More Devon schoolchildren than ever before will receive Bikeability cycle training in the coming financial year.
Devon County Council has successfully secured £300,000 of funding from the Department for Transport to train around 7,500 schoolchildren in the county.
Bikeability is a national initiative providing “cycling proficiency” for the 21st century which has been adopted by Devon County Council as the cycle training standard in the county.
Around 7,000 Devon pupils have taken part in the training over the past year. Since Devon County Council started delivering...
Devon County Council has agreed the proposed schedule of schemes to increase walking and cycling on Dartmoor.
The “Granite and Gears” project, led by the County Council and Dartmoor National Park, was awarded £4.4 million fundingfrom The Department for Transport's (DfT) Cycling Ambition fund in August.
The project is also supported with an additional £3 million from Local Transport Plan funding, section 106 money and contributions from Devon County Council, Dartmoor National Park, Teignbridge District Council and West Devon Borough Council.
Staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust are being encouraged to cycle to work in a ‘go green’ initiative which will also gain more car parking spaces for patients and visitors.
Around 500 members of staff currently bike in and, with a Trust-wide focus on bicycle security, it is hoped that many more will follow suit.
Simon Dallas, security management specialist, said: “We are aware of the problems with car parking at the hospital and are doing all that we can to tackle this. One big way to ease pressure is for more people to cycle to work but many people...
Prostate Cancer UK is staging its popular Jurassic Classic for a third successive year in Devon on Sunday, August 17th 2014.
The Jurrasic Classic caters for cyclists of all levels with distances ranging from 50 to 160km across three routes.
Prostate Cancer UK’s Head of Events Andy Sallnow said: “The Jurassic Classic was a huge success this year with over 1,100 people taking on those Devon climbs. We’re delighted to be returning to Devon and we hope even more people will join us in 2014.
"Prostate cancer is set to become the most common of all cancers by 2030 so we...
A new circular cycling route around Dartmoor National Park has been launched with TV presenter, journalist, author and cyclist Robert Penn cutting the ribbon and officially declaring The Dartmoor Way open to the public.
The Dartmoor Way is a 95 mile-long circular cycling route around Dartmoor linking hamlets, villages and towns. It has been newly signed with brightly coloured waymarkers and is expected to attract cyclists of all abilities from the region, as well as tourists and holidaymakers from across the country, from families to cycling enthusiasts.
A new book about the London to Land's End cycle route which is a great source of information for cyclists in the Exeter area will be previewed in Topsham next month. It is written in such a way that it can be used either to ride short route sections or to go for a full-on adventure. The book also makes the route London - Exeter or Exeter - Land’s End an achievable journey for all! Every section is graded, with information on whether it is on-road or off-road and whether it is hilly or flat. GPS-tracks for outdoor navigation devices/apps and route updates are available on-line. “The...
If you are into cycling you might want to head to Route 2, Topsham’s coolest Café Bar with its own Cycle Shop and Cycle Hire, on Saturday 14 September between 10 am until 4 pm. Author Eric van der Horst will be present with his latest London-Land's End Cycle Route Book, designed for those who love cycling, but don't like traffic. Come over to find out more about the route and of course, to purchase a signed copy of the book! See also www.london-landsendcycleroutebook.com
With around a month to go to the Devon Stage of the 10th anniversary Tour of Britain on Friday 20 September, Devon County Council is looking back at its involvement in previous editions of The Tour, while looking forward to welcoming Britain’s premier cycle race for a seventh time.
The Tour made its first foray into Devon in 2007 when the race crossed briefly into the county from Somerset, descending into Lynmouth and then tackling a King of the Mountains climb to Watersmeet, before returning to Somerset via Exmoor and onto the finish in Taunton.
Ambitious proposals to improve cycling access to Dartmoor National Park have received £4.4 million of Government funding today.
Devon County Council and Dartmoor National Park, who are leading the successful bid, have welcomed the announcement by the Department for Transport.
The project will open up access to the moor by improving and completing a number of multi-use trails on Dartmoor as well as creating “cycling hub” sites at Princetown and Moretonhampstead, which will provide dedicated facilities for visitors.
The aim of the investment is to encourage visitors...
Britain’s cycling heroes have inspired record numbers of youngsters in Exeter to get on their bikes, according to figures from British Cycling.
The number of young British Cycling members is soaring, with under 18 membership increasing by 32 per cent across the South West in the past year.
Cycling clubs in the region are also experiencing an influx of new young riders, with British Cycling reporting a significant increase in cyclists at all of its 47 Go-Ride clubs across the region – six of which were formed in the past year.
