“I find Better Bankside a marvellous
resource. They are always looking
for ways to enliven and improve
the area. It’s particularly helpful
to know that their cleaning team
is just a phone call away, and that
they will take on those ‘hard to
reach’ problems. That’s why we support Better Bankside.”
Angela Parker,
Bankside Gallery
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16th February - BB Pancake Day Race
When: 16th February 2010
Where: Cathedral Square, Montague Close, London, SE1 9DA
Who should attend: Bankside Businesses
Useful Link: Location Map
The annual Better Bankside Pancake Day Race will be held on February 16th from 12noon - 2pm. Sign your team up today! The simple relay race is open to a maximum of twenty-five teams from local businesses, each team consisting of four members. Five heats plus a winners' race run along Montague Close, north of Southwark Cathedral will establish Bankside's best pancake tossers. The event is sponsored by Zipcar
To sign your team up
- your
business needs to be either a Better Bankside levy-paying partner or a
Business Club member (we will be able to let you know whether you are or
not)
- you must have a team of four people (we will provide the pans and pancakes)
- email le@betterbankside.co.uk with the following information: Name of team, Company name, Name of team leader, Contact details of team leader
Better Bankside suggests a £20 donation per team (although donations of any size are welcome), which will go to Paintings in Hospitals, a local charity (no.1065963) that lends original works of art to hospitals, hospices and other healthcare facilities throughout the UK.
Information for participating teams Before the day, click here to download the rules, circulate to team members and get practising!
On the day itself, pancakes and pans will be provided. Remember to wear suitable shoes for running in and to bring your £20 entry fee in cash to be handed to Paintings in Hospitals at registration.
How to get to Montague Close Cathedral Square, Montague Close (to the north of Southwark Cathedral, close to the Mudlark Pub)
If you don't enter a team come along and watch the teams battle it out and
enjoy pancakes from Baxters and the Refectory at Southwark Cathedral. Watch out for some on the day! Residents and employees in the Better Bankside area can join Zipcar for FREE! Just go to zipcar.co.uk/betterbankside to join or to find out more.
We look forward to a flippin' good lunch break!
Better Bankside's Pancake Day Race is one of a series of initiatives Better Bankside BID is undertaking to improve the local area for local employees, including measures to make the area cleaner, greener, safer and more vibrant.
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Email: le@betterbankside.co.uk or call
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