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Ian Brown’s 30in30 Cycle Challenge cyclists focus on raising money for Les Bourgs Hospice
April 27th, 2013 by Richard Lord
Guernsey cyclists wearing bright orange jerseys congregated at St Emilion Restaurant on the St Peter Port waterfront at 8 am on 27 April 203 to begin Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop 30in30 Cycle Challenge in aid of Les Bourgs Hospice. Ian Brown began by asking for a moment of silence in memory of David Allison, who [...]
Nesta’s Centre for Challenge Prizes offers large rewards to help Britain become a nation of cyclists
January 8th, 2013 by Nesta UK
Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, has asked people and organisations to come up with new ways to get the nation cycling by launching a ‘challenge prize’. The initiative has been launched by the Centre for Challenge Prizes. ‘Hands off my bike‘ is a challenge that is calling on people from all over the UK to [...]
Car use taxes society
December 18th, 2012 by European Cyclists Federation
On average, every car in Europe produces external costs of the equivalent of €1,600 per year in noise, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and accidents not covered by liability insurance. This figure comes from a study published in the paper “The true costs of automobility: External costs of cars” that was produced and presented to [...]
National Institute for Health states that walking and cycling should be the norm for short journeys
November 28th, 2012 by National Institute for Health and Clincial Excellence
Walking and cycling should become the norm for short journeys and should be encouraged throughout local communities says the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), in guidance published in the report “Walking and Cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation” on 28 November 2012. Local authorities, [...]
To reap benefits of cycling, study to look at infrastruture to make it safer
November 15th, 2012 by The University of Nottingham
A UK government-funded study is to be carried out into how Britain’s roads could be made safer for cyclists to reduce the risk of cycling injuries, encourage more people to use bicycles and improve public health. Amid fresh calls for action on road safety after the separate accidents involving world-famous cyclist Bradley Wiggins and the [...]
Global car free day favours walking, bicycling and public transport
September 24th, 2012 by Environmental Transport Association
According to the Environmental Transport Association, the number of British towns supporting World Car Free Day has declined. World Car Free Day occurs annually on 22 September. It encourages motorists in over 1,000 towns around the globe to leave their cars at home in favour of walking, bicycling, and taking buses and trains. The Environmental [...]
Health benefits from using a free bus pass
September 21st, 2012 by Imperial College London
Free bus passes for over-60s may be encouraging older people to be more physically active, say the authors of a paper, “The impact of free older persons’ bus pass on active travel and regular walking in England,” published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers from Imperial College London reached their conclusion by analysing [...]
Implementing an Active Travel Strategy for improved well-being
August 4th, 2012 by Living Streets Guernsey
Walking is the most environmentally friendly and healthy form of transport. Walking keeps you slim and fit and reduces stress. Regular daily exercise built into your lifestyle like walking (or cycling) to school or work is recommended by health professionals. Promoting “healthy lifestyle choices and social well-being” is the number one aim of the 20/20 [...]
Parents are fitness role models for their children
June 22nd, 2012 by University of Essex
Children who said their parents do almost no physical activity have a 50% greater risk of being unfit than children with more physically active parents, according to new research. In the year the Olympics are coming to Britain, the study found two-thirds of children think their parents do almost no physical activity, meaning they are [...]
Ian Brown’s 2012 30in30 challenge raises over £60,000 for Les Bourgs
June 16th, 2012 by Ian Brown
The fifth Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop 30in30 Challenge has raised £60,902.25 for Les Bourgs Hospice. The fifty three participants pledged to ride their bicycles for one hour each day for thirty days beginning on 5 May 2012 and ending on the annual Rocque to Rock bicycle ride on 3 June 2012. The riders all wore [...]
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