Newsletter No. 86 Winter 2008 Acknowledgemets, Nothcliffe Newspaper Publications ‘Get Cycling Nottingham’ – new national pilot cycling and health scheme launched Pedals is very pleased that Nottingham has been chosen by Cy- cling England, the government’s main national cycling promo- tion agency, for an exciting new national pilot scheme on cycling and health. This aims to improve health by motivating more peo- ple to cycle more safely more often in the Nottingham area. Ride- wise are involved as partners in helping to deliver cyclist training. The aims of the project are to:- is managing the evaluation. ▪ implement a cycling programme A Project Manager is being re- a) within deprived communities cruited. The Project Manager will be in Nottingham and b) within the hosted by Ridewise to deliver the Primary Care Trust project by ensuring that the right ▪ Develop skillsl and competen messages are conveyed to the NHS cies of the PCT workforce and locally, to promote the project to Ridewise trainers in order to potential beneficiaries, maintain deliver a cycling for health good records and to fulfil the aim of project improving health through cycling. ▪ engage more people from target Health referrals can be made as groups in cycling soon as the Project Manager is in ▪ establish links with key agencies post and this person will be working to ensure a coordinated to make the referral system as effi- approach to the programme cient as possible. delivered Delivery will include community ▪ contribute to national evidence wide promotion, training the train- about cycling and health ers, linking with the city wide physi- cal activity programmes, and pro- viding key support and advice to people. Health trainers will signpost people The Get Cycling Nottingham project into the programme via one to one will be using Health Trainers and contact and contact with health- Physical Activity Professionals to related community groups. The idea promote cycling. It is a regional is that people will also be attracted partnership project between Cycling to the project via Community wide England, the Directorate of Public awareness- Health East Midlands, the Govern- raising per- ment Office East Midlands (GOEM) formed via and two Primary Care Trusts. various mass media sources/ The second PCT is Northampton venues, proba- PCT which is implementing a paral- bly including lel project using the Healthy website, news- Communities Collaborative. Lee letters, posters, Ingle of Leeds Metropolitan Univer- radio inter- sity will be responsible for the views, leaflets, evaluation of both projects which leisure centres, are being managed by Sarah libraries and Bowles of GOEM in liaison with community Nick Cavill of Cycling England who venues. Helen Ross 2 Go-ahead for the new projects have Featured Cyclist: been much helped by the Cycling and Health Task Force started by new Pedals Membership GOEM in 2006 and on which Ped- Secretary - als is represented. Chris Gardner This is coordinated by Sarah Bowles of GOEM with Helen Ross of Nottingham PCT. For more information contact: Sarah Bowles at GOEM, tel. (0115) 971 2777, email: [email protected] or Helen Ross at Nottingham PCT, tel. (0115) 845 4545, email: helen.ross@nottinghamcity- pct.nhs.uk Helen Ross will be coming along to the Pedals monthly meeting on Monday 18 February for a discus- sion on how Pedals can support Tell us a bit about yourself the project. I’m 37 years old. I live in Notting- ham with my wife and two sons and have been a Pedals member for two years. How long have you been riding? I first learnt to ride at the age of six in the back garden of Selby Road, West Bridgford, first bike was a ‘Golden Arrow’, so 30 years. What types of riding have you done and enjoyed? I am a regular commuting cyclist traveling around 15 miles a day. I also enjoy moun- Wheelie big Breakfast in conjunc- tain biking with my brother and oth- tion with Bike to Work week June 2005 ers and have also participated in Look out for details of the 2008 two long charity bike rides. I also event to be held in June rode a bike as a paper boy for four years in the 80’s. 3 Who were the charities you rode What are your other interests? for? I am currently doing some major Both rides were in aid of Marie renovations at home and also Curie Cancer Care. The first was in power kite when weather and time 2006 which saw me raise £4000 permits (wearing a helmet for this riding from Berlin to Warsaw in six has helped in the past too). days. The second time was last year on a three day event from Any final messages to our mem- London to Paris. Great fun and bers Chris? would highly recommend it to any- Please pay by standing order and one. make my life as the new Member- ship Secretary easier. You can Why did you join us (Pedals)? download the form from our re- I felt being a regular Nottingham vamped website cyclist for so many years that I www.pedals.org.uk would like to contribute my experi- ence to hopefully improve facilities ******************************** for all cyclists both young and old. I would love to see more people en- HELP please with joying the freedom of cycling and the many amenities and trails that consolidating our Nottingham has to offer such as the membership records Big Track and the Rural Rides an appeal from Susan Young, Programme. Pedals Treasurer What gets your goat? Due to unforeseen computing Pedestrians in dark clothing on problems, we have been unable to shared use paths such as Beeston recover some vital details relating to Canal and Ruddington Lane, grrrr. our members. What would you like to see more In order to ensure our records con- of? tinue to be up to date, we are trying Is this cycling related? (Chuckles). to contact all of our members. I would like to see every cyclist wearing a helmet. I know there is We would like to say thank you to much debate on this subject but all those who have responded to having crashed many times on my our request for help and ask mountain bike and being hit by a everyone to check that anyone motorist earlier this year I can speak they know to be a member, or with some experience that wear- would like to become a member, ing a lid certainly limits the damage. to contact Chris Gardner, the new Folk need to protect their noggin; Membership Secretary, as soon there are so many different lids to as they can. choose from these days that every- one should be able to find one that Thank you all for your cooperation. is comfortable and fit for purpose. tel.: (0115) 921 1783 or email: [email protected] 4 station, cycle repair shop, car rental Past newsletters available agency, to overnight accommoda- on Pedals website tion or to your own home if it’s Since early last year, past copies of nearer. Pedals newsletters have been avail- • 90 days’ European cover able on the Pedals website at: • New-for-old replacement http://www.pedals.org.uk/newsletter • if your bike is stolen • Support for campaigning for Pedals website safer roads and sustainable trans- transformed! port The carbon off-setting of the entire insurance policy Thanks to a lot of work by Larry Neylon the Pedals website has To receive your discount and cycle been totally revamped and rescue included free please quote improved. Take a look at Pedals affinity or affinity 1634. www.pedals.org.uk ! Pedals receives a donation from Discounts for members ETA for every member that joins. from the ETA Dates for your (Environmental Transport Association) Diary Half price membership plus FREE cycle rescue for Pedals members. The ETA cycle insurance policy Come and goes the extra mile to make sure our members are covered no matter join us! what happens. Starting from as little as £1.73 a month Pedals will mem- Pedals monthly meetings are bers receive all the following with held throughout the year at 7.30 their policy. p.m. on the third Monday of each • month in the top room of The Third party insurance, which Globe PH on the London Road pays out up to £1million pounds in and Rye Hill Street, just north of the event of you causing damage Trent Bridge, at the edge of The while you are cycling to property or Meadows. to another person • Personal accident cover, Please note that we have recently which pays you compensation if you decided to make meeting times are killed or seriously injured while the same in each month, to cycling reduce the risk of confusion! • Cycle Rescue: If a mechanical fault means you cannot continue We often have a visiting speaker your cycle trip, we will come and get or discussion on a particular you and either take you to a railway topic during the first half of our 5 Monday 18 February Friday 6-Sat. 7 June: Pedals monthly meeting including The World Naked Bike Ride 2008, discussion with Helen Ross of taking place in 70 cities and 20 Nottingham Primary Care Trust countries around the world – see on the new Cycling England / Nottingham PCT ‘Get Cycling www.worldnakedbikeride.org Nottingham’ cycling and health project, to be implemented in Saturday 7 June: partnership with Ridewise. Urban Cycle Ride and Festival involving Ridewise, Pedals, CTC, Monday 19 March Sustrans. Two hour morning ride Pedals Annual General Meeting starting at Wollaton Park and finish- including food. Any nominations ing for lunch at Sumac Centre.