2015 2016 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

Cycling ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016

1 CHAIR’S INTRODUCTION 4 2 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S INTRODUCTION 5 3 CYCLING SCOTLAND MEMBERS 6 EDUCATION 4 PLAY ON PEDALS 8 5 PLAY ON PEDALS TRAINING 9 6 CYCLE FRIENDLY SCHOOLS 10 7 BIKEABILITY SCOTLAND 12 8 CYCLING SCOTLAND SCHOOL CAMPS 13 9 CYCLE FRIENDLY CAMPUS 14 WORKPLACES 10 CYCLE FRIENDLY EMPLOYER 15 11 PRACTICAL CYCLE AWARENESS TRAINING 16 12 ESSENTIAL CYCLING SKILLS 17 13 CYCLE RIDE LEADER, GO MOUNTAIN BIKE, CYCLE PATROL 18 COMMUNITIES 14 CYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AWARD 19 15 CYCLE FRIENDLY & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FUND 20 CAMPAIGNS & EVENTS 16 PEDAL FOR SCOTLAND 22 17 GIVE EVERYONE CYCLE SPACE 24 18 BIKE WEEK 25 POLICY & MONITORING 19 CONFERENCES 26 20 CYCLING POTENTIAL & MAKING CYCLING MAINSTREAM 27 21 QUALITY ASSURANCE 28 ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND INFORMATION 22 TP&E 30 23 VISION, MISSION, VALUES, CHARITABLE OBJECTS 32 24 PARTNERSHIP WORKING 33 25 CAPS PROGRESS REPORT 35 26 CAPS ACTION TABLE 36 27 BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS 40 28 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS 42

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Chair’s Introduction

This is my first year as Chair of Cycling Scotland, having been a director since 2011. I want to thank Bill Wright, my “ predecessor, for his outstanding leadership over a number of years. Bill remains as director, and we continue to benefit from his expertise and experience. Our sights are set on achieving

The Chair might have changed, but the single vision that a sustainable, inclusive and informs and guides the activities of Cycling Scotland remains the same. Our sights are set on achieving a healthy Scotland where anyone, sustainable, inclusive and healthy Scotland where anyone, anywhere can enjoy all the anywhere can enjoy all the benefits of cycling. A tough challenge, but a worthy one, promising to enhance our benefits of cycling. quality of life. The evidence leaves no doubt that cycling delivers a whole host of social, environmental, and economic dividends, and this is what motivates every single one of us at Cycling Scotland.

In 2015/16, we moved another step closer to achieving our vision. As the nation’s cycling organisation, we are uniquely positioned to champion cycling across many of its aspects - improving the infrastructure, providing skills training, promoting cycling opportunities, acting as knowledge hub. This report is a chance for us to showcase our successes and achievements over the past year. A personal highlight is the growing recognition in local Welcome to the 2015/16 Annual Report for Cycling Scotland. TP&E, the social enterprise sustainable transport arm, had authorities that cycling should be offered to all primary This report highlights some of the key achievements during a very successful year and generated additional funds to be schoolchildren as a ‘skill for life’. Taken as a whole, these the year, delivered thanks to hard work and dedication from reinvested in our charitable mission. Our Annual Monitoring projects reflect our ‘cycling for all’ approach, reaching out Cycling Scotland and TP&E staff, the partnerships with local Report and the CAPS Progress Report identified some of to different life stages and to different abilities, and across authorities, regional transport partnerships and key third the great progress there has been while not shying away different settings. This is our vital contribution. and private sector stakeholders and the support of our from the major challenges ahead to develop an environment funders, especially Transport Scotland. that truly allows anyone anywhere to cycle easily, safely Of course, none of these projects would happen without and confidently. Recent decisions by Councillors against the people behind them, and we are proud of our track We are leading and coordinating the cycle training for dedicated cycling infrastructure have reinforced those record of partnership working. We work with volunteers, the next generation. More primary schools delivered on- challenges for all of us working together in the sector. employers, community groups and local authority officers, road Bikeability Scotland training, with East as well as charities and social enterprises. We would like and Shetland achieving a fantastic 100%. We continued Looking ahead, in uncertain times, many of the key to thank Transport Scotland for their funding, which in to expand Play on Pedals in more nurseries in partnership challenges for Scotland remain constant: enabling people 2015/16 was a welcome £2.5m. while our training app, guides and Ride Leader training to access jobs and services, tackling climate change and air proved more popular than ever. Our cycle training is pollution, improving physical and mental health, making our This year’s activities and success provide a platform for complemented with a focus on driver behaviour: our streets safer and feel safer for all and tackling the impact of the future. We are currently engaging with our directors, Practical Cycle Awareness Training for Lorry and Bus inequalities. We will redouble our efforts with funders and senior management and staff, as well as member Drivers of Large Vehicles continued to expand and the partners, especially Sustrans Scotland, Cycling UK, Bicycle organisations to carve out a strategic plan for the next Give Everyone Cycle Space campaign rolled out across Association and other Cycling Scotland Members, to ensure five years. The terrain ahead will undoubtedly present Scotland ahead of the summer cycling rush. cycling is part of the solution to these challenges. challenges and setbacks as well as opportunities, but we are confident that, working in partnership, we can achieve Our Cycle Friendly Award programmes provided grants Keith Irving a ‘gear change’ for cycling. of hundreds of thousands of pounds to support efforts to Chief Executive, Cycling Scotland get more people cycling in their own communities, around Maureen Kidd campuses and to work. Pedal for Scotland confirmed Chair, Cycling Scotland its place as the biggest mass participation bike event in Scotland, raising over £92,000 for the great cause STV Children’s Appeal.

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6 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 7 4 5 Play on Pedals Play on Pedals () Training

Play on Pedals is teaching Providing small grants to over 30 local community groups, Play on every pre-school child in Glasgow Comments from Play on Pedals Pedals has also supported local cycling how to ride a bike. Supported evaluation demonstrate the wide events, second-hand bike distribution, range of impacts as a result of by players of People’s Postcode maintenance support and parental the programme: Lottery, the project builds engagement. The project has worked the capacity of community with partners across the city, including A wee girl who never spoke, was organisations, children and , Glasgow Sport mute more or less for the whole families by providing training, and the ParkLives programme to deliver over 190 drop-in events to families. year, started Play on Pedals and resources and support to get just blossomed. every child in the city cycling. Play on Pedals has been funded by Early Years Practitioner Glasgow Life to purchase additional The project is a partnership bikes to increase access to resources The children’s physical and between Cycling UK, Cycling and equipment for young families and mental health has improved and Scotland, Glasgow Bike Station has also recently received funding underpinning all of that, we’ve and Play Scotland. from Glasgow City Council’s Smarter just had loads and loads of fun. Choices, Smarter Places funding as part Since the project started in March Probably the biggest benefit is of a newly formed Glasgow Community 2014, Play on Pedals has engaged going to be a lifelong benefit Cycling Network to deliver cycling 5,750 preschool children in cycling because we have children who can activities in collaboration with other activities in Glasgow. It has trained use cycles, we have children who Glasgow-based cycling organisations. 290 instructors and 20 instructor are confident on cycles. And that trainers. Early years establishments Play on Pedals has been shortlisted for word confident has been a word are demonstrating a commitment to The Herald Society 2016 Young People’s that the staff have used – all of the continue delivering Play on Pedals Project of the Year, with results due children have been able to join in, and noticed many benefits for the November 2016. all children are included and in all children, including improved physical of the children we’ve seen a huge development as well as increased rise in their self-esteem as they’ve health and wellbeing, resilience taken off on their cycles. Pre school children learn to ride at Doune Nursery and confidence. Head Teacher

In particular it’s developing their physical ability, their muscles. We had a wee girl who had a lot Following the official launch of the During the 2015/16 academic year, Key Facts of problems with her legs and we national Early Years Cycle Training Cycling Scotland invested almost took her. It was a great experience programme in March 2016, 18 £75,000 equipping nurseries with bicycles and helmets. Instructor training for her, and it helped her to build local authorities are now actively up more muscle in her legs and continues to be delivered to early years get the strength so I think that’s delivering Play on Pedals. practitioners and resources have been been great. The programme has been hugely developed to include a video guide for Head Teacher popular with staff, parents and children. parents and carers, helping them build They have been hugely positive and on nursery-based sessions. One of the biggest impacts for us discussions are underway with more The first instructor development event – because as an early years nursery local authorities who are keen to was held in Glasgow in September school we do not work with the get involved. 2016, offering the opportunity for 18 children alone – is working instructors across participating local local authorities with the family. Now I’m seeing authorities to share ideas and feedback are now actively children, parents and older siblings on the training. on bikes. That surely has to be a delivering Play wonderful thing which has started from the work that the nursery on Pedals. around Play on Pedals. Head Teacher

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The Cycle Friendly School Award is designed to give guidance on CASE STUDIES best practice to schools and local authorities in providing facilities for those cycling to school and 1 also to act as an incentive to implement as many cycle-friendly interventions as possible. There BROOMHOUSE are now 340 Cycle Friendly Schools in Scotland, with over PRIMARY SCHOOL 100,000 children attending a Broomhouse Primary School Cycle Friendly School. in City of Council Hazlehead Academy became has run a wide range of cycling Aberdeen City Council’s first Cycle The Cycle Friendly School Award is activities which have contributed Friendly Secondary School. open to every primary and secondary to the school receiving the Cycle school in Scotland and is nationally Friendly School Award. recognised. Achievement of the award is a positive step in ensuring They’ve completed Bikeability 2 cycling is an integral part of a school’s training for all P7s and have culture, providing a range of benefits run Dr Bike sessions, learned including improved health of pupils about bike mechanics and how and staff, a better environment at the to fix a puncture. There have MENSTRIE school and surrounding areas, links been girls only sessions and to the Curriculum for Excellence and several playground obstacle PRIMARY SCHOOL skills sessions which have proved contribution towards Health Promoting Menstrie Primary School, School and Eco-School initiatives. extremely popular and essential for improving confidence. Clackmannanshire, has introduced traffic calming measures around The bike crew, comprising pupils the school premises including a from Broomhouse Primary School 20mph zone and a one-way entry and St Joseph’s Primary School, system. A school travel survey helped to choose some of these was carried out to gauge school activities along with a ‘design a travel behaviour and the School helmet’ competition. The school Travel Plan is revised every year is keen to continue the good work with the help of the schools and keep encouraging pupils to Wider Learning Group. cycle in the coming school year. Menstrie Primary School offers cycle parking, separate changing facilities for pupils and staff and a bike tagging initiative delivered by . Parents, teachers and pupils offer support to enable on road delivery of Bikeability Scotland cycle training level 2 and there is an active group of Junior Road Safety Officers. Menstrie also delivers lunch time sessions to pupils who cannot ride a bike and has strong links with the local nursery school.

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Cycling Scotland manages the Bikeability Scotland cycle Happy faces at our Cycling Scotland School Camp at Lagganlia, Oct 2015. training on behalf of the Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group. During the 2015-16 a record number of pupils participated in the scheme, with over 33,000 taking part across the three levels. Through funding from Transport Scotland, Cycling Scotland supported 19 local authorities with additional ‘Support Plus’ grant funding to embed instructor mentoring schemes, recruit volunteers and overcome barriers to bike access. As a member of The Association of Bikeability Schemes (TABS), Cycling Scotland has opportunities to share best practice and contribute towards positive developments with cycle Key Facts training. A key example of this is ‘Bikeability Plus’ – a series of modules designed to overcome barriers and extend the reach of cycle training. Working with five local authority Cycling Scotland School The camps aim to increase cycling partners (Stirling, Falkirk, Glasgow, Camps are delivered during modal share of all journeys and create a South Ayrshire and South ) Camps for secondary schools the October school holidays. Cycling Academy within each attending Cycling Scotland ran a number of pilots encourage pupils to develop Attending secondary schools school. All schools who attend camps with success. Among the most exciting 3 7. 5 % as local cycle champions and in October 2015 were: feedback came from ‘Bikeability work towards becoming a Cycle Friendly implement action plans in their Parents’ aimed at increasing parental OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS DELIVERING ON-ROAD Secondary School and work with feeder engagement. All the sessions, which schools. Each attending school is primary schools to assist with delivery of Ardrossan Academy brought pupils and parents together LEVEL 2 CYCLE TRAINING* awarded grant funding to deliver Bikeability Scotland cycle training. North Ayrshire for training, were oversubscribed. their projects. The work directly In addition to residential camps, Arran High School Evaluation conducted as part of the supports Cycle Friendly Schools Cycling Scotland delivered day camps North Lanarkshire to a further 11 secondary schools from Give Everyone Cycle Space Campaign (both secondary and primary), Belmont Academy City of Edinburgh Council, Glasgow shows that 65% of pupils who had ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS OFFERING Bikeability Scotland and Go South Ayrshire City Council and West Lothian undertaken Bikeability Scotland Mountain Bike programmes. training were more confident when LEVEL 1 PROGRAMME Council during spring 2016. Camps Coltness High School The project is also linked to cycling, while 82% of parents were 80 were delivered in partnership with North Lanarkshire Blairvadoch Outdoor Centre, Low Port more in favour of their children Cycling Scotland’s development Falkirk High School Outdoor Centre and Bangholm Sports cycling following training. of a one-day maintenance Falkirk qualification for cycling and Outdoor Education Centre. Girvan Academy activity providers. South Ayrshire Schools attend a five-day residential Graeme High School 1,197 camp with pupils gaining a variety Falkirk % of qualifications including Velotech 100 ADDITIONAL CYCLE DELIVERY ACROSS Bronze, Cycle Trainer Assistant and Lochaber High School TRAINERS AND CYCLE SHETLAND AND EAST First Aid. Highlands RENFREWSHIRE TRAINING ASSISTANTS Grammar School TRAINED IN 2015/16 *in the 29 local authorities that participate in Bikeability Scotland

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The Cycle Friendly Campus Our nationally recognised Cycle Award was launched in September Friendly Employer Award is for 2015. Glasgow Caledonian, Heriot- Scottish organisations committed Watt and universities to increasing cycling. were among the first to achieve Working alongside regional service the award. centres, workplaces registered for the 23 colleges and universities are now Cycle Friendly Employer Award benefit working towards Cycle Friendly status, from a range of useful services to identifying gaps in provision and ensure their efforts make a difference. establishing priority measures aimed The Cycle Friendly Employer Award at getting more students, staff and has been achieved by more than visitors cycling. 350 employers in Scotland with an Cycling Scotland has developed additional 360 working towards it. award criteria to support evidence- During 2015/2016 the network of led investment of almost £340,000 Cycle Friendly assessment centres in the form of development funding. supporting the award increased from 16 projects were supported last year, three to seven, covering Highlands, reaching 267,000 students and 33,000 Shetland, Aberdeen, Stirling, Edinburgh, staff. Initial evaluation of some projects Glasgow and . would indicate some impressive results, A broad range of workplaces have with the cycle count at Glasgow achieved the award, from both the Caledonian University rising by 20%, public and private sector including cycling rates at Edinburgh Pollock Halls local authorities and health boards. going from around six to near thirty Key Facts percent and cycle hire at Heriot-Watt University increasing by 33%. 2016 has seen the launch of the Cycle Friendly Campus internship PROJECTS WERE SUPPORTED programme, supported by Transport LAST YEAR, REACHING Scotland and delivered in partnership 16 with Bright Green Placements. This programme will harness the skills, enthusiasm and creativity of graduates to support the efforts of 12 institutions in promoting cycling. The initiative will also attempt to provide valuable experience to the next generation of industry professionals. 267,000 STUDENTS AND Interns take on the role of Campus Cycling Officer and have the support of a mentor during a paid placement ranging from 24-40 weeks.

33,000 Staff at the National Gallery of Modern Art STAFF in Edinburgh celebrate their Award.

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Essential Cycling Skills (ECS) is a package of training resources developed to increase the confidence and bike handling skills of adults new or returning CYCLING SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CHARITY NO.SCO29760 to cycling. This includes a mobile app, training videos and a downloadable ECS Quick Guide. In addition to these materials, ECS can also include a 2-hour practical training course which can be delivered by a number of outlets across Scotland. This course can be delivered to beginner or intermediate groups and provides the skills necessary to confidently negotiate on-road journeys.

Drivers from Renfrewshire Council experience cycling on the road. Key facts

Practical Cycle Awareness Training PCAT encourages LGV and PCV Cycling Scotland is working with 12 drivers to empathise with people on (PCAT) supports the delivery funded local authorities including: of practical cycle training to bikes, make drivers aware of the risks that those traveling by bike experience drivers of LGVs and PCVs. A model on the road and to understand their City of Edinburgh Council for this is the Safe Urban Driving behaviour and anticipate how they Dumfries & Galloway Council course that is currently popular ride. The project complements current 9056 in England, London in particular. and future training to those who travel East Ayrshire Council Cycling Scotland’s PCAT course by bike on safe cycling on routes with Glasgow City Council ADULTS ACCESSED ECS TRAINING PRODUCTS. LGVs and PCVs. includes additional material Midlothian Council specific to rural roads. Cycling Cycling Scotland is working in Moray Council Scotland has been accredited to partnership with Recyke-a-bike, deliver PCAT for a second year Stirling, to deliver PCAT to even more North Lanarkshire Council from JAUPT. local authorities throughout Scotland. Perth & Kinross Council Recyke-a-bike are also JAUPT accredited and will deliver 20 days Renfrewshire Council of PCAT to around 450 drivers. South Ayrshire Council 14 Stirling Council DELIVERY OUTLETS 13,491 West Dunbartonshire Council ESTABLISHED WORLDWIDE

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Go Mountain Bike

NEW GO MTB Development Trust receive the CENTRES MAKING first Cycle Friendly Community Award 41 A TOTAL OF 259 from Kirsten Oswald MP. COURSE PARTICIPANTS 62NEW RECEIVING A GO MTB INSTRUCTORS 882 CERTIFICATE TRAINED GO MOUNTAIN BIKE CYCLE RIDE LEADER Cycle Ride Leader Go Mountain Bike (Go MTB) Cycle Ride Leader and Led Ride is a progressive mountain bike Assistant courses equip adults with achievement award that enables the skills necessary to lead groups people to advance their technical on short rides. riding skills as well as learning how Designed to empower individuals to to look after themselves, their bike, lead groups of less experienced riders the environment, and other people. on short, risk assessed routes with the 548 There are four themes to the award aim of increasing confidence. Cycle and five levels of achievement within Ride Leader and Led Ride Assistant can each theme. These cater to all levels also be used in the workplace setting, ADULTS TRAINED of experience, from novice to expert. providing staff with the tools necessary The themes included in the award to lead lunchtime social rides. AS CYCLE RIDE are as follows: In October, Neilston Development locally and activities including led rides • Riding Skills CYCLE PATROL LEADERS Trust (NDT) became the first to increase confidence, community • Sharing the Outdoors Cycle Patrol is a training programme to receive the Cycle Friendly bike maintenance sessions and the development of a bike library for those • First Aid to equip candidates with the skills, Community Award. tools and confidence to perform their Cycle Patrol who do not have access to a bike were • Being Independent patrol duties by bike. Recent clients The accolade recognises the efforts put in place. and Self-Supporting include St Andrew’s First Aid, Police of communities and community groups Trust volunteers also help to deliver The award is aimed at anyone who Scotland and Aberdeen City Wardens. POLICE SCOTLAND OFFICERS that promote cycling as an accessible Bikeability Scotland cycle training, in wants to develop their skills and Cycling Scotland’s expert tutors can and convenient travel choice. partnership with East Renfrewshire experience in off-road riding, from deliver a two day training programme WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CYCLE NDT implemented a raft of measures Council, contributing to the delivery of those who are learning basic bike directly to patrollers, or even support PATROL INSTRUCTOR COURSE to increase cycling in the area, including the cycle training programme in 100% handling skills to those who are experienced cycle patrollers to HAVE GONE ON TO TRAIN putting in place a three year cycling of the area’s primary schools. riding long technical routes with become instructors able to train action plan and cementing their role as advanced features. colleagues and peers. a key delivery partner for the Neilston Individuals enjoy mountain biking for Recognising growth in demand Town Charter. The Trust also worked a variety of reasons which reflects the for quality Cycle Patrol training, to identify barriers to people cycling flexibility of the award. Themes can be Cycling Scotland has increased taken selectively to match individual capacity to deliver the course by aspirations or each level can be worked training more tutors. 290 through progressively. PATROLLERS

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Cycling Scotland’s Cycle Friendly This Transport Scotland funded grant In 2016, Cycling Scotland has invested and Sustainable Communities scheme enables community groups a total £96,500 across 23 community to support and deliver projects with Fund (CFSCF) supports groups cycling projects. an overall aim to increase the number BACK BIKES, BACK FOOTBALL AND Since 2012, over 130 community to encourage cycling in their of local journeys by bike. The 2016/17 RECREATION CLUB, WESTERN ISLES projects have received grant funding, community and to deliver a fund will see everything from projects allowing groups to create a range sustainable cycling project. working with young footballers in the of cycling activities, services and Western Isles to establishing an all opportunities. ability cycling group in East Ayrshire.

Here’s a look at just some of the projects funded this year:

All-abilities Cycling Hub • Providing cycles free for tourists Glasgow Women’s Library Cumnock Juniors Community so to reduce visitor car travel Cycling Promotion Project Enterprise / East Ayrshire • Promoting Stronsay as a cycle Glasgow Women’s Library / Glasgow friendly island £5,000 This grant will specifically support £4,990 Glasgow Women’s Library PEDAL POWER MORAY, establishing an All-abilities Cycling Hub Gala Cycles supports thousands of women across within Cumnock Juniors Community Scotland every year to improve their OUTFIT MORAY, MORAY Eildon West Youth Hub (TD1 Youth Enterprise. The project will encourage lives. The project will complement GWL’s regular use of cycling, particularly Hub) / Scottish Borders existing activities which encourage and ACTIVE MALLAIG, MALLAIG amongst disadvantaged people in the £4,860 This project will support young support cycling by providing: AND DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL, community, as a means of addressing people in obtaining the skills needed for • bike storage for our staff and volunteer health, fitness, social inclusion and basic bike maintenance, improving the health HIGHLAND team and for the thousands of visitors isolation. and well-being of young people by going to events, lending library and museum on led rides and providing the information Back Bikes needed for young people to see cycling as a • cycling training for staff and volunteers. Back Football and Recreation Club / sustainable method of transport. Western Isles Hyper Cycles Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) Dundee and Angus ADHD Support ALL ABILITY CYCLING GROUP FALKIRK, £5,000 Back Football and Recreation NHS FORTH VALLEY FALKIRK LEARNING The ‘Swap and Reuse HUB ‘SHRUB’ / Group / Dundee CYCLE 4 ALL (COMMUNITY CYCLING FOR Club would like to encourage their young HEALTH AND WELL-BEING), CONNECT DISABILITY TEAM, FALKIRK players in the U15s and U18s teams to Edinburgh £3,679.99 Dundee and Angus ADHD COMMUNITY TRUST, GLASGOW cycle to the centre for training and matches £4,960 Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) is a Support group is a registered charity which supports families who have a child WISHAW MTB BIKE SESSIONS, during the summer by installing a secure volunteer led community project that aims CYCLES, CRANHILL HYPER CYCLES, DUNDEE diagnosed with ADHD. The grant will WISHAW MOUNTAIN BIKING CLUB, bike shelter and providing each team to increase participation and levels of cycling DEVELOPMENT TRUST, GLASGOW AND ANGUS ADHD SUPPORT support the organisation to develop a NORTH LANARKSHIRE member with safety gear in team colours. amongst refugees and asylum seekers across GROUP, DUNDEE Scotland through the repair and supply of cycling club for the young people where BIKE REPAIR SHOP, FUSE, GLASGOW The group will run a rainy day bike club they can go out regularly with the sports for parents and young children in the donated cycles and cycling equipment to CYCLE FRIENDLY WAVERLEY PARK, refugees and asylum seekers. coaches and explore the various cycle winter as the weather and short winter routes around Dundee, providing young WAVERLEY PARK COLLECTIVE, GLASGOW BIKES FOR REFUGEES (SCOTLAND), days in the Outer Hebrides can be a people with fresh air, exercise and an THE ‘SWAP AND REUSE HUB barrier to outdoors play. Children’s Bike Club BIKE IT NORTH TORYGLEN, opportunity to develop friendships. ‘SHRUB’, EDINBURGH Better Lives Partnership / URBAN ROOTS INITIATIVE, GLASGOW Stronsay Cycles Dumfries and Galloway All Ability Cycling Group GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY CYCLING Stronsay Community Council / FEEL FREE CYCLE PROJECT, £1,400 In Dumfries & Galloway there are Falkirk PROMOTION PROJECT, GLASGOW Orkney THINK THRIVE! CIC, approximately 330 children aged 5 – 18 WOMEN’S LIBRARY, GLASGOW NHS Forth Valley Falkirk Learning SCOTTISH BORDERS £5,000 Stronsay, an outer north isle of years with a diagnosis of autism spectrum Disability Team / Falkirk Orkney, has approximately 300 residents. disorders (ASD). In addition to this ETHNIC MINORITY CYCLING PROJECT, GALA CYCLES, EILDON Farming and tourism are the main community there are many more children £2,500 NHS Forth Valley Falkirk Learning MBIKUDI, GLASGOW WEST YOUTH HUB (TD1 YOUTH HUB), Disability Team has been running cycling industries though there are several small with co-ordination difficulties, balance and SCOTTISH BORDERS craft businesses. Stronsay Community other physical disabilities that would groups for the past year with funding from benefit from this project. the NHS Investing in Health scheme. GREEN GUARDIANS LOW CARBON LIVING Council strives to improve facilities to CHILDREN’S BIKE CLUB, attract new residents and to increase PROGRAMME, WOODFARM EDUCATION CENTRE, The grant will be used for the following two The grant will provide: BETTER LIVES PARTNERSHIP, tourist numbers. EAST RENFREWSHIRE main activities: • 4 x 6 week blocks of 2 hours All DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY The project will encourage cycling through To bring a specialist cycle trainer to Dumfries Ability Cycling sessions, delivered ALL-ABILITIES CYCLING HUB, initiatives including: & Galloway and to fund specialist cycling by Blazing Saddles. CUMNOCK JUNIORS COMMUNITY PENICUIK CYCLE PROMOTION, • Encouraging users of the community training sessions during school holidays. • 2 x cycle ride leader training on THE BIKER BUDDIES, BUDDIES, ENTERPRISE, EAST AYRSHIRE PENICUIK FIRST, MIDLOTHIAN greenhouse to cycle instead of using Blazing Saddles adaptive bikes DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY their cars for short trips (total 16 participants) for Forth Valley communities. WHEELS OF FLEET, GATEHOUSE YMCA, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

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In 2016, Pedal for Scotland held Key facts its place as Scotland’s biggest bike event, with over 9,000 people across Scotland getting RIDERS TOOK PART IN PEDAL FOR on their bikes to take part. Pedal SCOTLAND 2016 for Scotland rides took place on 8468 12th June, 11th September and 18th September with five rides catering RIDERS TOOK PART IN THE for all ages and abilities. CLASSIC CHALLENGE THE EVENT’S Pedal for Scotland kicked off Bike MOST POPULAR RIDE Week this year with the Wee Jaunt 6128 Glasgow on 12th June – a family friendly 5 mile loop starting in Glasgow Green, travelling along the and stopping in Richmond Park before WAS RAISED FOR returning to the Green for coffee THE STV CHILDREN’S and ice cream. £90,022.33 APPEAL IN 2016 On 11th September, Pedal for Scotland’s main event day featured the 45 mile Classic Challenge ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh, the 110 mile Big Belter from Glasgow to Edinburgh via the Southern BEFORE REGISTERING AFTER REGISTERING Uplands, and the Wee Jaunt Edinburgh, starting for the first time at Linlithgow OF RIDERS CYCLED AT and taking in the final 10 miles of the LEAST ONCE A WEEK Classic Challenge route. All three rides 74% 85% finished at a new event village at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston. OF RIDERS CYCLED MORE Pedal for Scotland then travelled OFTEN THAN ONCE A WEEK to Aberdeen a week later on 18th 53% 62% September when the 6 mile Wee Jaunt Aberdeen returned to Duthie Park for a third year. The event’s most popular ride, the OF RESPONDENTS WERE RIDING Classic Challenge took place on fully PFS FOR THE FIRST TIME closed roads. 44% Support for the STV Children’s Appeal, official charity partner to Pedal for Scotland, continued to be strong and the Pedal for Scotland team were proud IN WHICH LOCAL AUTHORITY DO YOU LIVE to hand over a cheque for £90,022.33 to the STV Children’s Appeal at their annual Live Show on 23rd September. 16% 8.5% 14% EDINBURGH WEST LOTHIAN GLASGOW 7.5% 8% NORTH LANARKSHIRE SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

22 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 23 17 Give Everyone 18 Cycle Space Bike Week

For several years, Cycling Scotland successfully delivered a campaign designed to encourage children to cycle to school. The campaign evolved from a direct ask from school children to drivers to Give Me Cycle Space, to a road safety campaign asking drivers to Give Everyone Cycle Space. Stepping up the campaign to ask for space regardless of age or ability saw the natural development of the campaign, bringing it in line with Cycling Scotland’s revised vision to “create an environment where anyone, anywhere can cycle safely and easily”. Give Everyone Cycle Space was delivered nationally on TV, radio, billboards, bus backs and online for four weeks across May and June 2016. Pupils at Primary School joined New for the 2015/16 campaign was CBeebies' Katrina Bryan to launch Give the option for local authority delivery Everyone Cycle Space. partners to offer local participatory activities in settings other than the school setting, such as workplaces, Key facts campuses or communities. While this local activity continued in schools in many areas, Dumfries and Galloway also delivered a led ride programme in Annan for local employers and Kingussie Bikefest community groups. In schools, a range of activities took place, including led rides between OUT OF primary and secondary schools, route Cycling Scotland provides Cycling Scotland worked with planning workshops, the provision of both funding and promotional local groups to establish links with lesson plans incorporating cycling in to support to Bike Week – an local papers to help with promotion debating and writing exercises, a cycle of events. A series of informative videos annual opportunity to promote to school competition and a decorate on YouTube about how to get involved a bike task. cycling throughout the UK. in Bike Week, featuring advice and 4 5 Demonstrating the social, health insights from a series of community Post campaign evaluation proved DRIVERS STATE THAT THE CAMPAIGN WOULD MAKE THEM event organisers are also available encouraging with 4 out of 5 of and environmental benefits of cycling, on the Bike Week and Cycling frequent drivers agreeing that the GIVE EVERYONE CYCLING MORE SPACE ON THE ROAD Bike Week aims to get people to give Scotland websites. campaign would make them slow cycling a go, whether this be for fun, down near cyclists and give them as a means of getting around to work A variety of Bike Week events took more space on the road. or school, the local shops or just to place in communities all over Scotland, visit friends. including led rides, Dr Bike sessions, Each school was invited to take part OF PARENTS STATED THAT bike breakfasts and cycling festivals. in a cycle to school competition Bike Week 2016 took place from 11th THE CAMPAIGN MADE THEM 112 events were successfully delivered over one week of the campaign. Our – 19th June, with further events taking as part of Bike Week 2016. congratulations go to the P6 class FEEL MORE CONFIDENT place throughout the summer months at St Margaret’s Primary in Polmont ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN across Scotland. who managed 64 cycle journeys, or CYCLING TO SCHOOL 54% of journeys to school by bike that week. The class was rewarded with a 58% mountain biking themed day out.

24 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 25 Cycling Potential 19 20 & Making Cycling Conferences Mainstream

CYCLING POTENTIAL Marco te Brömmelstroet Cycling Scotland has been working with AECOM UK to further enhance and develop the Cycling Potential Tool (CPT). The CPT uses a wide selection of criteria and available data, along with any additional data a partner may have, to find out which areas are most likely to see an increase in cycling with additional infrastructure, support and investment. The CPT now produces a heat map style output which enables Cycling Potential to be used on any area throughout Scotland, regardless of size. Along with the current four modules (Environment, Schools, Development and Tourism) Cycling Potential now also examines the quality of existing infrastructure, the impact that any intervention may have on the cycling CYCLING SCOTLAND Speakers included Lesley Hinds, WALKING CYCLING CONNECTING CYCLING potential of an area and the impact on ANNUAL CONFERENCE Convenor of Transport for Edinburgh; COMMUNITIES mode share, environmental benefits and , Minister for Transport The Cycling Scotland Annual This event was held in June at Dynamic health benefits that would occur if an and the Islands; Ian McConnell, Conference 2015 was again held Earth and attracted over 150 delegates area’s Cycling Potential is met. Cycling POTENTIAL Programmes and Transformation over two days. Day 1 featured study and exhibitors. This conference is Scotland aims to constantly incorporate Director at Scotrail; Marco te tours and a civic reception while organised by a steering group from new data and develop the tool further. Day 2 was at the iconic Dynamic Brömmelstroet, Director of the Urban Cycling Scotland, Sustrans, Paths for TOOL Now that pilot projects have been Earth in Edinburgh. The conference Cycling Institute of the University of All and Living Streets. completed and the main portion of brought together 200 active travel Amsterdam; Andrew Burns, Leader of The event was chaired by broadcaster the CPT has been developed, Cycling Taking data further, providing evidence professionals, campaigners, volunteers Edinburgh City Council and a session Mark Stephens and featured speakers Scotland will be looking to offer use and national and local politicians to on what your party can do for cycling and assessing impacts of cycling at a including: the Minister for Transport of the CPT to local authorities, RTPs hear from the numerous speakers, to featuring David Stewart (Labour); Willie and the Islands; Dr Iain Mackay from and other partners across Scotland local and national level learn from each other and network to Rennie (Liberal Democrats); Patrick the University of Glasgow; John Dales, throughout 2016/17. help support cycling in Scotland and Harvie (Green Party) and Jim Eadie (SNP). There were also workshops on Transport Planner and Urban Designer, beyond. The 2015 conference Urban Movement; Craig McLaren, was sponsored by Abellio. cycling in the community; transport CASE STUDY integration; monitoring and technology; Director, Royal Town Planning Institute On Day 1 over 70 people participated cycling in Scotland’s cities; cycling Scotland and Chair, National Walking MAKING CYCLING MAINSTREAM Three learning streams cover Planning in study tours including How to Create Strategy Delivery Forum. There was and Design, Behaviour Change and as a pathway to new skills; cycling The entire suite of Making Cycling a Bike Culture; Infrastructure in Central a panel discussion featuring Jim Policy, Strategy and Monitoring. and technology and a workshop on COMMUNITY LINKS PLUS Mainstream modules has been Edinburgh; Transport Integration; The retrofitting and urban design. Eadie MSP, David Stewart MSP, Alex All our MCM courses are now CPD As part of 2016’s Community revised and restructured. Helix in Falkirk and looking at links Johnstone MSP and Alison Johnstone accredited making them attractive Feedback was, as previous years, very Link PLUS award hosted by to cycling and tourism with a visit to MSP. There were a series of interactive for professional development. A new positive with 90% stating that the Sustrans Scotland and the Scottish The new course content and structure the recently opened Border railway. sessions supported by Smarter Choices, delivery model for MCM was developed overall event was good or excellent and Government, Cycling Scotland was has been created in consultation with The evening reception was hosted by Smarter Places. local authorities, RTPs, community for implementation in 2016. Edinburgh City Council with attendance 92% indicating that they would attend asked to run the Cycling Potential again along with positive feedback on Tool on the final selection of entries groups and previous course from the with over 60 participants. Our new MCM offer allows guests attending. the venue and speakers. to establish an informative view of their cycling potential. These participants to take a stand-alone Chairing the event on Day 2 of the projects were located in Glasgow, course or move through a progressive conference was Rhona McLeod, former Edinburgh, East Dunbartonshire learning path towards practitioner level. athlete and BBC sports presenter. and Inverness.

26 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 27 21 Quality Assurance

QUALITY ASSURANCE In 2015/2016, 6.2% of Cycling Scotland training courses more practical and courses received observation visits. for candidates to spend more time on With over 6000 people trained 18 different courses delivered by their bikes. Areas of good practice and to deliver cycling since 2008, 16 different instructors/tutors were areas for development have also been Cycling Scotland has recognised observed. Quality Assurance partly identified. It is refreshing to observe that the need to monitor the standards informed the newly rolled out SCQF courses are delivered in different styles of training on a more formal basis accredited Cycle Training Assistant by instructors and tutors. course in January 2016 and the Cycle and Quality Assurance (QA) was Trainer Plus course rolled out at the introduced in August 2015. same time. Bikeability Scotland training QA aims to: was also observed in two different local authorities. • Support those involved in delivery The delivery of training overall is of an • Ensure minimum standards are met expected standard and there are many • Ensure consistency of training individual learning points that instructors standards and tutors are working to improve. • Maintain and raise delivery rates There is an emphasis on making

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22 Transport Planning & Engineering

COMMUNITY Karlene has continued to develop infrastructure near St. Fillans with new shared-use infrastructure between St. Fillans and Tynreoch now opening up an Transport Planning and off road active travel route of over 5km Engineering (TP&E), Cycling which removes the need to travel on the trunk road. Karlene worked closely Scotland’s social enterprise with the community organisation and consultancy, continues to design contractor to deliver a high quality and manage multi-million pound project funded by Sustrans, The investment in cycle infrastructure Gannochy Trust, LLTNPA and SNH. throughout Scotland. Profits made from completing our projects are invested back into cycling through Cycling Scotland led projects. LOCAL AUTHORITY 2015/16 has been a great year for Campbell has had another TP&E as two projects were awarded successful year, in particular for “achievements in Cycling” at the designing and installing over Scottish Transport Awards. 200 cycle route signs which The Bears Way won the award and help the people of Dunoon and the Islay path project was highly Stirling to navigate around their commended. TP&E has also been local areas. In addition to signage shortlisted to become Environmental the team have all assisted in Social Enterprise of the year by Social the development of a 3km path Enterprise UK with the awards taking network in , place during November 2016. 1.5km in Edinburgh and 1km TP&E has enjoyed working closely in Bearsden. with Sustrans on the development of the NCN in Scotland and looks forward to assisting our clients in 2016/17 delivering infrastructure which continues to support the vision of Cycling Scotland. To learn more about TP&E contact SCOTRAIL the team at [email protected] TP&E has continued to embrace a variety of work this year. Of particular note, TP&E created and managed a range of active travel activities which took place during the Queen Street tunnel closure to encourage active travel as an alternative transport option. Included in the activities were led rides from Bishopbriggs, bike events and improved active travel signage from Bishopbriggs and to assist people to continue to cycle once the closure is over.

30 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 31 23 Vision, Mission, Values, 24 Charitable Objects Partnership Working

VISION Cycling Scotland is represented been developed in consultation with Cycling Scotland is engaged with a in a wide range of partnerships our key stakeholders and therefore broad range of other organisations across our programme areas. complement the work that these from across policy fields and sectors, A sustainable, inclusive and healthy organisations carry out. and representing a diverse range of Many of our programmes will be interests. The organisations Cycling Cycling Scotland provides a facilitation Scotland where anyone, anywhere taken forward in conjunction with Scotland engages with in partnership role for many national partnership stakeholders and key delivery partners. projects, forums and working groups initiatives and is a member of several can enjoy all the benefits of cycling. Our workstreams and projects have are represented in the tables below. others. Through these partnerships,

Cycling Scotland sits on a number of delivery groups with a focus on active travel, and with a cycling remit. These groups include:

Communication Leisure Tourism Active Living Education & Training Information and Guidance & Events & Access

Cycling and Young Bikeability Scotland Pedal for Scotland (S) Annual Ministerial Cycling Summit Bike Events Scotland (S) People Group (S) Delivery Group (S) Walking, Cycling, Cycling Action Plan for Scotland Bike Week National Cycle UK Cycle Training Connecting Communities Delivery Forum (S) Developing Mountain Interests Group (S) Standards Board Conference Scottish Access Technical Biking in Scotland (SMBDC) Scotrail Cycle Forum PCAT Group (S) Police Scotland Tactical Information Network (SATIN) National Cycle Tourism Options Working Group Scotrail Advisory Road Safety Operational Scottish Parliament Cross Party Forum Panel Partnership Group Group on Cycling (S) Road Maintenance Play on Pedals CAPS Delivery Forum Sub-group Stakeholder Group Partnership on Monitoring (S)

(S) Groups in which Cycling Scotland is the secretariat

MISSION CHARITABLE OBJECTS CONSTITUTION, Cycling Scotland also works with partnership organisations to deliver its many programmes and to inform others on forums and working groups. Cycling Scotland is the nation’s (a) To promote and encourage for the cycling organisation. Working with public benefit the development in the STRUCTURE AND STAFF Cycling Scotland Project Delivery Partners Cycling Scotland is constituted under others, we help create and deliver community of and the provision of safe Bike Hub Cycling UK The Bike Station Eco Schools opportunities and an environment routes, paths and facilities for cycling, the companies act and is a registered Scottish charity (SC029760). MBLA (Mountain Bike Leaders so anyone anywhere in Scotland walking and other forms of low energy Forestry Commission Scotland Education Scotland Living Streets Association) can cycle easily and safely. transport and to undertake and carry Cycling Scotland is governed by a on projects and activities of a charitable board of directors with a wide range Scottish Centre for Healthy Paths for All Road Safety Scotland Scottish Cycling nature which will assist in promoting of professional and cycling experience. Working Lives healthful recreation, the protection of The operations of the organisation Scottish Local Authorities SNH (Scottish National Heritage) STV Children’s Appeal VALUES the environment and the conservation are managed by the Chief Executive. of energy resources. Volunteer Development As individuals we will lead by example The team at Cycling Scotland is Sustrans Transport Scotland VisitScotland Scotland and as an organisation, our values are (b) To advance the education of the comprised of a core staff of 20 officers, to be: public generally and young people in including one on secondment and two Forum & Working Group Partners Collaborative particular in safer cycling and cycling embedded within Regional Transport Partnerships, with extensive cycling, ADES (Association of Directors of Environmental Association of road safety. Bike Club Consortium COSLA Inclusive training, promotions, administrative and Education Scotland) Universities and Colleges (EAUC) engineering experience. There are four Professional & evidence-driven National Access Forum NHS Health Scotland Regional Transport Partnerships SATIN TP&E and staff. Ambitious Scottish Countryside Access Cycling Scotland is a membership ScotRail Scottish Enterprise Scottish Mountain Safety Forum Network Sustainable organisation. At present there are 41 member organisations; shown on pages SCOTS (Society of Chief Officers sportscotland Transform Scotland of Transport Scotland) 6 and 7. The membership appoints Directors to the Board for a fixed term. 32 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 33 25 CAPS Progress Report/CAPS 3

Cycling Scotland released its The report also outlined six CAPS Progress report in June interconnected areas where financial 2016. The report outlined record and human resource should be focused: funding from Transport Scotland 1. Infrastructure for cycling and outlined the key actions required to meet the 2. Training shared vision of 10% of journeys 3. Equity of Access by bike by 2020. 4. Behavioural Change The report highlighted six pre-requisites 5. Safety for achieving this vision: 6. Communication • A shared national vision for a 10% and Advocacy modal share of everyday journeys should remain • A long term increase in sustained funding • Local modal share objectives should be coordinated with the national vision to create a feasible route to 10% • The national vision should be directly coordinated with a specific focus on reaching at least 10% modal share in cities and the largest urban areas, implementing best practice • Change the physical environment for short journeys to enable anyone to cycle • Build and maintain staff capacity

34 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 35 26 CAPS Action Table CAPS Action Table LEAD PARTNER OUTCOMES / MONITORING ACTION & OTHER RESOURCING TIMESCALES INDICATORS The following table shows the 19 actions from the refreshed Cycling Action Plan for PARTNERS Scotland published in June 2013, along with the key partners responsible for delivering the actions, the expected outcomes and timescales, monitoring indicators and INFRASTRUCTURE, INTEGRATION AND ROAD SAFETY resources required. 5. Continue to develop and Sustrans with Steady growth Physical data on km of cycle SG grant to Sustrans maintain the National Cycle partners including in the quantity routes in place, quality of – Transport Scotland Network to provide long LAs, Forestry and improvement routes and public realm funding for Oban to distance cycling routes, Commission, in the quality of measured against planning Inverness NCN project. LEAD PARTNER OUTCOMES / MONITORING connecting rural communities Scottish Canals, infrastructure policy and design guidance. ACTION & OTHER RESOURCING and promoting tourism Visit Scotland, to support an TIMESCALES INDICATORS Number of users on cycle Cycle Tourism increase in active PARTNERS routes Forum travel LEADERSHIP & PARTNERSHIP

1. Establish an annual national cycling Transport Scotland Strong engagement See Actions 18 City of Edinburgh 6. Develop better integration Transport Scotland Improved National indicator on all Public transport operator summit involving the Minister for (lead), COSLA and in CAPS to provide & 19 has offered to host in with public transport through (lead), RTPs, rail links through journeys to work by active contributions; LA / SG Transport and Heads of Transportation LAs a steadily growing 2013; could rotate the working in partnership with and bus operators promoting and public transport funding for facilities and relevant Committee Convenors to momentum for delivery host authority. interests such as rail and bus/ / representative improved development; Perceptions of public lead delivery and gauge progress work coach operators and RTPs bodies (e.g., cycling routes to transport Confederation transport hubs of Passenger and bike parking; 2. Develop for each local authority area LAs, with RTPs; Cycling strategies Number of LAs/ RTPs; Transport Transport) Sustrans potentially the strategic approach to supporting Cycling Scotland, in place for all local strategies in Scotland resourcing (for access to and enhanced functional cycling (and active travel Transport Scotland authority areas and/or place and being in 2013/14 and from stations) carriage of bikes more broadly), mapping the appropriate travel-to-work regional implemented 2014/15 to support (especially for infrastructure improvements required areas, by 2015. a central resource to rural transport) along with supporting promotional work work across all LAs (with RTPs) to assist 7. Establish and develop the Forth Environment Cycle Hub Number of visitors to the SG funding running costs the development of Cycle Hub at Stirling Station as a Link (lead), launched in May Hub in 2013/4-2014/5 with cycling/active travel pilot in 2013-5 and evaluate it for Transport Scotland, 2013 with on- contributions from all Increase in uptake of cycle plans potential wider roll-out at other First ScotRail, going customer partners parking at the station railway stations Stirling Council, monitoring and for improved Sustrans evaluation to Local cycle count data 3. Continue to promote a national training Cycling Scotland Improved integration of Number of Current Scottish infrastructure links and develop the programme on cycling integration design (lead), Sustrans, cycling considerations delegates trained Government grants to promotion and best practice to planners, designers Transport Scotland into operational and Cycling Scotland; LA services at the and engineers, through the delivery strategic delivery in resourcing Hub and inform of accredited modules such as Making local areas. possible future Cycling Mainstream, and promote the use developments Develop a SCSP best of planning policy - Designing Streets, elsewhere. practice module Cycling by Design cycle guidance and for delivery by Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) 8. Promote the implementation LAs, with Improved Reductions in cyclist and LA budgets; SG grant- stakeholders or good practice of 20 mph schemes in all partnership work road safety to pedestrian KSI (killed & funding to Sustrans Transport Scotland residential areas and share best by with Transport encourage greater seriously-injured) statistics (Street Design projects) practice across the country, Scotland, Sustrans participation in and to LAs through INFRASTRUCTURE, INTEGRATION AND ROAD SAFETY especially from the City of active travel CWSS funding Edinburgh Council’s pilot 4. Continue to develop and LAs, with Sustrans, Steady growth Physical data on km of cycle SG capital grant to scheme (as well as from related maintain community links – i.e., RTPs, community in the quantity routes in place. Quality of Sustrans and to LAs initiatives such as Sustrans’ high quality, local infrastructure groups, Transport and quality of routes and public realm, through Cycling, Walking ‘Street Design’) to support active travel (routes Scotland infrastructure to measured against planning & Safer Streets. LAs’ own and public realm improvements) support active policy and design guidance. budget allocations 9. Develop and deliver a Mutual Cycling Scotland Launch of the Reduction in KSIs in all SG funding to Cycling - particularly in urban areas travel. Number of users measured Respect Campaign for all road (lead) with Mutual Respect modes, but specifically for Scotland with LA where high levels of cycling by static counters. users, complementing the input from the Campaign due cyclists and pedestrians resourcing for can be achieved, along with existing Give Me Cycle Space Vulnerable Road later in 2013. implementation associated infrastructure such National indictor for all campaign aimed at drivers Users Forum and as cycle parking facilities at key journeys by active modes LAs for delivery destinations including schools, Cycling Scotland’s National and promotion of bus and rail stations, shopping Assessment of LA delivery the project areas and workplaces approaches

36 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 37 CAPS Action Table CAPS Action Table

LEAD PARTNER LEAD PARTNER OUTCOMES / MONITORING OUTCOMES / MONITORING ACTION & OTHER RESOURCING ACTION & OTHER RESOURCING TIMESCALES INDICATORS TIMESCALES INDICATORS PARTNERS PARTNERS PROMOTION AND BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE PROMOTION AND BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE

10. Continue the roll-out of Bikeability Resources and training Numbers of participating SG grant funding 15. Develop approaches to Cycling Scotland Increased accessibility Numbers of trips on SG grant funding for Bikeability Scotland training Scotland Delivery available to all LAs to schools to Cycling promoting access to bikes (lead), community to bikes NCN Cycling Scotland (Cycle through schools, steadily expanding Forum (lead), enable 100% of pupils Scotland for – e.g., develop Bike Library groups, Transport Friendly Community Fund), Numbers of pupils receiving Increase in number number of children participation, particularly in Cycling Scotland; in the relevant cohorts Bikeability schemes for schools and Scotland / Scottish plus potential community on-road training of community cycling and adults accessing on-road training. Develop and LAs, schools to access on-road delivery (including communities to promote Government funding from Climate events training promote support for this, including Bikeability training by Number of volunteers volunteer access to bikes in areas of low Challenge Fund volunteer-led delivery and parental end of 2015 supported and trained support); LA cycle use or deprivation (e.g., number of children/ involvement. budgets for taster cycling sessions). adults using Bike More children cycling, Hands Up Scotland data on Sign-post community groups Library e.g., to school school travel to sources of funding through 11. Develop adult cycle training Cycling Scotland Increase the number Number of participants Current SG Cycle Friendly and Sustainable resources, building on Bikeability (lead), working of outlets offering taking up new resource funding to Cycling Communities Fund, Climate Scotland, including an essential with bike retailers adult training Scotland Challenge Fund, Junior CCF skills module as a pilot for potential 16. Encourage all employers Cycling Scotland, Increase in commuting Number of CFEs Current SG grants to CS and roll-out nationwide. across all sectors to become Healthy Working to work by bike Sustrans Number of employees Cycle Friendly (e.g., by offering Lives, Sustrans 12. Promote and support Cycling Scotland Increase in number of Project participation and Current SG working in a CFE EST loan fund for employers support for workplace cycling (leads), employers community-led cycling initiatives, and Sustrans (lead) community events and local area cycling modal funding for facilities and promotional Number of Bike to through signposting resources and projects shares etc Cycle Friendly resources, active travel Work schemes on offer providing support for projects that and Sustainable champions, travel planning SHS increase in cycling will promote cycling participation Communities etc) to work in an inclusive, accessible way. Fund, Climate Evaluate the delivery of the Challenge Fund 17. Develop follow-up work Transport Scotland Increase in active SHS increase in active Transport Scotland Cycle Friendly Communities and the Active from the Smarter Choices, (lead) Cycling travel in all areas travel and public resourcing; local authority Fund programme to date and Fund Smarter Places evaluation Scotland, Sustrans, transport use delivery budgets promote the learning to further report, applying learning LAs develop approaches to supporting to encourage active travel communities as part of community- based sustainable transport 13. Continue to promote projects Sustrans and More children cycling Hands Up Scotland Survey Current SG promotion. which encourage primary school Cycling Scotland results in I-Bike Schools and funding for pupils to continue cycling when (lead), LAs number of Cycle Friendly I-Bike officers to 18. Report annually on an Cycling Scotland Available data collated see Annex G Transport Scotland; SG progressing to secondary schools, Secondary Schools (CFSS) Sustrans and to appropriate suite of national (lead), SG, Sustrans, and presented to grant funding to Cycling such as I-Bike and delivery of Cycling Scotland indicators to inform the Paths for All inform the national Scotland & Sustrans includes iBike evaluation data Bikeability Scotland level 3 for CFSS national picture of cycling picture of cycling provision for evaluation participation participation 14. Promote cycling for young Cycling and Young More young people Delivery body data, e.g., SG funding to people more broadly for leisure People Group participating in all Cycling Scotland; 19. Develop local monitoring, LAs with Cycling More robust local data Cycling Scotland’s SG grant funding to Cycling • membership of clubs or travel, for fun, health and sport, (lead), Cycle forms of cycling LA / Health board using data from local cycle Scotland and collected which can National Assessment Scotland & Sustrans includes through the promotion of cycling Tourism Forum, • number of cycling budgets counts and surveys etc, Sustrans contribute to the 10% and Sustrans cycle provision for evaluation; SG activities, events and led cycle rides NHS professionals events held with support from key shared vision counter data collection, funding in 2012/3 for local delivery bodies to develop a including the new cycle cycle counters coordinated approach to data counters project collection

38 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 39 27 Board and Staff Members Board and Staff Members

KEITH IRVING WILLIAM WRIGHT JOANNA HENDRY Chief Executive Marketing & Development Officer Office Administrator Keith became Chief Executive in 2014. William is responsible for the marketing Joanna provides administrative support He chairs the Cycling Action Plan and promotion of Cycling Scotland’s to the Cycling Scotland office and Delivery Forum and National Cycling projects, specifically Pedal for Scotland. assists with all of the organisation’s Interests Group and serves on the Road He also manages the organisation’s projects and initiatives. Safety Operational Partnership Group. websites and social media channels, TRANSPORT PLANNING and provides communications and PR AND ENGINEERING (TP&E) CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON support when required. Senior Development Officer PETER LESLIE Christopher manages Cycling Scotland’s PAUL WRIGHT Engineering Manager Education programmes, which include Behaviour Change Manager Peter manages TP&E, the social Bikeability Scotland. Paul manages Cycling Scotland’s enterprise engineering consultancy behaviour change programmes, which whose profits help further Cycling include Cycle Friendly Awards. NATHAN KACZMARSKI Scotland projects. In the past year Peter has particularly enjoyed delivering Senior Communications Officer CAROLINE HAMMOND projects in Edinburgh and East Nathan manages all of the Policy, Development Officer Renfrewshire. Public Affairs, Monitoring, PR, Events and Communications projects for Caroline supports employers across Cycling Scotland. Scotland to ensure staff achieve KARLENE DOHERTY the benefits of cycling to and from Engineer work through the Cycle Friendly LINDA PETERS (ACMA) Karlene has been instrumental in MAUREEN KIDD ERIC GUTHRIE SANDY SCOTLAND Employer Award programme. She also delivering projects throughout Scotland Senior Finance Officer Chair Director Director coordinates the delivery of Adult Cycle since joining TP&E in 2014. She has Linda is responsible for managing the Training, Cycle Ride Leader and Cycle Maureen Kidd has both a personal Eric has over 30 years’ experience Sandy has been involved in cycling particularly enjoyed working for a organisation’s governance and finances Patrol. and professional interest in promoting in public transport coordination and promotion for many years as a member community organisation to link rural and is also Cycling Scotland’s company cycling. Previously the strategic lead transportation with local government. of Spokes and an appointed member of Perthshire villages through a phased secretary. for physical activity in NHS Health He joined Tactran as Partnership the SEStran board. MARIANNE SCOTT development project. Scotland, she is now doing a PhD at Director on 17th July 2006. Regional Development Officer (Tactran) the University of Glasgow, investigating BILL WRIGHT MARK HUGHES Based with partner organisation CAMPBELL MCCALL the impact of the 2014 Commonwealth STUART KNOWLES Director Policy Officer Tactran, Marianne is responsible for Technician supporting and developing cycle Games on young people living in the Director Mark is responsible for the National Campbell continues to provide design Bill was the chair of Cycling Scotland training opportunities across the Angus, East End of Glasgow. She is a member Assessment of Local Authority Cycling solutions including improvements to Stuart was Senior Manager for Traffic from 2007 to 2016. Bill is a financial Dundee, Stirling and Perth & Kinross. of the World Health Organisation expert Policy and the Cycling Scotland access points which aim to increase and Transportation Services at Fife planner and was a board member of Marianne has a key focus on Bikeability group on promoting physical activity Conference. Mark is the key contact the use of the National Cycle Network Council until his retirement. He is now Sustrans before joining the board of Scotland, as well as supporting Cycling in disadvantaged groups and regularly regarding the Cycling Action Plan for Route 7/75. He has also become a pursuing his professional interests in Cycling Scotland. Scotland and Tactran’s work in the gets on her bike for active travel and Scotland (CAPS) and has developed leading specialist in the design and sustainable transport including cycling workplace, school, community and recreation. Cycling Scotland’s professional training delivery of active travel signage, development. KAREN FUREY further education setting. courses. principally directional signage of cycle IAN AITKEN Observer JOHN LAUDER route networks. Director Karen is Cycling Policy Manager with LUKE PHILLIPS DR. NINA SAUNDERS Director Ian oversaw the establishment of the Sustainable & Active Transport Monitoring and Development Officer Quality Assurance Officer TOM A’HARA John is the Director of Sustrans Team at Transport Scotland. Bikeability in Scotland and grew Pedal Luke is responsible for the Nina manages the Quality Assurance Engineer Scotland, the charity that’s enabling programme for Cycling Scotland and for Scotland from 1,000 to well over management, maintenance, analysis Tom has over 30 years’ engineering people to travel by foot, bike or public Bikeability Scotland training courses. 10,000 participants. He now runs and development of data relating experience and continues to provide transport for more of the journeys we She is also responsible for Go Mountain Machrihanish Holiday Park and sits on to cycling in Scotland, including the TP&E with extensive knowledge of all make every day. Bike and is the lead contact to a large the Sustrans Scotland Advisory Board. Cycling Potential project. things engineering. During 2015/16 Tom team of freelance cycle tutors. continued to design and manage the ALAN MALCOLM RONA GIBB VICKY TIBBITT award winning “Bears Way” segregated Director Director Communications Officer DEBBIE WATSON cycle route in East Dunbartonshire. Finance and Administration Officer Rona is the Development Manager at Alan was Senior Depute Director of Vicky provides Communications and PR Paths For All, a partnership of more Land Services for Glasgow City Council support across all of Cycling Scotland’s Debbie is responsible for the than twenty national organisations until retirement and is an appointed activities including social media and administration of Cycling Scotland’s committed to promoting walking for member of SPT. website management. Vicky is also finances and manages administration in health and the development of multi- responsible for the delivery of the Give the Cycling Scotland office. use path networks in Scotland. Everyone Cycle Space campaign.

40 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 Cycling Scotland ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 41 28 Net movement in funds for the year (15,679) 7,283 3,833 (4,563) 52,464 Financial Accounts Balance brought forward 180,397 86,556 14,637 281,590 229,126

Closing balance at 31 March 2016 164,718 93,839 18,470 277,027 281,590 Comprising:- Unrestricted Funds The foregoing Consolidated Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of General 164,718 – – 263,840 229,582 Financial Activities and Consolidated Balance Sheet are not themselves the statutory Designated Funds accounts but are a summary of the consolidated statutory accounts which have been Designated Assets – 4,987 – 1,850 8,671 subject to audit. The Auditors’ Report in the statutory accounts contained an unqualified Go Mountain Bike – 18,852 – 14,706 9,976 opinion. The full accounts, including the Auditors’ Report and Directors’ Report, were Pension Deficit Reserve – 70,000 – 70,000 50,000 approved by the directors on 25 August 2016 and can be obtained from the Secretary.

Restricted Funds Pedal for Scotland Fund – – 10,194 10,194 16,587 Play on Pedals – – – – – CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Practical Cycle Awareness Training – – 8,276 8,276 (1,950) AND STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 164,718 93,839 18,470 277,027 281,590 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2016

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS RESTR. FUNDS 2016 2015 General Designated Total Total £ £ £ £ £ CYCLING SCOTLAND Income and endowments from: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Donations and legacies AT 31 MARCH 2016 Gifts and donations 500 – – 500 – Voluntary Income – – 172,546 172,546 45,836 Charitable Activities 2016 2015 Scottish Government Grant 2,127,751 – 353,544 2,481,295 2,601,894 £ £ £ £ Education and consultancy 11,716 290 26,181 38,187 24,774 Fixed Assets Marketing and event income 13,040 – 305,617 318,657 369,833 Tangible assets 4,987 1,850 Other charitable income 86,089 6,095 – 92,184 99,240 Other Trading Activities 4,987 1,850 Trading Income 212,548 – – 212,548 138,962 Other Trading Activities Current Assets Trading Income 3,194 – – 3,194 3,660 Debtors 133,557 70,002 Cash at bank and in hand 967,771 1,182,213 Total Incoming Resources 2,454,838 6,385 857,888 3,319,111 3,284,199 1,101,328 1,252,215 Creditors: Amounts falling Expenditure on: due within one year 722,288 884,032 Charitable Activities 2,462,726 2,239 854,055 3,319,020 3,223,149 Other 2,513 2,141 – 4,654 8,586 Net Current Assets 379,040 368,183 Total resources expended 2,465,239 4,380 854,055 3,323,674 3,231,735 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 384,027 370,033

Creditors: Amounts falling Net income/(expenditure) (10,401) 2,005 13,833 (4,563) 52,464 due after one year - 5,000

Transfers (5,278) 5,278 – – – Tangible assets 107,000 91,000

Net Assets 277,027 281,590

Represented by: Unrestricted Funds General 164,718 229,582 Designated 93,839 86,556 Restricted 18,470 14,637

277,027 281,590

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