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G Cycling Public Transport Smart Driving Bus routes operating at least every Tewkesbury 2 hours Monday to Saturday daytime Tewkesbury Why cycle? Only when you are able to deal with heavier and faster traffic Driving Skills for saving money Bus routes operating every day Cycling’s healthy. People who cycle regularly live longer, should you venture progressively onto the blue and red routes. Monday to Saturday daytime Smarter driving or eco-driving could save you up to £220 a on average, than those who do not and suffer less ill-health. You can use the map as a do-it-yourself tool to plot your 375 Infrequent bus routes operating on year in fuel costs. That’s because smarter driving means driving Smarter Travel Cycling for as little as 15 minutes a day will significantly routes across town according to the kind of roads that you certain days only your car more efficiently. Your car will produce less carbon Railway with station reduce your risk of heart disease, many cancers, obesity, wish to use at any particular time. dioxide (CO2), the main gas contributing to climate change. stroke, stress and other common disorders. J9 Junction 9 of M5 Guide & Map Cycling’s a speedy way of getting about. For many 375 Top tips for smarter driving journeys in town, it’s quicker by bike than by car and it’s much less difficult to find somewhere to park. Travel times • Check your revs - change up before 2,500rpm (petrol) are reliable. and 2,000rpm (diesel). 540 375 • Anticipate road conditions and drive smoothly, avoiding 361 sharp acceleration and heavy braking. This saves fuel and reduces accident rates. 361 395 375 See www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Travel for more top tips. 361

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experience needed to cycle each route. If you are a object, such as a cycle stand. It is best to use a D-lock for good W D S L L 71 Visit www.carsharegloucestershire.com for answers to all your County O Hall Playing Field A beginner or haven’t cycled for some time, you should build Court N security and it’s worth paying a little more for one that is E questions. Register to car-share in just a few minutes. SCT G Pavilion A

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Cycle training Route Destination Frequency Operator Enquiries The best way to keep yourself safe - as well as to make Cycletewkesbury your cycling more enjoyable - is to learn how to share the 41 Cheltenham 15 mins, Mon - Sat; Stagecoach www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham Your guide to cycling, roads with other traffic. This will be a benefit to all ages, Hourly Sun. public transport and car-share not just children, and is not as difficult as it might seem. Cycletewkesbury - part of the Cheltenham 42 Cheltenham 15 mins, Mon - Sat. Stagecoach www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham & Tewkesbury Cycling Campaign in Tewkesbury, with useful National Standard Cycle Training is delivered through 43 Bishop's Cleeve 4 per day, Mon - Sat. Stagecoach www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham schools to children in the County by Gloucestershire information and a Road Safety Partnership under the Government ycletewkesbury exists to promote the interests 71 Gloucester Hourly, Mon - Sat. Stagecoach www.stagecoachbus.com/gloucester comprehensive map of cyclists in Tewkesbury, through liaison with the Bikeability scheme. Adults can book one-to-one sessions C 351 Gloucester 7 per day, Mon - Sat. Astons Coaches 01905 820201 with accredited instructors which are tailored to County and Borough councils and by undertaking individual needs. You will learn how to be comfortable on other activities to encourage and support cycling. 361 Upton-upon-Severn 5 per day, Mon - Sat. Astons Coaches 01905 820201 your bike, how to control it properly, how to anticipate It is affiliated tocyclenation , the UK-wide federation 375 Pershore, Peopleton 1 trip, Wed only. Cresswell 01386 48655 the behaviour of other road users and how to make that is seeking to create a nation of cycle-friendly he Highways Agency has teamed up with manoeuvres safely and confidently. Tuition is also available communities. 388 Ledbury, Hereford 2 trips Ledbury, 1 trip Abbey Cars 01981 570301 Tand Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Cycling in the more advanced skills needed to share busy roads Campaign to provide information on smarter If you need advice about cycling or believe that your Hereford, Sat only. with fast traffic. journeys by cycle could be improved, please get in 388 Cheltenham 2 trips, Sat only. Abbey Cars 01981 570301 travel choices in the Tewkesbury area. This Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Cycling Campaign and touch via our website feedback form. is part of a programme to influence travel Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership can advise 389 Rye Cross, Longdon, 1 trip, Wed only. Worcestershire 01905 765765 behaviour to reduce congestion on the You can help us to help you by becoming a member Corse Lawn County Council you whom to contact or visit the CTC website of cycletewkesbury, in order to create a strong body strategic road network. (www.ctc.org.uk) and look for Cycle Training. 395 Bredon's Norton 1 trip, Wed only. Worcestershire 01905 765765 representative of cyclists in the area. You may join on- County Council line or download an application form. 521 Mitton & Prior's Park 11 per day, Mon-Fri; Swanbrook 01452 712386; www.swanbrook.co.uk When you’re thinking about travelling by car, How long to cycle a mile? town service 9 per day, Sat. especially for local trips, consider whether 525 Shurdington 1 trip, Wed, Sat. Mike’s Travel 01454 281417 you could make the journey instead by 10 minutes cycling or public transport. If these two at leisure 5 minutes 526 Winchcombe, Bishop’s 1 trip, Wed, Sat. Mike’s Travel 01454 281417 options are not possible, how about sharing at a moderate pace Cleeve 3 a car with someone else? This guide gives minutes 540 Evesham Hourly, Mon - Sat. Astons Coaches 01905 820201 at speed information on all these options.

The map, which is part of this guide, grades Rail services operate daily from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury the road network according to how easy it station to Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham and is for cycling and shows the bus routes that www.cycletewkesbury.org.uk Bristol, with onward connections throughout the country. operate and where the bus stops are. In this For train times and fares: way you see whether cycling or bus travel 08457 484950, www.nationalrail.co.uk Cyclecraft can be a practical alternative for your journey. Text ASC to 84950 for Ashchurch departures by John Franklin Ashchurch for Tewkesbury station is an easy cycle ride from all (Publisher: The Stationery Potholes? Bad surfaces? parts of Tewkesbury. There is cycle parking at the station. Office ISBN 978-0-11- 703740-3) Report all defects to Buses 41 and 42 stop nearby. Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514514. The definitive guide to safe and enjoyable Also consider logging faults on the CTC’s national PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION cycling for adults and Fill That Hole! website at www.fillthathole.org.uk. children. It is closely Reports can provide a valuable record to assist future Traveline 0871 200 2233 calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras, www.traveline.org.uk associated with the claims for compensation. National Cycle Training Transport Direct: www.transportdirect.info © Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Cycling Campaign 2012 Standard.