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Get your Cycle Shelters Grant worth £15,000!

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Are you based in Greater Manchester? If so, You can upgrade your outdoor space today with an exciting Cycle shelters grant! They are a great idea for securing your bikes and keeping them secure when commuting to and from school, work and much more.. Don’t wait! Apply today Who is Eligible? You can apply for the cycle shelter grant if you are schools or education providers, NHS providers, small businesses or community organisations! This is exclusive to the Greater Manchester Community, funded to improve and encourage cycle parking in the region! Want to learn more? Click Here How to Apply… Read more

6th November 2023 0

New Award for UK Mountain Biking | Cycling

Scottish, Welsh and British Cycling have teamed up to create a UK wide Mountain Bike Leadership scheme. The award qualifies bikers to lead groups of people on mountain bike rides spanning a variety of terrains. As Welsh, Scottish and British cycling move to strengthen mountain bike leadership across the UK, the delivery of the award will make a gradual switch over to the new UK Mountain Bike Leadership Awards over the following 12 months. Jim Riach the corporate services manager at Scottish Cycling and founder member of the Scottish Mountain Bike Leadership Awards answers some questions about the new scheme:… Read more

12th December 2014 0

Tour of Britain: Cycling event to visit Hampshire

One of the world’s favourite and most famous free-to-view cycling events in Britain is destined for Hampshire. Organisers of the Tour of Britain have confirmed that they are bidding to route the race through the county. The city’s main attractions are its iconic landscapes, quaint towns and bustling cities. If successful, it will be the second time Hampshire has been visited in the event.  Famous cyclists such as Sir Bradley Wiggins and Dani King are rumoured to be among those battling it out through the competition. Dani King, an Olympic champion said “I think it would be a really cool… Read more

27th May 2014 0

2014 Grand Départ to Start in Yorkshire!

Yorkshire Cycling

Cycling is planting its ‘routes’ in Yorkshire for the 2014 Tour de France The 101st Tour de France is to begin in England, scheduled to start in Leeds, West Yorkshire on the 5th July. The event is said to bring opportunities to young people and schools across the country, with the aim of increasing the number of people who cycle in Britain. Just recently pupils from a secondary school in Yorkshire have been taking part in cycling events, introducing cycling to their PE curriculum. This year’s Grand Départ has been marked a step in the right direction towards creating a… Read more

7th April 2014 0