Grab your lilo and get ready for the thrill of your life as the Bestival Ryde Slide is returning to Union Street on 17th July 2016, featuring a brand new design which will this year make the slide faster than ever.
With 600 places up for grabs, hopefuls who want to be in with a chance of skimming down the slide at top speed are asked to make a donation of £5 to be entered into a prize draw. All donations will go to local charities Aspire, Ryde Inshore Rescue, Wight Brainy Bunch, Ryde Arena and The Waterside Trust.
Bestival curator Rob da Bank said:
“Yes folks, we’re back! Sliding down the street on a crazy inflatable has never been so much fun, so we had to do it again. And this time, with added fancy dress and a little bit of tinkering, it’s going to be even better. So please enter the draw, donate to a load of good causes and let’s get sliding”.
Cllr Wayne Whittle said:
“It’s happening again in Union Street, Ryde, thanks to Bestival and our supporting friends HSS, Island Roads & Isle of Wight Council who make this event possible. We will once again be handing the profits to our Ryde Big 5 Community Groups & Charities who will also be helping out on Bestival Ryde Slide day.
“It’s still the wackiest way to fundraise and I have it on good authority that the more money you donate the better our chances for a sunny Sunday on July 17th”.
For 2016 organisers are running a fancy dress competition for the 600 people lucky enough to be chosen to slide. From futuristic frogmen and novel Neptunians to space age seadogs and ladies of the lake, let your imaginations run wild and you could win prizes including tickets to this year’s Future-themed Bestival and Bestival Ryde Slide t-shirts. And to top it all off, there will be a Bestival Soundsystem with DJs including Rob da Bank to keep the party atmosphere going all day long.
The event will run from 11:00-18:00 on Sunday 17th July 2016 from the top of Union Street, Ryde.
Once you have donated you will be automatically registered in the prize draw – winners to be announced at the end of June.
