As mentioned yesterday evening, during last month I attempted to register ACME for The BBC One Show
Virtual Rickshaw Challenge in aid of Children in Need. For those of you who don't know
the Rickshaw Challenge involves young people with disabilities and special needs taking turns to pedal a rickshaw over a pretty significant distance. This year they are riding from London to Glasgow in a week (500 miles)
Anyhow, the raise extra money the BBC are giving clubs the chance to do their own Rickshaw Challenge by logging their mileages and trying to get sponsorship.
Thinking this was a great idea I thought I'd register ACME! The problem was the website sort of defeated me, I managed to link my Strava account to the team page I created but couldn't figure out how to do much else. So I donated £25, gave up, and forgot all about it. But...
Yesterday evening, just as I was getting ready a lady called Hannah, who is the One Show's Assistant Producer, phoned me to find out about the ACME Rickshaw Challenge ... oops!
I fessed up and told her of my difficulties but said we were still interested. After telling her all about us Hannah asked if we would be interested in talking part in Monday's show. I told her we would be absolutely delighted and she said she would get back to me today to confirm ... and she has
We are going to be on the telly
Here is where you come in:
1. I have managed to get the Virtual Rickshaw Challenge web page to send you each an invite to join the ACME team. If you haven't had an email and would like to take part let me know
2. You need to attach your Strava account to the team page. If you don't have a Strava account (now's the time to get one!) there may be a way of adding your rides manually - I will try to find out
3. See if you can get people to sponsor you per mile. I don't think there is a way of doing this automatically (I may be wrong) so you might just have to work it out for yourself and then donate via the team page
Now then, here's the exciting bit...
4. Can you get yourself to the BBC TV Centre in central London for 1730hrs on Monday??? You need to bring a bike and wear your ACME team kit. I'm not entirely sure what we will be asked to do, just cycling around was mentioned, but who cares, we'll just wing it in true ACME fashion. If you can make it I need to know ASAP. We should be done by 1930hrs.