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Join over 100 cycling Santas for Njinga’s Charity Cycle for the Shooting Star Chase Children's Hospice.
To find out how cyclists compare across the country, and elsewhere in Europe, Cycle Republic conducted a study using data from the UK government, the European Union, and the European Cycling Federation. The resulting article contains some interesting findings. Find out what they are here
Following the success seen in Holland, Yannick Read, a local road safety campaigner is planning to make a film looking at road danger reduction. It will show how we can retake the streets back from cars as well address the big issue of air pollution.
To help get this potentially important film made, Yannick has put together some compelling information on his crowd funding campaign here.
The big last day of the festival is on Saturday 29th September.
Along with all the other activities going on at the festival, including parades, music and much, much more, the Go Cycle team will have a stand in St Andrews Square. You can ask Dr Bike to check and do minor repairs on your bike, have it security coded by the bike marking team, have a ride on a static bike, and generally get any of your cycling questions or issues answered by the Go Cycle Ambassadors.
More details here.
Did you know about the National Cycling Network? It's a wonderful network of safe, traffic-free paths and quiet on-road cycling and walking routes. Its 14,000 miles criss-cross the country, linking up villages, towns and cities.
Whether it's Kingston to Hampton Court, Hampton Court to Putney, Kingston to Oxford via Windsor and Reading, or even London to Fishguard (Wales!) there's bound to be a route to suit you.
The Royal Borough of Kingston's Cycle Team are holding another of their ever popular Bike Maintenance Courses on Saturday September 22nd. The course will run at a local venue from 9:00 - 13:00.
This course is hands on and you are encouraged to bring and work on your own bike. It's a great introduction to basic bike maintenance and can really help you save on costly repair bills. If you are interested then you can find the booking form here
Two new studies carried out on 8000 people across 7 European cities by the EU-funded project PASTA (Physical Activity Through Sustainable Transport Approaches) show what many of us already believe.
The first shows that not only is cycling healthy, it is also associated with better general and mental health, greater vitality, lower stress and fewer feelings of loneliness.
The second study looks at the issue of obesity. 2000 urban dwellers who switched from driving to cycling lost an average of .75 kg (1.6 pounds) and BMI decreased by 0.24.
You can read a more detailed article about the studies here
There is strong evidence to show that physical activity such as walking helps to get the heart and muscles working and thus can lead to an increased life expectancy. Walking can be enough exercise to maintain a fit and healthy body no matter how old you are.
Suggested walksThere's a series of five maps of walking routes alongside the river, through parks, the local countryside and historic Kingston. Download the maps here.
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