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50/50 Cycle Ride and Dr Bike Bike Generator Fun Great Exmoor Ride 2018 Bike Polo Bike Generator Fun Light up the the disco ball, make bubbles or 66 miles through Somerset & across Exmoor. Everybody welcome, must be 10 years and Light up the the disco ball, make bubbles or Free Bike Safety Checks Walk Fun Day charge yoru phone purely from pedal power! *Not a stamped event. Varying distances of cycle and walking routes available, over, only a bike is needed, training provided! charge your phone purely from pedal power! Opposite The Shed Café, Goodland Gardens, Cycle Circus and Wacky Bikes, Stunt Shows, Go Ride FREE drink for all challenge participants! Taunton Flower Show For more details and online entry visit: YMCA, Taunton Somerfest, Taunton Cycle Challenges, free refreshments and much more - 3rd & 4th August 12-4pm greatexmoorride.com to the Getting Around Taunton 31st May - 12-1.30pm 16th June 12-5pm Opposite The Shed Café, Goodland Gardens, come and join the fun. 2nd September Summer Calendar Taunton 3rd July 3-4pm Richard Huish College, TA1 3DZ. Comeytrowe Community St Margaret’s Hospice Open Air Cinema We’ve teamed up with local organisations to show the wealth To register and for more info visit Cycle Confidence Ride Sustrans ‘Ride To huish.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/ “The New World” Walk Glitter Run Comeytrowe Shopping Centre Tickets £5 - FREE drink if you cycle there! The Sun’ Bike Ride Run, walk, skip or even dance your way around our of active events available in Taunton this summer. Whether 5050-cycle-ride-and-walk-fun-day Comeytrowe Shopping Centre 5 July 10-12pm ciccic.co.uk Ride to ‘The Sun’ at Maunsel Lock from sparkling 5k Glitter Run. *Not a stamped event. it’s keeping fit, meeting new people, saving money, learning 6th May - 9-4pm Every Thursday 12PM either Bridgwater or Taunton along the Poundisford Lodge, Pitminster canal enjoying a flat 7 mile cycle with a (starting from 10th May) Taunton Racecourse some new skills or finding ways to keep the kids active there’s 3rd August 7pm quiz to complete along the way. To register visit Prizes and more on arrival at the Maun-sel Lock Café! National Walking Month st-margarets-hospice.org.uk/glitter-run-taunton Open Air Cinema something here for everyone! Suitable for all the family. 16th June 11am “Days of Heaven” ‘On Your Bike’ Free Cycling Dr Bike Free to take part. Tickets £5- FREE drink if you cycle there! June The ride will start between 10:30 and 12:00 Attend any of the activities in the calendar to Event for all the family ciccic.co.uk Free Bike Safety Checks Pop-up café . Bike servicing Comeytrowe Shopping Centre from either: receive stamps on your record card. Also note 2 hours of cycling with a qualified instructor Bike Maintenance Poundisford Lodge, Pitminster, TA3 7AE ‘On Your Bike’ Free Cycling 9th August 3-7pm The YMCA Bridgwater, TA6 3RF or you can receive stamps by attending any of the (DBS checked) Workshop 7th July 7pm Somerset Square (Coal Orchard Car Park), On Your Bike, Trinity Business Centre, South St Adults go on a guided bike ride, whilst children learn Event for all the family Taunton TA1 1JL. activity’s organised by providers with the stamp Pop-up café . Bike servicing 19th June 6-8pm cycling skills off-road in a safe environment 9th September 10.30am-3pm icon on the reverse. For more info see our Limited spaces available - so book now! 2 hours of cycling with a qualified instructor Dr Bike Cycle To Work Day (DBS checked) 15th August [email protected] Walk & Cycle Taunton Challenge. 01823259035 Adults go on a guided bike ride, whilst children learn Free Bike Safety Checks 13th May 10.30am - 1pm cycling skills off-road in a safe environment Green Trasnport Week Comeytrowe Shopping Centre European Mobility Week Limited spaces available - so book now! 22nd June - 1st July 12th July 3-7pm Dr Bike 16 - 22nd 01823259035 [email protected] Dr Bike 3rd June 10.30am- 1pm Free Bike Safety Checks Open Air Jazz Concert Taunton 5K Race for Life KEY Tickets £8 - FREE drink if you cycle there! Tourist Information Centre Taunton 10k Run Free Bike Safety Checks This is a 5k suitable for all abilities. Entries limited to 700. ciccic.co.uk 18th August 1-5pm Our Getting Around Taunton team will be there with our latest sustainable Eat Festival, Taunton This is thousands of women uniting with one purpose. Closing date 16th September Walk, jog or run. Raise valuable funds for research. transport information and fantastic incentives to motivate you to travel in 12th May - 10-4pm Dr Bike Poundisford Lodge, Pitminster, TA3 7AE taunton10k.co.uk ways that are better for your health, your wallet and the environment. 22nd June 7.30pm THIS IS BEATING CANCER. raceforlife. 16th September Free Bike Safety Checks cancerresearchuk.org Here you can collect our walking & cycling challenge record card and *Not a stamped event. Bike Maintenance World Environment Day 15th July 11am start getting stamps to exchange in for prizes. Workshop Walk To School Week Trident Community Centre Cycle Confidence Ride On Your Bike, Trinity Business Centre, South St 5th June 3-7pm Bike Maintenance 14-18th May Comeytrowe Shopping Centre Taunton Ramblers 21st August 6-8pm Workshop

unton E vent unton Ta 22nd June 3-5pm On Your Bike, Trinity Business Centre, Gettin g Around Bike Maintenance Treasure Hunt Bike Week 9-17th June Map reading, photo quizzes, tea, cakes & a South St Workshop chance to find out more about our activiites. Dr Bike 18th September 6-8pm Dr Bikes. Get your bike a FREE health check with a qualified bike On Your Bike, Trinity Business Centre, Trull Church Community Centre TA3 7JZ Free Bike Safety Checks mechanic. To book your place contact [email protected] South St Free Personalised Travel 17th July 1.30-4.30pm FREE drink for all challenge participants! or phone 07920 182154. 15th May - 6-8pm Taunton Area Cycling Planning & Bike Generator Opposite The Shed Café, Goodland Comeytrowe Community Campaign Information Stand D r Bikes Fun! Celebrating the start of Bike Week & launching the Gardens Walk new 11mile Taunton Foxglove Trail Map - Comeytrowe Shopping Centre Bike Maintenance 30th August 3-7pm Contact [email protected] for more A Wildlife Adventure come and get yours! 23rd June 3-5pm Workshop 31st August 3-4pm information Cycle confidence rides. These FREE courses aim to give adults the confidence with the Wildlife Trust Outside Monsoon, Taunton Town Centre On Your Bike, Trinity Business Centre, South St Comeytrowe Come and join us for a family friendly wildlife 17th July 6-8pm Every Thursday 12PM needed to get back riding their bike. During this two hour training, riders will walk around Longrun Meadow to find out 9th June 10am-4pm Comeytrowe Community learn how to check their bicycle is roadworthy. Then they will embark on a Cream Teas & Dr Bike more about the wildlife that lives there. Free Bike Safety Checks Walk ride or a skills session with a qualified instructor gaining useful hints and We will have special spotter sheets for you Poundisford Lodge, Pitminster Open Air Jazz Concert Contact [email protected] for more C ycle tips on how to stay safe while riding a bicycle. to record all the wildlife you see along the way. Guided Ride of Taunton Tickets £8 - FREE drink if you cycle there! information 23rd June 2-5pm Meeting in front of the Weir Café, Foxglove Trail ciccic.co.uk Comeytrowe To book your place contact 11miles French Weir Park. Poundisford Lodge, Pitminster Every Thursday 12PM [email protected] or phone 07920 182154. confidence rides To book your place please contact Meeting by bandstand, Vivary Park, 20th July 7.30pm [email protected] or Taunton Town Centre. Open Air Theatre “Love’s Labour’s Lost” phone 01823652400 To register and for further information email Oxford Shakespear Company. 22nd May - 4.30 - 5.30pm [email protected]. Bike Generator Fun For tickets visit ciccic.co.uk. Does your bicycle repair kit contain only a mobile phone? Does a flat tyre 9th June 10.30am - 1pm light up the the disco ball, make bubbles make you panic? A slipped chain stops the ride? Do you want to trim those FREE drink if you cycle there! or charge yoru phone purely from pedal power! Getting around gears, tune those brakes? Your bike deserves more! Poundisford Lodge, Pitminster Taunton Live, Goodland Gardens Cycle Skills Cycle Skills Obstacle 29th & 30th June 21st July 11-5pm Basic maintenance training will prolong the life of your bike, and is available A workshop for those new to cycling

orkshops Course at On Your Bike. Small groups * Cytech qualified instructor * 6pm-8pm * Vivary Park Tennis Courts Taunton perfect for those new to cycling Cycle Confidence Ride W £15 only Book online tinyurl.com/lookaftermybike 28th May - 1 - 2.30pm Comeytrowe Community Getting around Taunton is an initiative aimed at reducing congestion YMCA, Taunton Trident Community Centre, Bike M a inten nce 14th June 4-6pm Walk Comeytrowe, Taunton and encouraging more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, Contact [email protected] for more 24th July 5-7pm cycling, car share and public transport. Did you know that the majority Dr Bike information A gentle relaxed weekly walk meeting in Comeytrowe. We’ll be incorporating of car trips are less than 2 miles? Free Bike Safety Checks Comeytrowe a cuppa and a chance to have a chat too! The walk will last approximately Dr Bike Comeytrowe Community

a lks 45 minutes. All levels welcome! For more details please contact Vivary Park Tennis Courts Every Thursday 12PM These days it’s all too easy to hop in the car without thinking, even when Free Bike Safety Checks Walk w [email protected] or call 07920 182154 28th May - 12 - 4pm YMCA, Taunton Contact [email protected] for more we’re only popping around the corner. Walking or cycling some of these Free pedometers for everybody who comes on the walk as well as 14th June 3.30-7pm information small journeys instead, even occasionally, would make a big difference. elegibility to all our fantastic walking challenge prizes. Please see reverse. Comeytrowe We hope some of our free events will help you to explore some of the Every Thursday 12PM options suitable for you.