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Could you use a grant? Interested in improving cycle facilities in your area? The Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has announced a scheme of grants for cycle projects. Grants between £250 and £50,000 are available for projects aimed at increasing cycling. If you need bike racks at your school, or if you have a business that could benefit from training its staff to cycle, then why not apply. Non-profit organisations will need to find twenty percent matched funding, but this can be in the form of time. The grants are not directly available to Local Councils. Application forms are available from Bob.Richards@dtlr.gsi.gov.uk. Closing day is 31 July 2002. |
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Bike Week Latest The dates are now finalised for Bike Week 2002. This year the whole week has been designated 'Bike to Work Week' to encourage people to commute by bicycle. So spread the news to your friends and colleagues. By getting sponsored for cycling into work they can raise money for Cancer Research. Details and sponsorship forms are available from bike@cancer.org.uk or call: 020 7269 3412. For more information on bike week, click on the logo. Those important dates: Saturday 15th June - Dr Bike and stall on the green at the junction of Bond Street and High Street, W5. 10am - 5pm. Free cycle maps of west London, free mechanical check-up on your bike, and free post-coding. What more could you ask for? Tuesday 18th June - Cyclist breakfast outside the Town Hall. 8am - 10am Free croissant, juice and coffee to those arriving by bicycle Wednesday 19th June - Family ride around the borough. Leaves Ealing town hall at 6:15pm. Sunday 23rd June - Ride to Wimbledon and back, jointly with other borough groups. Largely off-road. Meet at Ealing Town Hall at 10 am. We will need lots of help on the day for these. We are particularly looking for cycle mechanics to help with the Dr Bike If you can help out, even just for a couple of hours, please contact martin.gorst@ntlworld.com. |
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Top Tips for New Cyclists Ealing Cycling Campaign has teamed up with Local Agenda 21 and Ealing Council to produce a leaflet to encourage people to cycle to work. The leaflet, to be launched this spring, gives tips to make cycling easier for those starting from scratch or taking it up after a break. It includes advice on everything from pumping up tyres to where to obtain insurance. The leaflet was devised by Ealing Cycling Campaign; Ealing LCC member Nicko Dalton http://daltondesigns.net did the excellent design work; and Ealing Council will pay for the printing. Three and a half thousand copies will be distributed to libraries, bike shops, and other outlets in the borough, while the remaining 500 will be handed out at ECC stands over the summer |
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If you haven't been before you are very welcome. We meet at the rear entrance of Perceval House (the modern building to the left of Ealing Town Hall on Ealing Broadway, W5) The meeting ends at 8.45 pm at the latest, and normally adjourns for beer, wine, cheesecake, etc. at "Cafe Grove" on The Grove, W5 |
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Week: 15 - 23 June 2002 Car Free Day: Sunday 22 September 2002 |
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