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CYCLING EXHIBITION
In partnership with Lancaster City Museum we are holding an exhibition on all things cycling next year. We are interested in hearing from you if you have any cycling memorabilia that may be of value to this exhibition (and that you would be willing to loan January - April 2009). Please email us at celebratingcycling@lancaster.gov.uk with a brief description of your item(s) and we will get back to you.
NETWORK NEWS
Next week sees the start of work to convert the footpath on Morecambe Road between Ovangle Rd and Heysham bypass roundabouts to shared use (College side). This conversion will continue into the College grounds.
This work should take around 4/5 weeks.
On completion of the above scheme, work will then start on a contraflow on Brook Street, Lancaster (linking Carr House Lane / Dallas Road to Aldcliffe Road). It is hoped that the following scheme will be the connection of Morecambe Promenade to Lancaster Canal via Rushley Drive, Hest Bank in September/October.
Parking
We are still keen to install more parking in the area - in particular in and around Lancaster city centre. As such we are still looking at ways of introducing secure parking be it secure compounds, lockers or a cycling hub. If you have not already completed our short survey on secure cycle parking you can do so by clicking here
AUGUST EVENTS
THIS Saturday August 2nd
Hearts First Bike Ride: Lancaster to York
Starts 9am at Lancaster University - £20
Push your stamina to the limit on the Ride of the Roses, a challenging 100 mile bike ride between two of the UK’s most historic and vibrant cities.
THIS Sunday August 3rd
Women on Wheels to Halton
The penultimate women on wheels for 2008 is a slightly more demanding ride, but correspondingly rewarding, taking in historic villages, lush countryside, expansive hilltop views, a secret valley and the vast spaces of Morecambe Bay.
Meet at the Millennium Bridge at 11am.
Sunday August 10th
Ride from Lancaster to the RSPB Summer Fair at Leighton Moss.
Starting at the Millennium Bridge this ride follows the National Cycle Routes 6 and 9 via Ryelands Park, quiet roads and the Lancaster Canal.
Leighton Moss is the largest reedbed in north-west England, and home to some really special birds such as breeding bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers. You might see deer too, not to mention butterflies and other insects aplenty!
The police will be offering bike postcoding on the Sunday or if you are visiting the Fair on Saturday drop by the CDT stand to pick up leaflets and advice.
Summer Fair (9-10th) Lots of activities,stalls to browse. Cyclists on this ride get in for free (normal admission £1).
More information at www.rspb.org.uk
Wednesday Agust 13th
Women's Cycling Focus Group
Dukes Theatre, Lancaster - 6pm
Starting at 6pm, the Women's Cycling Focus Group event will be a chance to meet some of the CDT team, pick up information and discuss positive ideas about how to increase cycling in the district. It is open to cyclists, would be cyclists and non-cyclists and will be run on an informal basis so come along and share your views, or just sit and listen.
Doors open at 6pm with the opportunity to pick up information, with the main event starting at around 6:20pm. Light refreshments will be available. All attendees will be entered into our special prize draw to win a funky pair of green and white floral panniers.
Sat 23rd - Sat 30th August
Bicycology: Routes To Solutions, Lancaster & Morecambe
Routes to Solutions is a week long festival of Cycling and Sustainability. From practical skills-training to entertaining and informative Film Nights and Workshops, we hope there’s something for everyone. All our events are free, so give us a call or email, get on your bike and get involved!
We want to share experiences, and exchange views on how best to promote cycling in a car centric world. So if you’ve got ideas, we want you to come and share them with us
Film night 'Take the Power Back' , Gregson Community and Arts Centre, Saturday 23rd August, 8.00 pm
Bike Ride 1, Lancaster to Morecambe, Sunday 24th August, 10.00 am
Pedal on the Prom, Morecambe Promenade, Sunday 24th August, 12.00 - 5.00 pm
Bike Ride 2 , Morecambe to Lancaster, Sunday 24th August, 10.00 am
Pedal in the Park, Williamson Park, Monday 25th August, 12.00 - 5.00 pm
Cycling Question Time, Lancaster Town Library, Tuesday 26th August. 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Food for Thought, Friends Meeting House, Wednesday 27th August
Climate Change & You. Is individual action the way forward?, Lancaster Town Library, Wednesday 27th August 7.30 - 9.30 pm
PLANET BIKE, Lancaster Junior Library, Thursday 28th August, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Bike Fixing For Kids 1 , Ridge Community Centre, Thursday 28th August, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Bike Control Skills, Games And Tricks 1 , Ridge Community Centre, Thursday 28th August , 1.00 - 3.00 pm
Remake the Media, Lancaster Steiner School, Thursday 28th August 2.00 - 5.00 pm
Film Night 'Running on Empty' , Dukes Cinema, Thursday 28th August, 7.30 pm
Bike Control Skills, Games And Tricks 2 , Skerton Community Centre, Friday 29th August, 1.00 - 3.00 pm
Fancy Dress your Bike!, The Basement, Friday 29th August. 12.00 - 4.30 pm
Critical Mass, Dalton Square, Friday 29th August, Meet at 6.00 pm
Advanced Bike Maintenance, Ridge Community Centre, Saturday 30th August, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
The Psychology of Rain, Sweat and Hills, Meet at Green Ayre Skate Park, Saturday 30th August. 2.00 pm
Film Night 'Pedalling for the Planet', Dukes Cinema, Saturday 30th August, 7.30 pm
For full details of all these events go to www.bicycology.org.uk/events/routes_events.htm.
Contact / Booking Information: info@bicycology.org.uk or 01524 383012 (leave a message).
We’ll get back to you to answer any questions or confirm a place on a workshop.
OTHER NEWS / EVENTS
New website for Sunshine Cycle Hire. If you fancy trying a trailer or tag-a-long before you buy then this is the place to go.
This new site now has over 150 cycle routes categorised by county with a section for Lancashire containing a number of routes and useful links for the county. Each route contains GPS files, elevation profiles and maps with a photographic aerial view of the route. There is also a facility for users to upload their own routes in GPS format.
“Spend Sunday in the woods – building cycle trails!
Volunteers wanted to help build new and exciting cycle trails through Gisburn Forest. Sun 17th Aug, Sun 31st Aug and Sun 14th Sept - 10am - 2pm on each day. No prior experience necessary – enthusiasm is all you need. Supervision to ensure safe working – and when you get tired we’ll help you identify some of the rare plants and fungi in this unspoilt area.
Email Martin.Charlesworth@lancashire.gov.uk
Lancashire Cycling Photo Competition - Still Time to Enter!
Photograph the fun you have cycling in Lancashire this summer and you could WIN a brand new bike worth £250.
Send your photos, together with your contact details to:
Cycling Photo Competition, PO Box 9, Guild House, Cross Street, Preston, PR1 8RD or
email to: cyclecompetition@lancashire.gov.uk or visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/cycling to upload your photos.
Please include details of where your photos were taken.
All submitted photos must have been taken within Lancashire & may be used in LCC publications.
Judging will be from Charles Jackson of British Cycling.
Sponsored by On Yer Bike cycle shop of Burnley and Blackburn
Closing Date: Friday 29th August 2008
Vacancies with Groundwork Pennine Lancashire (Sustainable Communities Division)
Active Spaces Officers
1 x Full Time (37 hrs per week)
1 x Part Time (18 hrs per week)
Up to £18,231 per annum (pro rata for part time post)
Fixed Term 3 Year Posts
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire is looking for confident and enthusiastic individuals who will be responsible for co-ordinating an existing Health Walk Scheme within the borough of Burnley. Based in Burnley the roles will provide advice, guidance and support with the aim of raising levels of physical activity, predominantly walking, within the local community. The successful candidates will hold a relevant academic or vocational qualification and have a working knowledge of the health related benefits of physical activity and the ability to promote and encourage a healthier lifestyle. Good communication at all levels is an essential requirement for these posts, as is experience of all aspects of project planning, computer literacy and flexibility.
These posts offer the opportunity to work within a professional organisation helping to deliver an efficient and effective project within the local communities.
For further information and an application pack please contact:
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire - Tel: 01254 265163 - nheaton@groundwork.org.uk
Closing date: 18 August 2008
Interviews: week commencing 25 August 2008
Bike4Bike
On Thursday 21st August 2008, Ian Johnston will start his cycle tour of EVERY stage of the 2008 Tour de France cycle race (not whilst the main event is on!). That’s an incredible 3,558 kilometres or 2,223 miles, over 19 high mountain passes through the Pyrenees and the Alps! Yes, that’s an average 100 miles a day starting from Brest in Brittany to Paris in 21 days!
Ian wants your support to raise £11,000 to fund two very special bicycles that will enable disabled children from Alexandra House in Lancaster, to experience the joys of cycling - speed and the feel of the wind in their faces, as they are pedalled by an able bodied cyclist.
For more information, to view the route or to donate please visit www.bike4bike.org.uk/
East Coast Epic Adventure!
Retired local Police Officer and keen cyclist, Andy Perry, is hitting the road next month to wheel his way down the USA’s east coast.
A Lancaster resident for over 30 years, Andy is looking forward to meeting many more Lancastrians on his epic ride but can expect a rather different local accent as his route passes through Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Beginning in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and ending in Jacksonville, Florida, Andy will cycle an impressive 1,683 miles over 22 days.
Last year Andy cycled coast to coast across the USA and decided to relive his American adventure this year raising valuable funds for local charity CancerCare, one of the UK’s largest local cancer support charities, dedicated to providing supportive care to more than 1500 people in the Morecambe Bay area each year. Facing Cancer, whether as a patient, carer or member of the family, is almost always a life changing experience. CancerCare aims to work with people as they come to terms with and manage these changes, by providing emotional, social, and psychological support, together with relevant information and practical assistance, completely free of charge.
Andy selected CancerCare as the beneficiary of his fundraising efforts as, he says, “many of my friends have been affected by cancer. I know of a good half a dozen people who would have loved to do something like this ride but they are no longer with us. I have seen what this dreadful disease can do and I felt inspired to do what I could to help”.
Andy’s fundraising target is £2,500 and, if you would like to help him reach this goal, you can do so by donating online at www.justgiving.com/andrewjperry or by sending a cheque payable to ‘CancerCare’ to Andy’s East Coast Advenure, CancerCare, Slynedales, Lancaster LA2 6ST. You can also follow his progress online from 14th August via Andy’s daily blog, details of which will be available shortly from Andy himself or from CancerCare’s fundraising office.