Cycle Sisters and FECycle are recruiting for volunteer Ride Leaders!

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your cycling and leadership skills as well as share your passion for cycling with others. As well as the free training outlined below you will receive ongoing support and development in the role and become part of our dedicated team of Ride Leaders that help achieve amazing outcomes for our participants.

Cycle Sisters, an award winning Muslim women's cycle group, is looking for applications from sisters who would like to train as a volunteer Ride Leaders to support their weekend rides in Waltham Forest. This will enable them to expand their Saturday rides, for which there has been a huge demand, and start offering 2 rides per month.

FECycle, a ground-breaking cycling project of the Fatimah Elizabeth Cates Academy in Walthamstow, are looking for applications from brothers who would like to train as volunteer Ride Leaders to support their current weekend rides and enable them to start offering fortnightly intermediate led rides for brothers to support their journeys into cycling.

Applicants would need to be able to commit to leading two rides per month (term time only from June 2019) from start points in Walthamstow and Leyton. They will also need to be able to attend the training elements including a 1 day Ride Leader course on Sunday 7th April at Low Hall depot. The training also includes, an induction session (on 18th May), first aid training, bike maintenance (TBC), level 3 Cycle Skills training and mentoring from an experienced Ride Leader.

FOR SISTERS: for more information and the chance to apply please visit: https://bit.ly/2W5ut0V.
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FOR BROTHERS: for more information and the chance to apply please visit: https://bit.ly/2Fiew0W
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Please note the deadline for this opportunity is 5pm on 29th March.

Dear parent/carer,

We are excited to announce that Fatima Elizabeth Cates are sponsoring Al-Muhsinat’s storytelling event for girls aged 7+ and boys 7 – 11 years old. This event is also open to female family members. (for further information kindly visit www.almuhsinat.org/storyevent ).

Event Details:

Date: Sunday 31st March 2019

Venue: Pavilion Banqueting Suite, 324 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17 9PX

Story: Travels Through the Prophet’s Isra and Mi’raj Journey

Storyteller: Mehded Maryam Sinclair (USA/Jordan)

Timings: Doors open at 12.40pm, Doors close at 12.50pm
(please note we cannot admit anyone who arrives late)

Story starts at 1pm, Story ends at 2pm


Question & answers with Mehded Maryam Sinclair and stall at 2pm – 3.15pm


Tickets: £5 each (additional fee for lunch if you would like to book it)

***free tickets (excluding meals) for the first 30 students & family who respond by 21/03/19***

To secure your free ticket or further details of the event, please contact Ustadha Zahida Suleman on 07530512550.

For online registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scents-of-paradise-travels-through-isra-wal-miraj-tickets-56249418525

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Jazak Allah khayran,
Wassalam