Cycle Your Way Through Summer!

Meet the folk at go:cycling roadshows – activities include some/ all of Bike Smoothie Maker; Bike Doctor; Bling your Bike

Dates in Kirklees:

Sat 8 August in Crow Nest Park – Friends of the Park’s “Family Fun Day and Pets in the Park” Sat 29 August in Dewsbury Town Centre – “Dewsbury on Sea”

CYCLE FEST. Sun 9 August in Huddersfield Town Centre (11am – 4pm) next to Library/ The Piazza – Bike Try-Out area and the activities above – a part of the Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival http://www.foodanddrinkfestival.org.uk/

“Streetbikes” Big Bike Giveaway, Sunday 9 August - Greenhead Park, Huddersfield 12-4pm www.streetbikes.org.uk

More go:cycling events in other West Yorks districts, see: http://www.wygocycling.com/News/Articles/go-cycling-festivals-and-roadshows/

Sky Rides continue through the summer and phase 2 of rides from mid- Sept to end October will go live in the next week so keep checking the site: www.goskyride.com

Sky Rides this weekend:

Sun 9 Aug 10am – EASY – Oakwell Hall Country Park – the “Birstall – Eat, Drink, Ride – 3 miler http://www.goskyride.com/Search/Details?eventid=61524

Sun 9 Aug 2pm – STEADY – Spenborough Athletics Track – the Liversedge – Waterways and Woodland – 12 miler http://www.goskyride.com/Search/Details?eventid=61525 13 places already booked – 17 left!

And if you want to explore other places there are more rides in other parts of West and South Yorkshire! – Complementing Sky Ride Local are a wide choice of Ride Social groups www.goskyride.com/Social and some fantastic ladies who lead Breeze rides for women www.goskyride.com/Breeze

And check out your local club:

British Cycling Club Finder https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/clubfinder

The CTC – local groups and affiliated centres http://www.ctc.org.uk/near-me

And to inspire….

Video: Chris Boardman on the Dutch love affair with cycling- 14 JUL 2015In Utrecht for the Tour de France Grand Depart 2015, ITV Cycling expert Chris Boardman took time out to examine why cycling is now (it wasn't always the case) such a healthy and integral part of Dutch culture.http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/features/video-chris-boardman-on-the-dutch-love-affair-with-cycling

Get involved!

If you want to contribute to the debate and assist with the design of new cycle routes in the Huddersfield area then contact John Lewis – co-ordinator of the new Cycle Kirklees Infrastructure Group. This is a voluntary sub-group of the Cycle Kirklees Consultation Group. john.lewis@zen.co.uk

Many thanks to:

Lynnette EvansProject Officer – Tour de France LegacyKirklees Council - Communities & Leisure

Tel: 01484 234087lynnette.evans@kirklees.gov.uk

www.cycle.yorkshire.com

For further information, advice and support, please get in contact with HAT. Contact details as below.