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Elephant, Bear and Bull 100
Central England LDWA
The Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) organise their ‘flagship’ 100 event each Spring Bank Holiday Weekend. This event is held in a different area each year and entails walking 100 miles in 48 hours. There will be about 500 people starting the event on 27th May and they will walk with only short breaks until they finish. The fastest will finish in about 24 hours and the slowest in 48 hours.
Your LDWA needs you for this years Elephant, Bear and Bull 100
Friday 26th May to Monday 29th May 2023
London Volunteers needed for Headquarters
As usual our volunteer weekend will involve a subtle blend of walking, waitressing and of course Wetherspoons. London Group will be helping out at headquarters with general duties and there will also be time for a Social Walk.
The event starts and finishes at Birmingham Moseley RFC, Yardley Wood Road, Birmingham B13 0PT about a mile from Yardley Wood Railway Station.
However it may be easier, quicker and cheaper to catch the train from Marylebone to Solihull and then catch a bus.
This 100 should be a lot less challenging than the Hadrian 100 but even so we can expect walkers to be blistered, exhausted, deluded and in need of plenty of TLC.
We may need a few volunteers to help out before the start of the event from 7am to 10am on Saturday mainly with general duties. We will be free the rest of the day for a Social Walk.
London Group will then be on duty from 10am Sunday morning to 10am Monday morning. This period will be split into 3 shifts so volunteers can catch some sleep.
Our duties will involve greeting and supporting returners, sorting baggage, helping serve food, clearing tables, emptying rubbish, monitoring loos and showers etc. Our multi-skilled forces have faced many challenges in the past and I am sure our legendary grace and humour will be a great asset. What better way to finish the 100 than to be meeted and greeted by our Luverley London Group. Just hope it isn’t raining!
Now for the practical stuff.
Accommodation
There will be a room set aside at headquarters for volunteers, which will be available from Saturday morning until the finish of the 100. You will need sleeping bags and mats. Unfortunately the Rugby Club is not available on Friday night.
This means either travelling up early from London on Saturday morning or finding accommodation locally. Several of us will be staying in the Travel Lodge in Solihull on Friday night. As a couple of volunteers have cars I will try to arrange lifts for anyone who wants to get to the start of the 100 on time.
Transport
Cheap train tickets usually come available 3 months in advance. I will provide information nearer the time.
Walks
There will be a chance for a Full Social Walk on Saturday following part of the EBB 100 route and exploring a somewhat overlooked but historically interesting part of the country.
Programme
Friday 26th May
7pm London group meet up for meal in White Swan Solihull (Wetherspoons)
Saturday 27th May
10am Watch start of 100
11am onwards SOCIAL WALK
Saturday night will be free for sleeping
Sunday 28th May Shift 1 10am to 6pm
Sunday/Monday Shift 2 6pm to 2am
Monday 29th May Shift 3 2am to 10am
(There can be a little flexibility depending on how many of us there are)
Monday 29th May
Short social walk (tba).
In spite of overnight duties on Sunday/Monday this should be a great weekend away with a chance to support our London group champions.
Can you resist the call?
Please contact Susanne Waldschmidt if you are interested.
I will then send out an application form.
susannewoodsmith@waitrose.com
Susanne
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