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After a successful pilot, the programme is Supermarket now being rolled-out across all Walsall schools d CIVIC Walking regularly can: CTC Walsall Member Group a BATHS Ro CENTRE Pilot project achievements (2010-2012): n to LIBRARY Wol er verhampton POST (Cyclists’ Touring Club) Street Hath In OFFICE to • Help weight loss A454 TO WILLENHALL/ wn 3% increase in walking and cycling levels in R WOLVERHAMPTON M6 J10 WALSALL CANAL ART ow Contact: 01543 377145 BASIN GALLERY COUNCIL A*STARS schools, compared to an overall Walsall THE • Ease back pain Butlers HOUSE [email protected] Passage CROSSING t average of 1.8% e e r Pa t S rk l www.chasecycling.co.uk l • Reduce the risks of heart disease St re Br ha i s 3.7% reduction in single car use. et dge Street u R r TO we • Increase bone strength Fr Lo Nominated for ‘National Road Safety Project DARLASTON eer Family Saturday Cycling Group Street t of the Year’, Highways Magazine Excellence et ee M r A • Improve muscle tone and joint flexibility t RK ET tre l S h S Awards 2012 Contact: 01543 899577 al A ble Mars Di oodh • Lead to improved balance and co-ordination gb G we [email protected] et ll h Street Winner of ‘Modeshift – Local Authority Initiated helping to prevent falls www.chasecycling.co.uk Brid gman Stre Project of the Year 2012’ et • Increase confidence, stamina and energy e Over 1,000 children trained to level 2 Bikeability, an L et Supermarket tre Hall S KEY r t 16 school staff trained as Bikeability Instructors Walsall Roads Cycling Club we ee tr • Help with anxiety and stress and increase Lo S Rushall r A34 TO pe and over 500 children received TOGO NOGO orge e Up BIRMINGHAM relaxation Contact: 01922 626514 National Cycle Route G M6 J7 pedestrian training. [email protected] Existing cycle routes and t Caldmore y • Provide a social environment to make ee r udle For more information safer routes to school Road D www.walsallroadscc.co.uk St d Street new friends r TO SANDWELL Road adfo & BIRMINGHAM please email [email protected] r d B On road cycle facilities n la id www.astarswalsall.co.uk and bus lanes M Walsall Walk On is a weekly programme Walsall Ramblers Canal towpath A4038 TO DARLASTON/ of free health walks held in parks and Contact: 0121 353 4102 M6 J9 countryside spaces across the borough. www.walsallramblers.co.uk Cycle stands For more information please call Sport and Pedestrian area Leisure Development Services on 01922 658080. Traffic signs and road markings BikeBike CheckCheck -- TopTop TenTen Tips!Tips! Contacts JRegular checking is important to your riding comfort as well as yourI safety. Luckily, most things on a bike can be checked easily but if in doubt, take it to a bike shop! Museum Walsall Council Cycling Direction of route to a tourist 2. If your chain is 1. All bikes must 9. If the handlebars 10. If you can pull the 8. Check there’s 01922 654677 attraction for pedestrians an orange colour or have a red reflector at judder when you brake levers all the plenty of rubber on the [email protected] Shared-use cycle and Cycle lane, track or TO squeaky,BROWNHILLS get oiling! Be the back (and ideally brake, they may need way to the handlebars brake blocks and that pedestrian route route road marking careful not to get oil a white reflector at the tightening. (Visit the your brakes need to they are lined up with www.walsall.gov.uk/cycling on the brakes or rims. front). bike shop if unsure) be tighter. the wheel rim. A454 TO ALDRIDGE & A34 TO BLOXWICH/ A461 TO BROWNHILLS CANNOCK TO ALDRIDGE Rights of Way TO Da & LICHFIELD Gr y WALSALL Public FootpathStr REEDSWOOD een ee t COLLEGE 01922 654673 L an POLICE ARBORETUM e STATION Public Footpath [email protected] LAW LEATHER MUSEUM COURTS treet Littleton S www.walsall.gov.uk/public_rights_of_way A4148 Wi llen A4148 TO h al t St t l C s e y af t BIRMINGHAM/ Other useful links: cle We Rout e ford n ee Stre Segregated cycle and tr e La ld M6 J7 & J9 e St TO WILLENHALL u S fie Bl on No cycling re www.britishcycling.org.uk pedestrian route rt Lich et he t (Please keep to the correct side) Supermarket Ha Bikeability is cycling www.ctc.org.uk Direction along a footpath Supermarket proficiency for the www.sustrans.org.uk d CIVIC indicated by waymarker a BATHS 21st century, giving Ro CENTRE n www.cyclingwestmidlands.org.uk to LIBRARY Wol er verhampton POST children and adults Street Hath In OFFICE to A454 TO WILLENHALL/ wn www.canalrivertrust.org.uk R the skills and WOLVERHAMPTON M6 J10 WALSALL CANAL ART ow BASIN GALLERY COUNCIL THE www.ramblers.org.uk Butlers HOUSE confidence to cycle Passage CROSSING t e e r on today’s roads. www.networkwestmidlands.com Pa t S rk l Route for cycles only Cycle route ahead l St re Br ha id s It’s split into three et ge Street u R National Cycle Route Signing r TO we levels including Fr Lo DARLASTON eer Street basic bike handling t et ee M r A t RK ET tre S skills, riding on quiet l LIGHT SHOWS h S WA al WHEN RE CYCLES A ble IT Mars oodh HERE Di gb G we roads and dealing et h ll D Street with more complex Brid Direction route for cyclist gman Stre et LIGHT SHOWS traffic conditions. WA VEHICLES WHEN RE MOTOR Cycle lane ahead note: IT e HERE an Although many people Have your say on local L et tre Cyclists can also use bus lanes D Hall Supermarket S r t issues and influence we ree think cycle training is just for t Lo S Rushall r A34 TO pe orge decisions… e Up BIRMINGHAM kids, it’s never too late to learn or G 3. If the gears don’t 4. Check tyres are 5. Grab a pedal 6. If the wheel M6 J7 7. Nuts and bolts can change smoothly it pumped up and not and try and push it wobbles from side to work loose, especially rediscover your cycle confidence. t Caldmore y Walsall Cycling Forum ee could be a simple worn out, especially towards the frame. side as it spins, it is on new bikes. Check r dle Road u St D d Street r job for a bike shop TO SANDWELLyour back tyre. If the pedal arms buckled. Check also them every month. For more information on bikeability contact Contact: 01922 654677 Road adfo & BIRMINGHAM r d mechanic to fix. wobble, take it to your for loose or missing B n la id local bike shop. spokes. the Road Safety Team on 01922 65 4678 Route recommended for cycles Advanced Stop lines M Cycle parking or [email protected] Local Access Forum A4038 TO DARLASTON/ Contact: 01922 654673 M6 J9 Make sure your bike gets 10 / 10!!! HOWDLE’S WA To To Boney Hay BRI To Boney To Cannock TL Brownhills LANE STREET DGE CR 4 ING WATLING Cannock H S OS Hay ET D Y S R West WATLING STRE E A O S C AD T STREET D O Chase R G R A EE WATLIN N Norton M CAN For continuation see inset on left T NO W Proposed E D C A Terrace O K D S D 5 R A RO Safer Route A A East D A F O 1 E O E GO 9 RD. 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