//the autumn hub 2019

Sustrans bi-annual supporter magazine Issue 35 Welcome Welcome to the autumn hub. wedding anniversary. And you can You’re helping so many people discover There’s been lots to celebrate since our last edition of delve into some of Britain’s Roman the joys and benefits of walking and the hub. A year on from publishing our National Cycle history as supporter Robert and his cycling, and creating a better world Network review Paths for Everyone, we’re working friend Steve recount their trip along now and in the future. Thank you. hard to upgrade your Network. And with people like Hadrian’s Cycleway in this edition’s you behind us, we’ve recently passed a number of My Favourite Ride feature. Xavier Brice, milestones on our journey to making the Network safe It’s people like you who make all of Chief Executive and accessible for everyone. these amazing developments possible. Earlier this year, we celebrated the completion of our first Network review activation project: a new path at Ledaig, Argyll and Bute. This traffic-free route connects Young people from Craigmillar take part in a www.sustrans.org.uk local communities and is the first crucial step towards Circus of Lights Glow Parade along National achieving the Network’s true potential. Cycle Network Route 1 in Edinburgh. /Sustrans Photo: Colin Hattersley/Sustrans The new link reminds us of the importance of projects @Sustrans like this. They’re not just about numbers or transport. They demonstrate the potential of creating places that @Sustrans bring people together – places for everyone, regardless Sustrans is the charity of who they are or how they use them. making it easier for people And that’s not the only work we’ve been doing to to walk and cycle. make it easier for people to walk and cycle – we’re also We connect people and celebrating two exciting digital milestones. In July, we places, create liveable launched our redesigned website and we’ve teamed up neighbourhoods, transform with mapping experts Ordnance Survey to offer you a the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. brand-new online map of the National Cycle Network. They’re both designed to bring people like you the best Sustrans is a registered charity possible online experience to discover and access the no. 326550 (England and Wales) SC039263 (Scotland). Network and other information about our work. Read © Sustrans September 2019 more about these developments on page 15.

Xavier Brice photo: J Bewley/ As ever, we’ve also packed this hub full of exciting photojb updates and stories from your local areas. In the Cover: Autumn bike ride through News sections, you can find out about everything from green city space on Quietway 2 amazing new artwork on the Network to big birthday West, Wormwood Scrubs. Photo: J Bewley/photojb celebrations. In the People of the Path feature, you can meet Sue and Ivan, an incredible couple who have just cycled Land’s End to John O’Groats to celebrate their golden

the hub the hub Welcome Welcome Roman Army Museum. Another pit stop birthplace of famous railway engineer My favourite ride awaits at Bardon Mill, where there’s George Stephenson, and with a little an excellent local village store and tea railway museum of its own. Hadrian’s Cycleway room. Before long, we’re on the Newcastle Carrying on, we take a short detour Quayside, cycling under the famous Steve and I are currently in the process of cycling to the new visitor centre at the Sill in bridges linking Newcastle and clockwise around the coast of Britain. Not all at once – Northumberland National Park. Next Gateshead. We cross the marvellous we’re much too old for that. Our wives only wave us off is Steel Rigg, where we walk along Millennium Bridge to visit the Baltic for a fortnight each year – we’ll finish this epic journey the Wall to Crag Lough and Sycamore Arts Centre and the Sage Centre next June on the wonderful Hadrian’s Cycleway, which Gap. We’re then back on track for more Gateshead. For the final ten miles, runs around the Cumbrian coast and along Hadrian’s Roman history at Vindolanda Roman you can stay on the north bank to Wall to South Shields. Fort, well worth a visit. Tynemouth or cross via the cycle tunnel We live in the middle of the cycleway and often Soon, we’re on top of the world, or the Shields Ferry to reach the Arbeia venture out on our local section. Sometimes, we hop with panoramic views across Roman Fort marking the end of the Robert is a long-term Sustrans supporter and on a train for a three-day trip along the entire route. Northumberland – Hadrian’s Wall on route. After another stop for coffee and former volunteer on the From Ravenglass, we follow quiet roads and paths our left and wide-open moorland on cake, we cycle back into Newcastle for National Cycle Network. through quaint villages towards Whitehaven. The Lake our right. A Sustrans signpost marks the train home. And next time we do He’s cycled many miles District peaks rise on our right – magical in spring the 255-metre summit of the cycleway. that, we can celebrate having cycled of the Network alongside when they’re still covered in snow. We listen for curlews and skylarks, around all of Britain. his friend Steve, including Winding round the coast towards Bowness-on- with the occasional sight of buzzards Land’s End to John O’Groats Solway, we arrive at the start of Hadrian’s Wall. A and ravens. It’s a gorgeous ride down Hadrian’s Cycleway Cycle and the Hebridean Way. stiff sea breeze pushes us towards Carlisle. It’s our the Stanegate into Newbrough, with Route Map (Route 72) Here he tells us about favourite city, with plenty to offer – a fine cathedral, an bracken and heather giving way to the fantastic Hadrian’s and other route maps art gallery, museum and castle, and a massive second- sheep and cattle grazing behind stone Cycleway, where the duo are available at hand bookshop with a café. walls, and fine old stone farmhouses. will complete another epic shop.sustrans.org.uk adventure next year. We stop in Brampton for coffee before joining the Crossing the River Tyne, we join the Above: Robert Bluck. Wall again at Banks. The Sustrans map promises traffic-free path into historic Hexham, Main photo: Nikki Wingfield/ “some of England’s most dramatic and wild with its ancient abbey and marketplace. Don’t forget your Sustrans countryside,” and from up here, with wide views Now the hills are over and the route 20% discount if you’re across the Irthing Valley, you can see why. Tracing the follows the river all the way to the sea. a regular giver or volunteer. footsteps of the Romans, we pass Birdoswald Fort We pass through Wylam, which is part before descending to Gilsland and Greenhead with its of a different kind of history – being the

the hub My favourite ride: Hadrian’s Cycleway Sue and Ivan setting off from Land’s End People of the path Sue and Ivan Sue and Ivan Godfrey have been followed wonderful routes cycling and walking for many years. along disused railway lines, Working together for This year, to celebrate their golden canal towpaths, beside rivers wedding anniversary, they took on and quiet roads. We’re accustomed to healthier London streets a new cycling challenge. Here Sue travelling light and carried everything talks to Sustrans about their journey in our Sustrans Ortlieb panniers and Boost for sustainable travel in London teamed up with a number of experts to and their enthusiasm for cycling. handlebar bags. We did most of our own as Transport for London launches new make sure that the initiative’s design maintenance but a few times stopped programme managed by Sustrans. and implementation has people and Ivan and I are both retired teachers at one of the excellent cycle shops communities at its heart and is truly for who have always loved the great along the route if we needed specialist We are delighted to be supporting everyone. outdoors. We’ve trekked in the Alps, help. Apart from this, we didn’t have a new Healthy Streets programme Public health specialist Lucy Saunders Pyrenees and Himalayas and our first any specialist equipment. Another time, announced by Transport for London has designed the Healthy Streets choices for day-to-day travel are always however, I’d like waterproof footwear – (TfL) in August. The programme aims approach, putting people and their walking and cycling. But over time, cold, wet feet feel horrible! to transform local neighbourhoods, health at the centre of decision making. bikes with panniers instead of heavy In June, after completing almost 1200 reduce school-run traffic and boost And we’re also working with inclusive rucksacks began to look more and more miles in 34 days, we arrived at John walking, cycling and public transport cycling expert Tiffany Lam to address attractive. O’Groats. That’s about 40 miles a day, use across London. It is also the first gaps in those using cycling as a mode So this year, as part of our Golden staying with friends and at Air B&Bs ever London-wide programme to of transport. Her research, expertise and Wedding celebrations – despite having with the occasional day off. We’re in focus on behaviour change, which is input are helping to ensure that Healthy only a single long ride under our belts our 70s and have been described as supporting all boroughs on behalf of TfL. Streets is inclusive and appropriate for – we challenged ourselves to cycle “amazing” and “inspiring”. Yes, we’re It forms part of the Mayor of London’s London’s diverse population: from Land’s End to John O’Groats. We reasonably fit and healthy enough plans to increase the number of people “Walking and cycling are the best weren’t aiming to set any new records, to do this, but not amazing! We’d walking, cycling and using public ways to experience cities, and enable but to enjoy the landscape and nature, recommend long-distance cycling to transport to 80 percent by 2041. you to connect with where you live, work and meet new people along the way. anyone and want to continue sharing Our new team of Healthy Streets or go to school in a social and enjoyable And that we did, immediately feeling our enthusiasm for bikes – one of the officers will aim to encourage greater way.” part of the cycling community. Help best human inventions ever. We loved walking, cycling and public transport Matt Winfield, Sustrans’ London and advice were always on hand when the experience (even the rain) and use by will tackling the barriers people Director, added: needed and we learnt a lot from other have already started thinking about face. The programme will also promote “We are very excited to have been

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Isle of Man route Community street-design Sussex school children Celebrating the 30th birthday plan launched project puts power back in investigate air pollution of the Trans Pennine Trial Priority routes for walking and the hands of residents and its effects, making We’re marking the 30th birthday of the cycling are being highlighted in a new Residents in Stanway, Essex are every day Clean Air Day Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) with a series Active Travel Investment Plan for the having a say on how their streets can be We’ve been working with 25 schools of exciting events. Isle of Man. improved through a new community-led across Sussex on a major air-quality We’re celebrating this historic The plan, launched by the Isle of street design project. The project covers education project. milestone alongside other trail partners Man Government and developed the area around Winstree Road and Working in partnership with Sussex Air with a year-long programme of events with us, is part of a £3.8 million active will improve safety for people walking, Quality Partnership and Living Streets, along the route including rides, walks travel programme. It aims to boost the cycling and driving. the project aims to keep air quality on and activities. numbers of people walking and cycling The trailblazing scheme, commis- the agenda throughout the school year. The 370 mile trail opened in 2001, to over 20% by 2021, from 14% in 2011. sioned by Essex County Council and Activities include air pollution monitoring, becoming the UK’s first long-distance The plan focuses on a 2.5 mile radius being delivered by us, will lead to data analysis, an awareness campaign route for cycling, walking and horse of Douglas town centre, taking in over temporary alterations to local streets to and clean air route mapping. Sessions riding. It crosses from Southport to a third of the island’s population. It improve safety for all users. The area is are designed as a fun and informative Hornsea, with sections also connecting recommends new routes following the home to four schools, and pupils, teach- way for young people to engage with the with York, Leeds and Chesterfield. Now river valley and promenade, and linking ers, residents and councillors are among issue of air quality and what can be done in its thirtieth year, the route now carries up with the existing traffic-free Heritage those who will be consulted. to improve it. 1.7 million people annually. Sustrans Trail. Local residents and communities The project began in April and findings In Brighton, pupils from St Luke’s owns and runs sections along the route, were involved in the development of the will be reported back within two years. Primary School have been investigating with a number of volunteer groups proposal, which also includes additional We’re also inviting residents to trial lichen and using nitrogen dioxide helping to maintain it. measures to make walking and cycling changes to road infrastructure using our diffusion tubes to assess local air quality. Sustrans Director for the North of an easy, everyday choice for everyone, innovative ‘street kit’. The kit includes They’ve also been looking at ways to England Rosslyn Colderley calls the including traffic-calming measures and large blocks which can be used to make minimise air pollution, including the role route “one of the early success stories improving signage. short-term changes to local streets. of walking and cycling to school. of the Network,” and “a resource Isle of Man Infrastructure Minister Ray This gives residents the opportunity to Fiona Byrne, teacher at St Luke’s which helps thousands more people Harmer said that the plan “highlights the feedback on any changes before they Primary School, said: to get active for leisure and everyday most effective way to enable people in become permanent, and for engineers to “It was a great opportunity for the journeys.” and around Douglas to walk and cycle assess their impact. children to do some practical science “As we celebrate 30 years,” she adds, to work and school. A number of routes Kevin Bentley, Essex County Council around the school. We are now using “we’re looking at ways to maximise the have been identified and prioritised Deputy Leader said “this project will al- the information to plan healthier routes to benefits of the trail for all user groups and will inform how funds should be low residents to reclaim control over their school, so benefiting the whole school.” and to create links with local cycling and committed to make effective changes to streets, it will give them a say in how walking groups.” the way we move around.” those streets are shaped and it will make those streets safer.”

the hub Photos left to right: Douglas Active Travel Plan launch; Stanway the hub street kit; Pupils in Sussex, photo: Joe Lindsay/Sustrans; To find out more, phone 0300 303 2604 England news England news the Trans Pennine Trail, photo: Getpedalpower.info or email [email protected] Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland news Scotland news New bridge improves links Dublin joins Bike Life project Sculptures unveiled on South City Way community to Comber Greenway We are delighted that the Dublin new traffic-free path in grants awarded A brand new bridge for walking and Metropolitan Area will now join 17 UK Edinburgh and Midlothian Community groups and charities cycling is now open, connecting the cities and urban areas – including A collection of artworks on a new across south Glasgow are celebrating Comber Greenway and Dundonald Belfast – in the Bike Life programme. traffic-free walking and cycling route in over £100,000 of new funding from Leisure Park. The programme is the UK’s biggest Edinburgh and Midlothian was unveiled Sustrans Scotland as part of the The new development opens assessment of cycling development. It in July. The new sculptures, by artists construction of the South City Way. access to local leisure and hospitality began in 2015 and reports every two Susheila Jamieson, James Gordon The funding comes from the South facilities, via a safe traffic-free route. years on cycling progress, including and Andrea Geile have been installed City Way Small Grants Fund and will It means people can now visit the Ice infrastructure, travel behaviour, in partnership with City of Edinburgh boost walking, cycling and communities Bowl, Omniplex, local eateries and the satisfaction and the wider impact of Council and Midlothian Council as along the traffic-free route. The fund Caravan Park by foot or cycle. It also cycling on an urban area. part of Sustrans Scotland’s ArtRoots was created to inspire communities links local communities and will play Anne Graham, Chief Executive of programme. and organisations along the path to an important part in encouraging more the National Transport Authority, said The new route, funded by Transport form new, people-centred places where active, sustainable travel. she was delighted to be joining the Scotland, is helping meet the needs people can gather, mingle, and create The 60-metre bridge is another programme: of local communities as they grow, new projects and artworks encouraging important step in the Comber Greenway “Bike Life gives us an invaluable connecting Shawfair, Gilmerton and cycling and walking. improvement scheme, jointly funded insight into our progress on cycling in Danderhall with Lasswade. The 3km A range of local groups and projects by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council the Dublin Metropolitan Region and the path follows a disused railway line and will receive grants of up to £5,000.

and the Department for Infrastructure. views held by people who live and work connects residents with local amenities. Projects range from a new mural at It complements other work on the there. It will help us quantify the health, Our teams have been working with Queen’s Park Arena, to new secure bike Greenway which is making it safer and economic and environment benefits of Danderhall Primary School to teach storage, and the expansion of a group more accessible for all users, producing cycling and provide us with really useful lessons on local wildlife, biodiversity and encouraging more women to cycle. a more attractive space for everybody. information on how to make cycling the maths and engineering required to Tierney Lovell, Infrastructure Manager Alderman James Tinsley, who officially safer and more popular.” build the route. Jamieson and Gordon’s for Sustrans Scotland, said: opened the new bridge, said: Since we began the Bike Life ten abstract sculptures also incorporate “We wanted to make sure that the “As a council, we support initiatives programme in 2015 the number of designs by Danderhall pupils. project reflected the diversity and the that promote the health and wellbeing urban areas taking part has more than Artist Andrea Geile’s designs have a passion of the communities along the of our residents and this new bridge doubled. Having Ireland’s capital city botanical theme and colours chosen to route, and we have been able to give our gives them the opportunity to walk, involved is a welcome development mirror the different greens found along support to an amazing array of projects run and cycle along a traffic-free route. and will give Dublin and other Bike Life the path. as a result. We’re really pleased that This bridge will be lit at night, offering cities the opportunity to learn from each “I look forward to my artwork South City Way is going to create an residents and visitors access to leisure other’s experiences in promoting cycling enhancing the user experience along the artistic and cultural legacy for the area.”

and hospitality venues, which will benefit as an everyday means of travel. Ashley Hunter pictured on right; photo: Pacemaker/ left: Sustrans N. Ireland Director Top Authority Transport right: Julien Behal/National Top Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. left: Unveiling the new artwork on Loanhead path; Top right: John Linton/Sustrans Top photo: Chris Scott/Sustrans. route, adding interest and providing a the local night-time economy.” welcome focal point.”

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Prosiect Cysylltu cyntaf Cymru gam yn agosach at First Linking Up projects Wales a step closer to 20mph yn agor yn Sir Benfro derfyn cyflymder 20mya diofyn opens in Pembrokeshire default in residential areas Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi mewn ardaloedd preswyl We’re excited to announce the In May we welcomed an agoriad cam cyntaf llwybr cerdded a Ym mis Mai croesawom gyhoeddiad opening of the first phase of a new announcement from the Welsh beicio newydd sy’n cysylltu Arberth a gan Lywodraeth Cymru i adolygu’r walking and cycling route connecting Government to review speed limits on Hwlffordd. Mae’r llwybr 17 cilomedr yn terfynau cyflymder ar strydoedd preswyl Narberth and Haverfordwest. The 17 Welsh residential streets. cynnwys adrannau di-draffig a ffyrdd yng Nghymru. kilometre route incorporates traffic-free First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford tawel gan ddilyn priffyrdd, traciau, Cyhoeddodd Prif Weinidog Cymru sections and quiet roads and follows announced that a special Welsh llwybrau ceffylau a llwybrau troed Mark Drakeford y byddai tasglu arbennig existing highways, tracks, bridleways Government taskforce would be set up cyhoeddus. Llywodraeth Cymru yn cael ei sefydlu and public footpaths. with local councils to look at how 20mph Mae’r llwybr newydd yn rhan o brosiect gyda chynghorau lleol i edrych ar sut The new path is part of Linking Up, zones could be rolled out in residential Cysylltu sy’n gwella cysylltiadau rhwng y gellir cyflwyno parthau 20mya mewn a larger project improving connections areas. wyth o gymunedau gwledig ledled Cymru ardaloedd preswyl. between eight rural communities across We support lowering the default speed a’r Rhwydwaith Beicio Cenedlaethol. Rydym yn cefnogi lleihau’r terfyn Wales and the National Cycle Network. limit on urban streets to 20mph and Bydd y cysylltiadau newydd hyn yn rhoi cyflymder diofyn ar strydoedd trefol Collaboration has been crucial to the believe the move would make Welsh cyfleoedd i bobl leol gael mynediad at i 20mya ac o’r farn y byddai hyn yn project to ensure local needs are met — roads safer. swyddi, gwasanaethau a chyrchfannau gwneud strydoedd Cymru yn fwy diogel. the new links will provide opportunities The current default speed limit on twristiaid drwy ddefnyddio dulliau Y terfyn cyflymder diofyn presennol ar for people to access jobs, services and streets in built-up areas is 30mph, but trafnidiaeth egnïol a chynaliadwy. strydoedd mewn ardaloedd adeiledig yw tourist destinations by active, sustainable last year powers to alter the rules were Wrth sôn am y llwybr newydd, 30mya, ond llynedd datganolwyd y pwerau modes of transport. devolved to Wales. Alongside other dywedodd Elena Bianchi, Rheolwr i newid y rheolau i Gymru. Ynghyd ag Elena Bianchi, Network Development campaigners, we’ve been calling on Datblygu Rhwydwaith yn Sustrans ymgyrchwyr eraill, rydym wedi bod yn galw Manager at Sustrans Cymru said of the ministers to use their new powers to Cymru: “Mae’n dangos sut mae ar weinidogion i ddefnyddio eu pwerau new route: implement a lower, safer speed limit in cydweithredu ac ymgysylltu yn newydd a chyflwyno terfyn cyflymder is a “It shows how collaboration and Welsh towns and cities. hollbwysig er mwn gwneud yn siŵr diogelach yn nhrefi a dinasoedd Cymru. engagement are key to making sure Welcoming the news, Ellen Jones, ein bod yn creu seilwaith di-draffig o Wrth groesawu’r newyddion dywedodd we create high quality traffic-free Sustrans Cymru Senior Policy Officer ansawdd uchel i’r holl ddefnyddwyr. Ellen Jones, Uwch Swyddog Polisi infrastructure suitable for all users. It’s a said: Mae’n gam mawr tuag at gyflawni ein Sustrans Cymru: “Mae Sustrans big step towards achieving our Paths for “Sustrans warmly welcomes the cross- gweledigaeth Llwybrau i Bawb ar gyfer yn croesawu’n fawr y gefnogaeth Everyone vision for a UK-wide network party support for the Welsh Government rhwydwaith o lwybrau di-draffig, ledled y drawsbleidiol i adolygiad Llywodraeth of traffic-free paths, connecting cities, review. The thought of your child being DU sy’n cysylltu dinasoedd, trefi a chefn Cymru. Mae meddwl am eich plentyn yn towns and countryside, loved by the hit by a car is every parent’s nightmare, gwlad a gerir gan y cymunedau y maent cael ei daro gan gar yn hunllef i bob rhiant, communities they serve.” yet we know we could make Welsh yn eu gwasanaethu.” eto gwyddom y gallem wneud ffyrdd To find out more about Linking Up roads safer if we reduce the speed limit I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am brosiect Cymru yn fwy diogel pe bawn yn lleihau Arberth Agor cam cyntaf y llwybr newydd rhwng Chwith uchaf: Dde uchaf: J Bewley/Sustrans a Hwlffordd. left: Opening the first phase of new route between Narberth Top right: J Bewley/Sustrans Top and Haverfordwest. visit: www.linkingup.wales on our residential streets.” Cysylltu, ewch i: www.linkingup.wales terfyn cyflymder ar ein strydoedd preswyl.”

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