Public urged to join cycling jamboree for Queen's birthday
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PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday invited the public to attend the Bike for Mom 2015 cycle event to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's 83rd birthday on August 12.
The activity, the result of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn’s wish to express his gratefulness to Her Majesty, will see the Crown Prince lead a Bangkok bike caravan on August 16 that starts at 3pm.
The caravan will travel the 43 kilometres from the Dusit Palace Plaza to the 11th Infantry Regiment and back again, while bike caravans in the provinces will start from city halls.
After presiding over the Bike for Mom 2015 organising committee meeting at Government House yesterday, Prayut said people taking part in the event would be expressing their loyalty to the monarchy and their love for their mothers and for the mother of the land.
Event to boost unity, good health
They would also boost community unity and get exercise, he said.
Those wishing to participate can register between July 1-24 at www.bikeformom.com or at Bangkok district offices and all provincial city halls.
Participants are encouraged to wear blue in honour of Her Majesty’s birthday colour.
People can use their registration numbers to collect a souvenir shirt and pin free of charge at the Royal Thai Army Sport Centre in Bangkok on July 25-26 and provincial city halls on August 12.
The Crown Prince has arranged for the distribution of 90,000 blue shirts, 500,000 bottles of water and 100,000 pins .
