Ħamrun school students cycle for charity
Tens of students from the Ħamrun Boys' Junior Lyceum are taking part in a 50-hour cycling marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza and the Malta Hospice Movement. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A group of about 70 boys pedalled from Valletta to their school in Ħamrun yesterday as they kicked off the 11th edition of a bike marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza and the Malta Hospice Movement.
The marathon, organised by the Ħamrun Boys' Junior Lyceum, which forms part of the St Ġorġ Preca College, has already raised €250,000 since it was first organised in 1994.
Paul Calleja, a teacher at the school and one of the organisers, said the aim was to fund structural work at Villa Papa Giovanni, within Dar tal-Providenza, in Siġġiewi, and buy equipment for cancer patients.
He said the €71,000 collected during the last two editions of the marathon went towards construction works at Villa Papa Giovanni and the yard where founder Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi was buried.
Speaking to the participants in front of his office at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said he was pleased that young generations were giving importance to the two organisations that did a lot of good for the country.
The marathon continues at the school until Sunday evening with various activities, including a plant shop, a science exhibition, a chocolate fountain, a photography exhibition and a children's area.
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marthese mussett
Apr 10th 2010, 19:43
Nixtieq nawgura lis Sur Tony Caruana Smith,u dawk ta madwaru li ta kull sena jorganizzaw din il maratona,biex jghinu lill min verament ghandu bzonn.Dan hu ezempju car ta meta xi hadd jghjallem mhux biss bil kliem imma bl ezempju.Prosit.
George Debono
Apr 10th 2010, 12:03
Phil Press:
RE your comment "…. a minimum distance for over taking cyclists "does this also apply when they a travelling 2 to 3 abreast, taking up one side of the road?. Does it mean the oncoming traffic has to move over to"
Oh JEEEEZ !!!................. Another miserably negative remark.
OK. OK,…………… the traffic code says "cyclist should ride in single file ON NARROW OR BUSY ROADS and be considerate of other road users…………."Now how often have you seen a stationary car stopped in the middle of the road to pick up a load or a passenger - or to allow the drive to have a chat with somebody in another car....with other drivers patiently waiting behind it? Yet, if a car driver is held up for more than 1/2 second by a cyclist there is immediately an enraged hoot. Why?
As thing now stand even cycling in single file (or alone) on busy or narrow roads is dangerous. And that is the reason why this minimum overtaking distance is applied.
Please remember that roads are public space which belongs to EVERYBODY- and that includes mothers pushing prams (the pavements are generally too narrow), pedestrians and cyclists.
G