Get involved
Transform your town or village for the day in celebration of some of the world’s top cyclists racing through our county. Dress your fences, gardens and windows with bunting and decorations to show the riders our support and the TV cameras just how much community spirit our great county has.
Check out this video from Ed Clancy, three time Olympic Gold Medallist.
Get crafty
Get everyone involved from the youngest to the eldest. The theme doesn’t need to be bicycle related, you can showcase your district heritage, landmarks, famous people or anything you are proud of. Take a look though our photo gallery and video clips for inspiration and tips on making your own decorations and noisemakers and download our easy to use templates.
- decorate the route with flags. Design your own and download British Cycling's flag template [PDF]
- create a window display of colourful jerseys. Design your own and download British Cycling's jersey template [PDF]
- hang out the bunting. Design your own and download British Cycling's bunting template [PDF]
- 'Make your own shaker'
- Spray an old bike and paint the town yellow
- Decorate bikes - yarn bombing encouraged.
Southwell
Decorated towns and Villages
Take a look at the previous best dressed villages to get your ideas flowing! Just make sure you have permission from the owners of any buildings or land you want to decorate.
Bilsthorpe
Plumtree
Woodborough
Newstead
Tuxford
Edingley
Farnsfield
Land art
In previous years, Notts residents have created some absolutely fantastic land art, so it's time to get your thinking caps on and plan what you could create for the big day when the race comes to our county - your land art could be shown on live TV!!
Take a look at some previous examples to help inspire you!
The baaaa was set by our very own local farmer Des Allen, Allen Farms (Coddington) Ltd whose sheep-based land art went viral on social media during the 2017 race.
Created by Newark Air Museum
Created by Girton Boating Club
Created by Newstead Primary School
Please remember...
We want everyone to have a fantastic time when the Tour of Britain comes to our county. If you are planning to decorate the route here's a few things to remember:
- banners, bunting, bikes and other bits and bobs should not obstruct the road, pavement or cycle routes and not be placed in areas where crowds are likely to gather to watch the race.
- place your decorations in a safe place so people can enjoy taking photos and selfies with your artwork.
- don't forget to remove your decorations once the race is over.
Get social
There will be lots happening on the day of the event so be sure to take plenty of snaps and keep us posted. Share your photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with #NottsTOB.
