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AUGUST EVENTS
NEW Learn to Cycle! (Age 4+)
Wednesday 27 August 10:00 - 12:00
Wednesday 27 August 13:00 - 15:00
£5
After the high demand for these courses in July we have decided to run two more.
This course is aimed at children who use stabilisers or cannot yet ride. Pedals (and stabilisers) will be removed from the bikes so that the children can learn to balance before they progress to pedalling.
Please bring a roadworthy bike. Children must be accompanied by an adult and the adults may be asked to assist.
Please call 01524 582392/582086 or email celebratingcycling@lancaster.gov.uk to book a place.
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.
Friday August 29 - 7pm - Borwick Hall - £7
An Evening With Alastair Humphreys: A Race Across The Sahara and A Journey To The South Pole
Come and enjoy a talk and slideshow by Alastair about the incredible adventures from his epic journeys.
Alastair has raised over £25,000 for Hope and Homes for Children and the proceeds from the evening will go to Hope and Homes for Children. More details about Alastair and Hope and Homes are available on www.alastairhumphreys.com and www.hopeandhomes.org.
To save paper/keep down costs we are issuing e-tickets. Cheques should be made payable to' Hope and Homes for Children' and sent to:
Jill Labat (Secretary of Cumbria & N. Lancs. Support Group for Hope and Homes for Children)
8 Hill Top Road, Ambleside, LA23 9EQ
TRAINING
Forthcoming Courses with Pedal Power
Saturday 23 August - Bike Maintenance Training Level 2: 10:30am - 1pm
Saturday 13 September - Intro to Bike Maintenance: 10:30am - 1pm
For all Pedal Power training courses call 01524 65328.
Please note that Pedal Power run some courses on demand. If you are interested in a maintenance class or cycling skills then call them and let them know. If they have sufficient people interested in a particular course then they will try their best to schedule one at a suitable time.
1-2- Skills Sessions
Do you know of anyone that would benefit from a free 1-2-1 session or two? If so ask them to get in touch with us by calling 01524 582392 or celebratingcycling@lancaster.gov.uk and we will arrange a session with one of or qualified instructors.
OTHER NEWS / EVENTS
Road Closure - Caton Road
Caton Road - From its junction with A683 Kingsway for a distance of 80 metres in a south easterly direction will be closed to all traffic for the following period to enable works to be carried out on the sewer network by Balfour Beatty Utilities on behalf of United Utilities.:-
From 06:00 on Sunday 17th August to 18:00 on Saturday 23rd August 2008, or to the completion of the works, whichever is the earlier. A signed diversion will be in operation via: U18367 Bulk Road, and U18334 St Leonards Gate. Access for pedestrians will be maintained at all times.
Additional Restrictions that will be will be in place for the duration of the closure:-
i) One-way traffic restriction along the whole length of U18334 St Leonards Gate (flow in south westerly direction).
ii) One-way traffic restriction along U18367Bulk Road between Caton Road and A683 Parliament Street (flow in south westerly direction).
iii) The existing one-way traffic restriction on Caton Road between the junction of A683 Kingsway and U18367 Bulk Road will be removed to enable vehicular access to and from businesses.
iv) The southernmost 40 metres of ‘Residents Only’ waiting restriction in Bulk Road replaced by ‘No Waiting At Any Time’ restriction and existing limited waiting restriction in Bulk Road changed to ‘Residents Only’ waiting restriction.
v) The bus access restriction at the end of Skerton Bridge relaxed to allow taxis to travel southbound along Parliament Street at any time for the duration of the works.
In July 2008 we received 10,315 unique visits to the celebrating cycling website. This is compared to 6,111 in July 2007 and 1,488 in July 2006. We're happy to receive comments about the site so please let us know what you think!
“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.
Contact 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
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.
!! We're also looking for videos to be played on a loop so again if you have something please get in touch.
Closure of Green Lane: Alexandra Park - South Drive
Green Lane will be closed to all motor vehicle, cycle and pedestrian traffic from Tuesday 5th August until Friday 12th September, to allow work on creating the new cycle/footpath alongside a vehicle carriageway.
Vehicles will not be able to gain access to the main university campus from Alexandra Park. Diversion signs will re-direct all motor vehicles back on to the A6, to enter the university campus via its main entrance driveway. Cyclists are able to use the existing marked cycleway around Alexandra Park and pedestrians will be directed through the Alexandra Park residences.
Stagecoach will not be operating a bus service around Alexandra Park during this period but will continue around South Drive and wait at the Pendle College/InfoLab bus stop. Vehicle access to Alexandra Park from the main campus perimeter road will not be affected. Vehicle access to the Lancaster House Hotel and Conference Centre from the A6 will also not be affected by these works. Future information and updates will be provided on the Estate Management web pages.
On your own head be it
Should cyclists wear helmets? Most safety experts say they offer valuable protection; but a few believe they make accidents more likely. In Paris, where cycling is suddenly hugely popular, riders seem more interested in preserving their hairdos than in questions of life and death. Stuart Jeffries weighs up the evidence on both sides of the Channel
www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/11/healthandwellbeing.transport