 In this issue:
Go Cycling in half term with British Cycling's free Learn to Ride sessions for children age 4-15. Please book your place online. Sessions take place inside at a city centre venue. Bikes and helmets are provided for use during the session. For more ideas about helping your child learn to ride visit readysetride.co.uk
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Cycle training is now available at a new indoor venue in the city centre. Learn to ride and cycle skills sessions are available to book online.
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Learn to Ride – I have little or no experience
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Cycle Confidence - I can already ride a bike and would like to develop my skills in a traffic-free area
Bring a roadworthy bike and helmet if you have one. Don't worry if you don't have one as bikes and helmets can be provided for the session.
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Cycling with Confidence is a free course at Centre AT7 for anybody over 16 years old, and will support participants to build confidence in their local communities. There really is a bike for everyone and their fleet includes…..adult & children’s trikes, Wheel chair front loader, 2 wheel bikes both adapted and mainstream, tandems, side by side cycles and even balance bikes! For more information and to book: Call: 0121 442 2944 or email Midland Mencap
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CycleFest took place outside Coventry Transport Museum on Saturday 25 September. Check out the gallery to see local people enjoying cycling activities.
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Have a go on e-bikes and other forms of micro-mobility on Thursday 28 October as Millennium Place hosts E-Power Day from 10am-4pm as part of Our Future Moves!
The free E-Power Day event gives you the opportunity to not only find out more about micro-mobility and how it could fit into your everyday life but also gives you the chance to trial some of these new products in a safe, controlled environment.
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If you're heading to watch the half marathon why not take a ride along the first completed section of the Coundon Cycleway between Moseley Avenue shops and Westhill Road shops, which is around the 11 mile mark.
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Healthy travel is helping more organisations thrive Physically active staff feel better, are healthier and are more productive, benefitting both your business and your employees.
An easy way to get more staff active is to encourage them to cycle or walk for all, or part, of their commute. Find out how your organisation can take the first steps
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Historic Coventry Trust present – Lullaby by Luke Jerram on Sunday 7 Nov – from 4.30pm – 7pm. Two flotillas of twinkling bikes playing an ambient soundscape will be passing through the streets of Longford and Cheylesmore converging at the Abundance in Foleshill marking Diwali on 7th November. In honour of the Starley family, godfathers of bicycle invention, bikes will ride past memorials in London Road Cemetery playing especially commissioned bike bells in tune with the soundscape. Together we will celebrate Coventry as a City that moves of invention and innovation. Wrap up warm, come out of your home and wave us by. More information on the routes and timings
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West Midlands Cycle Hire now has extra docks in the city centre and at Tile Hill Station, Cannon Park and Canley. Here are the latest offers:
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200 local people will be using smart bike lights to collect data on their regular journeys. Successful applicants will be contacted by 31 October.
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For information on learning to ride, routes, bike shops visit www.coventry.gov.uk/cycling.
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