Christmas gift voucher ride – Andy + Wayne 19.12.23

The Christmas gift voucher ride was from last year. Every year we take Andy and Wayne on a trike tour around Centennial Park and to Clovelly Beach and back. They each have a disability so go with a carer. The rides are a Christmas present for our passengers. “They were so looking forward to it! When they day came they were so excited they could hardly wait” – the organiser Cindy wrote to us 🥰. After the ride today, Cindy wrote to us:

“Hi Katrina

They had fun! Really loved it! Andy came home and watched Wild Hogs, LOL.
We’ll book again for next year, something for them to look forward to.”

Kind Regards
Cindy

Centennial Park

Our trike rider met them at a prearranged place in Centennial Park. We emailed a map of where to meet. They couldn’t go together because they each needed support, so they took turns with a carer.

The maximum speed limit in the park is 30km per hour so our rider outside the park as well. Just to give them a feel of being in the “real world”.

Clovelly Beach

From Centennial Park, Clovelly Beach is SW and on the coast. Part of the eastern suburbs. It is a small beach that sits on the end of the narrow bay. The bay is home to one of the first surf lifesaving clubs in the world, Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club, which was founded in 1906. After they had seen the lovely beach, they rode back to Centennial Park. The Christmas gift voucher ride is always a huge success.

Centennial Park history

Centennial Park was originally a swamp and then set aside as land for the water source for Sydney. It was reconstructed as a public park and opened in 1888. Sir Henry Parkes’ vision was to create a ‘People’s Park’ in which the citizens of Sydney could ‘take in the air’ away from the Sydney town centre.

In its 130th year (2018), Centennial Park – the ‘People’s Park – has been honoured with an Australian National Heritage Listing. This elevates the Park to the status of other National Heritage places such as Bondi Beach, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Australian War Memorial.

‘Great Inaugural Procession’

With outstanding heritage value to the nation. It’s the site chosen for one of the defining events in Australia’s history: the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia.

The inauguration event held at Centennial Park on 1 January 1901 was a key moment in Australia’s progression to a unified Commonwealth. The six colonies of South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland were brought together as one.

These actions marked the creation of a new democracy. From this moment, on 1 January 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia became a self-governing nation.

However, the hour was up so our rider dropped the last lot off at their bus. In conclusion, the Christmas gift voucher ride was such a success they will do it yet again, next year. Design your own tour!