
courses: the BMX track, Snake
Track and through the bush
we’re planning a 5km mountain
bike trail,” Miles said.
At the time of writing, club
staff were busy clearing the
bush to make way for the trail.
“We ’ve sold signage to come
up with funding to do this.”
While the park was
previously free to use, Miles said
an “honesty system” wa s
introduced at the weekend
where patrons make a donation
towards the park’s upkeep when
they come out to ride.
The park is part of a larger
effort by Beacon Bay Country
❝ We ’ve got
t h re e
d i ff e re n t
courses: the
BMX track,
Snake Track
and through
the bush
we’re
planning a
5km
mountain
bike trail
Club to create a more “familyfriendly”
venue, said Miles.
“The club’s motivation is to
create a family-safe
environment where people can
come. It’s a family-orientated
e x p e r i e n c e ,” he said.
In addition to the bike park,
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the club is also working on
fencing off their premises and
will be opening a coffee bar and
restaurant in the near future.
Miles said they also planned
on partnering with local cycling
clubs to organise events once
the park is complete.
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