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The Pedals Autumn 2012 Newsletter Is Here Keeping in touch with Pedals – Website and Facebook To keep in touch with Pedals visit our website, www.pedals.org.uk, which is regularly updated. You can also follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pedalsnottingha m Newsletter no 96, Autumn 2012 After that just bring both cards and a The numbers of people ‘Liking’ Pedals on Pedals Committee contacts member of will hire you out a Citycard Cycle Facebook has grown steadily in the last few Pedals Committee members now are:- free of charge. This offer is available from months and now numbers well over 200! Citycard bike hire now until October 2013. x Andrew Martin, (Facilitator) x Peter Osborne (Secretary) and storage scheme x ĂǀŝĚĂƐůĞLJ;dƌĞĂƐƵrer) Discounts for Pedals members at x Larry Neylon, ;tĞďŵĂƐƚĞƌͿ expands with FREE local bike shops x Hugh McClintock (Newsletter ĚŝƚŽƌͿ x Peter Briggs trial offer for Pedals x ƌƚŚƵƌtŝůůŝĂŵƐ x Susan Young. members! To help publicise the new and steadily Contact details are on our website at http://www.pedals.org.uk/contacts_list expanding Citycard bike hire and storage This scheme, which was visited recently by Don’t forget that with your Pedals scheme Pedals members can have a free Norman Baker, MP, the Transport Minister, membership card you can get discount at trial of these bikes! forms part of the City Council’s recently several local bike shops including: New Pedals QR code for updated Cycling Strategy ‘Towards creating a x Bunney’s Bikes, Carrington St. more cycle friendly city 2012 – 2015’ x LJĐůĞ'ĂƌĂŐĞ͕tĞƐƚƌŝĚŐĨŽƌĚ quick response access from your Smartphone to our Website! www.mynottingham.gov.uk/cycle. x Cycle Inn, Beeston x Arnold Cycles, Arnold. The strategy, which was worked up in close x Freewheel, Hockley consultation with local cyclists including x ZĞdžZŽďŝŶƐŽŶ͕ĂƌůƚŽŶ To hire a Citycard Cycle from Broadmarsh Pedals and national sustainable transport Bus Station simply come along with your charity Sustrans, recognises that more and A full list of local bike shops can be found Citycard and your Pedals membership card. more people want to be able to cycle as part on the Pedals website at On your first visit your Citycard will be of their daily lives and the Citycard Cycle http://www.pedals.org.uk/looking_after registered and you will be asked to sign a Scheme will make cycling an easy travel _your_bike Hire Agreement. choice. The scheme is a collection of exciting measures targeted at specific local needs, all accessed via the Council’s flexible Citycard smartcard. It should be stressed that it is not 20 1 like the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme – London is ŽƵŶƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚZƵƐŚĐůŝĨĨĞŽƌough The Pedals stall at the Big Day Out on the Saturday completely different to Nottingham with Council. of the Cycle Live weekend in July radically different needs, geography and resources. All elements are being financed These selected sites allow users to access from the Department for Transport’s Local areas of the off road cycle network - in Sustainability Transport Fund and are due to particular the City’s waterside cycle paths come on stream over the next 2 years. which have seen significant investment to make them extremely popular leisure and off-ƌŽĂĚĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘ZŽƵƚes which have direct links to these sites include the Big Track (including the Trent and Canal), the NĂƚŝŽŶĂůLJĐůĞEĞƚǁŽƌŬ;EEϲͿĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌ Leen. Cost is £4 per day. Ticket includes free public transport on buses, trams and trains over all Nottingham. No booking required – just turn up and see a member of staff. Comprehensive paper and electronic cycle mapping is provided by the Council. All new Transport Minister Norman Baker visiting the Citycard facilities will be incorporated into Citycard scheme at the Broad Marsh Centre this as they become live’. in September, with Cllr. Jane Urquhart, City Council Transport Portfolio Newsletter printed by Portland Print Tourist bike hire – by end 2012 The Pedals newsletter is printed by Portland Print, based at the Available from (to be finalised): Portland College near Mansfield. ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵdŽƵƌŝƐŵĞŶƚƌĞ͘DĂƌŬĞƚ tĞĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůLJĐŚŽŽƐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŝƌǀĞƌLJ Square ͻƌŽĂĚŵĂƌƐŚƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ important work for people with physical disabilities. ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵĂƐƚůĞ ͻtŽůůĂƚŽŶWĂƌŬ Next issue: ͻƚƚĞŶďŽƌŽƵŐŚEĂƚƵƌĞZĞƐĞƌǀĞ Interchange bike hire – by end 2012 The next issue will appear in May 2013 ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJWĂƌŬ ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ Continue your daily commute by bike, (Editor: Hugh McClintock: email [email protected]) ͻEĞǁƐƚĞĂĚďďĞLJ available from the following interchanges: ͻĞĞƐƚŽŶ>ŽĐŬ ͻƌŽĂĚŵĂƌƐŚƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ WŽƐƐŝďůĞŚƵďƐŝƚĞƐŝŶtĞƐƚƌŝĚŐĨŽƌĚĂƌĞĂůƐŽ ͻsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ being considered, in consultation with the 2 19 Pedals AGM 2013 – get the Why not get a friend to join Pedals? ͻYƵĞĞŶƐƌŝǀĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ The bikes will be booked out with a lock and Tell them how easy it is to join online at ͻZĂĐĞĐŽƵƌƐĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ lights and must be returned to the same hire date in your diary now! http://www.pedals.org.uk/how_to_join ͻƵůǁĞůůdƌĂŵEdƐƚŽƉ point, similar to the successful Blackpool dŚĞWĞĚĂůƐ'DŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞ You could also please encourage them to ͻtŝůŬŝŶƐŽŶ^ƚEdƐƚŽƉͬWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ scheme. on Saturday 23rd of March 2013, from take out a Standing Order, to help reduce ͻWŚŽĞŶŝdžEdƐƚŽƉĂŶĚWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ 10:00-14:00 at the Friends' Meeting House, our admin and costs. Clarendon Street, to be followed by a ride. There are many companies within a mile of these interchanges, located on safe cycle routes e.g. Boots, Imperial Tobacco and džƉĞƌŝĂŶĨƌŽŵYƵĞĞŶƐƌŝǀĞWΘZ͘dŚĞƐĞƐŝƚĞƐ offer choice in terms of transport modes and are also well integrated into the existing cycle network. tŚĞƌĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ to provide better links from these sites to Appeal to all members – new and the network, these have been prioritised as Citycard Cycle Hubs – by end 2013 old - PLEASE ensure that we have a part of Local Transport Plan and LSTF capital current valid email address expenditure These are for secure covered cages accessed W>^E^hZd,dt ,ss>/ by registered Citycard holders, with cycle Bikes must be pre-booked with 24 hour D/>Z^^&KZzKh͕ƐŽƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ͕ds͕ůŝŐŚting and Citycard activated notice and can be booked out a week or communicate with you more often than just lockers, open 24 hours, for cyclists’ own more at a time. via the newsletter. bikes. This scheme is only available to those who tĞĂƌĞŶŽǁƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĚŽŵŽƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ͻƌŽĂĚŵĂƌƐŚƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ have registered to use the Citycard Cycle emails to members in between paper ͻsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĞŶƚƌĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ;ůĞǀĞůdžͿ͘ scheme in advance and provided the newsletters but each time find that some ͻ&ůĞƚĐŚĞƌ'ĂƚĞĂƌWĂƌŬ necessary personal details. addresses have become invalŝĚ͘W>^ ͻYƵĞĞŶƐƌŝǀĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ d,Z&KZ>dh^<EKt/&zKh,E' ͻZĂĐĞĐŽƵƌƐĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ Your bike will be locked up at the location zKhZD/>Z^^͊ ͻƵůǁĞůůdƌĂŵEdƐƚŽƉͬdrain Station requested under the last 4 digits of your ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵDŝĚůĂŶĚdƌĂŝŶ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ Citycard registration number. Many thanks! ͻĞĞƐƚŽŶdƌĂŝŶ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ ͻ,ƵĐŬŶĂůůdƌĂŝŶ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ Cost: £2 per week, £5 per month, £50 per Contact details for Pete Elderton ͻ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞƐ (Membership Secretary) are:- LJĞĂƌ͘,ŝƌĞŝƐ&ZĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĂ ͻ>ŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ prepaid Kangaroo season ticket – just quote [email protected] or your Citycard smartcard number on booking. [email protected] Citycard ‘Loxley’ stand locks – by end 2013 tel. 0782 864 7221, mail address: 36 Harrow Automated wider-area Citycard bike hire – These are Citycard activated locks fixed to Rd, West Bridgford, Nottm NG2 7DU by end 2014 existing open air cycle stands around the City and district Centres. Cycle hire points will be installed at key points around the City where cycles can be hired automatically, with no pre booking or counter transaction required. 18 3 These can be used to secure a persons own There will be different cost packages East Midlands cycle campaigners bike as a sole lock or supplementary to ones available, depending on whether the person meet in Chesterfield own lock to secure both wheels. is in education, from a low income, are a job On Saturday 22 September there was a seeker or live in a property rented from further and very successful enjoyable Nottingham City Homes. ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƚDŝĚůĂŶĚƐLJĐůŝƐƚƐ͛&ŽƌƵŵ hosted by the Chesterfield Cycling Campaign. Change of venue since June for The bikes will also be loaned out via the major employers for employees wanting to Pedals monthly meetings! trial commuting to work by cycle. This will Since June our monthly meetings have been also include a number of electric cycles. at the Vat and Fiddle PH on Queen’s Bridge Road, close to Nottingham Station at 7.30pm on the third Monday of each month. Citycard Own Cycle hire package – by end 2014 This includes a few speaker presentations, lots of discussions and a very enjoyable ride This will be the long term hire of a commuter hybrid bike complete with lights, helmet and in the afternoon. a robust secure weatherproof plastic housing unit which can be stored outside most houses or blocks of flats. This element will build on success of the EŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhĐLJĐůĞƐĐŚĞŵĞ͕ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐ There is cycle parking opposite the pub entrance and all members are very delivered in partnership between welcome! Nottingham City Council, Sustrans, EŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕EŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵdƌĞŶƚ The ŶĞdžƚD&ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŝƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞ in hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕dŚĞEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ For more information on these Leicester in September 2013, hosted by the ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐE,^dƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ Citycard cycling developments new Leicester LJĐůŝŶŐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ'ƌŽƵƉ͘;ƚďĐͿ Nottingham Transport Partnership, offering x contact
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