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Cycling in East Ayrshire Guide GET CYCLING HOW AND IN EAST AYRSHIRE WHERE TO RIDE A PRACTICAL GUIDE GETTING FIT HAVING FUN! BUYING THE RIGHT BIKE CYCLING PLANNING SERVICES YOUR RIDES FAMILY CARING FOR CYCLING YOUR BIKE BIKE RIDESIN EAST AYRSHIRE KILMARNOCK www.getcycling.org.uk KILMARNOCK ACTIVE TRAVEL HUB he Kilmarnock Active Travel Hub is For other walking and cycling initiatives in Tsituated on Platform 1 of Kilmarnock Ayrshire check out our sister hub in Ayr – Train Station and is a partnership project The Ayr Active Travel Hub – covering South between East Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire and The Trinity Active Travel Hub Sustrans Scotland. The project is funded in Irvine covering North Ayrshire. by Transport Scotland via the Smarter Choices Smarter Places programme and aims to enable people in East Ayrshire to ACTIVE TRAVEL HUBS travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of their everyday journeys. Kilmarnock Station Community The Hub has a dedicated team of Active Village, Station Brae, Kilmarnock, Travel Officers and volunteers who are KA1 2AF on hand to deliver a range of cycling Email: [email protected] and walking activities as well as offering Facebook: @athkilmarnock advice on active and Twitter: @Travelhubkk sustainable travel. The Kilmarnock Active Ayr Active Travel Hub: Travel Hub work Tel: 07970 709925 with individuals, Email: [email protected] local workplaces Facebook: @athubayr and community organisations. The Trinity Active Travel Hub: Website: https://thetrinity.org.uk/ Email: [email protected] Facebook: @TrinityActiveTravelHub KILMARNOCK 02 GET CYCLING IN EAST AYRSHIRE The Kilmarnock Active Travel Workplace events and support Hub offer lots of free walking and Support and information to workplaces cycling initiatives to give you the on how they can encourage active and opportunity to start walking or sustainable travel for employees. They cycling for everyday short journeys. can offer support on how to set up a pool bike scheme, cycle-to-work scheme and advice on funding, training and active travel awards available to workplaces. The Hub run workplace walking challenges and can Led Rides/Led walks and can give further support by running Regular instructor-led walks and bike rides active travel events at the workplace. to increase fitness and confidence walking and cycling short distances. Our walks are friendly and welcoming, and a great Personal Travel Plans, way to get to know the local area. Maps and Bike Marking We offer personalised travel plans providing information on the safest Bike maintenance cycling and walking routes in the local Puncture repair and basic bike area. The Hub has maps, leaflets and maintenance classes so will make you information which is available to the feel confident about fixing your own bike public. The Hub officers have a wealth of problems when you are out on the road. knowledge on all things active travel. They They also offer a regular Dr Bike service can also security mark your bike to deter where you can get your bike safety theft and increase the chances of being checked and repaired for free. reunited with your bike if it is stolen. Cycling Skills and Confidence E-bike taster sessions and 1-1 adult learn-to-ride sessions and small- short term bike loans group sessions to build up your cycling The Hub have a fleet of electric bikes which skills and confidence for riding on and are available for e-bike trials, instructor-led off roads. rides and short term loans to employees from certain local workplaces. GET CYCLING IN EAST AYRSHIRE 03 REDISCOVER THE BIKE - IT’S YOUR PARTNER HAPPINESS COMES FOR LIFE WITH PEDALS ON Cycling has been shown to Cycling allows you to travel up to 1 greatly reduce the chances of 5 four times faster than you can walk, several serious illnesses, for the same amount of energy including heart disease, asthma, diabetes and cancer Cycling regularly will make 6 you as fit as an average person 2 Cycling can help to keep our air ten years younger clean to breathe and reduces noise pollution in crowded places Cycling improves the development 7 of motor skills, coordination and 3 Cycling can lift your mood, put a balance and research shows smile on your face and improve that children who cycle regularly your general wellbeing concentrate better in class and achieve higher grades Cycling to work for 20 minutes 4 could burn the same amount of Cycling allows you to travel up to calories as a cappuccino, a bar of 8 1037km on the energy equivalent chocolate or a 175ml glass of wine of a single litre of petrol 04 GET CYCLING IN EAST AYRSHIRE BENEFITS, BARRIERS “It’s too dangerous” AND SOLUTIONS The British Medical Association has calculated that the health benefits of cycling outweigh FOR ACTIVE TRAVEL the road accident danger by a factor of 20 to 1. Speak to your local Active Travel Hub and arrange a personal travel plan. Hub Officers can help you plan a cycling journey avoiding the busiest roads. “I’ve got too much to carry” Most bikes can easily be fitted with a pannier rack allowing heavy items to be carried in a waterproof pannier. This spreads the weight and doesn’t feel too heavy when you are cycling. “It’s too far” 58% of car trips are under 5 miles and 25% are less than 2 miles. If your journey is further then you don’t have to cycle the whole way. Most journeys can be broken up by taking the train or driving some of the way. Bikes can easily be carried free of charge on most local trains without booking and bike racks can be fitted to your car. Active Travel has all the benefits of taking part in daily exercise plus much more! “I need to drop the kids off at school” Cycling your kids to school is a great way to By choosing to walk or cycle for your short spend time with your children, get some fresh air and build daily exercise into your own and journeys instead of using the car you will be your child’s life. meeting your recommended 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week. This will “I can’t arrive looking hot and sweaty” reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as Have you thought about investing in an electric heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bike? You can choose which setting you have it cancer by up to 50%. Research has also on so you can work as hard or little as you like shown that daily exercise and fresh air can and don’t have to turn up to work looking hot and sweaty. reduce stress, reduce the risk of depression by 30% and improve mental health. “I’ll get soaked if it rains” Active Travel also has benefits to your It doesn’t rain heavily that often! In many parts of the UK only fourteen or so days in the year, pocket and the environment. Road transport and no-one says you have to ride your bike is responsible for around a every day. Choose days when it is forecast to be fifth (21%) of the UK’s total dry and always carry emergency waterproofs. greenhouse gas emissions. By choosing active travel “There’s nowhere safe to leave my bike” for short journeys you are 21% Speak to your workplace about providing safe choosing a cheap way cycling parking. Workplaces can apply for funding to get cycling parking and should be to travel whilst reducing supporting staff to actively travel to work by greenhouse emissions and providing free cycling facilities. Contact your working towards creating a CO2 local Active Travel Hub for support with this. healthy and happier world. GET CYCLING IN EAST AYRSHIRE 05 40 to 50s: Hopefully cycling is now an CYCLING intrinsic part of your day-to- day life but if it is not then it is never too late to learn. THROUGH The Active Travel Hub offer free 1-1 adult learn-to-cycle THE AGES sessions so get in touch. Regular cycling is part of a healthy lifestyle, keeps Your bikes and down your blood pressure your cycling styles and has positive effects to UNDER 10s: your mental health. can change with time. Cycling should be the birthright of every child! Riding a bike is a great way for your little one to have fun, get fresh air and keep active. Teaching your child to ride a balance bike is the best way to set them up to learn how to cycle a pedal bike when they are older. The Active Travel Hub offer short term balance bike loans and run a ‘try a balance bike’ event at Kay Park Play Day each year. Did you know that there is a free cycle training track for 20 to 30s: children at Kay Park? Cycling to university or work, bringing home the shopping, getting out in the countryside with young kids or maybe joining a local bike club. There are many different bikes and adaptations to meet your needs such as bike baby seats, pannier racks and electric bikes. 60s + If you have been cycling all your life then your health levels are likely comparable with someone ten years UNDER 20s: younger. If you are new to Cycling is a free form of cycling then you can start to transport to get you to where enjoy the physical, mental you want to go at any time and social benefits cycling of the day. You will no longer can bring. It is never too late need to rely on buses or lifts to start especially now that from your parents.
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