As well as the huge health benefits, cycling regularly can also save you a lot of money. This year, more than 3 million people have started cycling to work to keep costs down. Cycling commuters can save on average £34 a week - £1768 a year! See the full article at www.lovemoney.com/news/manage-your-finances/time-to-get-on-your-bike-324...
Latest News
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16 April 2009
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05 December 2008
The Community Cycling Scheme held in partnership with Appletree Practice in Duffield over the summer was successful. Most of those who participated expressed a positive increase in their health and activity levels and rated the service highly. See our community pages for more information.
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21 November 2008
London joins Dundee and Bristol to make itself truly a cycling city! It will launch a self-service cycle hire scheme city-wide in 2010. Click here to read the latest.
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05 November 2008
A recent report by a Government thinktank - Foresight - says that there are five tasks a day that can help protect you from mental illness, including being active, connecting with your community and learning a new skill such as fixing a bike. More here.
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01 November 2008
Read about it here. Road traffic causes approximately 25% of the UK's CO2 emissions.
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01 October 2008
It's official. Residents of busy roads face not only noise and air pollution, road deaths and injuries, but also social isolation and a serious deterioration of community life. Read more here.
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13 August 2008
Nicole Cooke is the first woman cyclist from the UK to win an Olympic gold medal. You can read about it here.
Did you know that 75% of UK women have access to a bike but never use it - more info in this article from Sustrans. In Holland, women make 55% of their journeys by bike.
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03 August 2008
This week, David Cameron was in the news for having his bike stolen after looping his chain over a 2m high bollard. Ahem.
For guidance on somewhat more sensible ways of keeping your bike safe, find out here.
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20 July 2008
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) has just launched its Station Travel Plan Initiative which aims to encourage rail users in England and Wales to walk, cycle or use public transport to get to the train station.
The scheme was launched in Derby on 11th July, see the press release here.
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07 July 2008
Our community cycling scheme, called Choose Cycling for your health, will start on 14th July 2008. This will be based in Duffield, Derbyshire, five miles north of Derby.
Check out our community pages for more details.