Tags: Cycling
Cycling and walking on prescription launched in Birmingham and the Black Country to boost health and wellbeing
Posted: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:46
People in Birmingham and the Black Country are getting cycling, walking and other physical activity on prescription from their GP to improve both their physical and mental health thanks to a new social... Read More »
Big rise in UK weekend cycling amid calls for more investment
Posted: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:09
Leisure cycling up by 60% in some areas but campaigners say safer routes needed post-pandemic.
There has been a boom in weekend cycling over the past two years with new data showing a rise in leisure-time... Read More »
Parkride talk about the benefits of cycling for Bike Week 2021
Posted: Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:38
For Bike Week 2021 we wanted to spotlight a local organisation, Parkride. Parkride offers cycling sessions all ages of people, with all kinds of experience of being on a bike.
Cycling remains a great way... Read More »
Women behind huge increase in running and cycling in 2020
Posted: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:14
- Fitness app Strava releases global figures for the year
- 108% rise in median activities of women aged 18 to 29 in UK
Women led an unlikely global fitness boom in 2020 with large increases in the numbers running,... Read More »
James' Story: A month of fundraising for Cure Leukaemia's CEO
Posted: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:13
It's that time of the year in Blood Cancer Awareness Month where I am 'encouraged' to get back on my bike to take on the 300 mile bike ride from London 2 Paris, setting off next Thursday morning!
I am very... Read More »
British Cycling has announced that its twelfth HSBC UK Disability Hub will open in Stourport, improving access to the sport for people with disabilities in the West Midlands.
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:27
The first two-hour session will be held at Stourport Sports Club on Sunday 31 March and delivered monthly thereafter by qualified British Cycling coaches.
HSBC UK Disability Hubs have welcomed over 5,000... Read More »
Commuting by bike to become easier in new year following funding boost
Posted: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:19
From:Department for Transport and Jesse Norman MP
Commuting by bike is set to become easier in 2019 as new facilities are set up at stations across the country.
In the latest in a series of funding boosts,... Read More »
