More on South Derbyshire Cycling Legacy

In a recent blog item (Click here to read the post) the South Derbyshire Cycling Legacy was mentioned.  In a relatively short time since there have been 2 key achievements within the legacy project.

A cycling hub has been established at Green Bank Leisure Centre in Swadlincote and a new leaflet has been created and printed.

The aim of the cycling hub is not only to provide users with a safe place to store their bikes but also provide a place to shower and freshen up.  As someone who commutes to work by bike I think that this is a valuable asset and it is great to see South Derbyshire District Council doing something  very positive.  We hope that the cycling hub is a huge success.

Click here to read more about the new cycling hub and new leaflet.

Those who have read the blog may be familiar with the local routes section (Click here to navigate to them) and the leaflets that we produce for our information stalls.

Following the first stakeholder group meeting relating to cycling it was mentioned that further promotion of our local routes would be beneficial.  With several potential summer stalls coming up  it was a good time to launch a new leaflet and this time aimed specifically at the off-road cycle network to Swadlincote.

With enormous input from Swadlincote TIC and SDDC, the leaflet was incorporated into a new striking design and printed as well as being included on the SDDC website - click here to access it. Last weekend the leaflet was launched at the Aviva Women's tour event and was also distributed at the Festival of Leisure and was well received.

The leaflet is available at Swadlincote TIC and Swadlincote Library.  We hope it inspires families to take to the trails.

Our stall was in the Marquee near the excellent Sport & Health section which featured cycling again

Due to a number of issues our stall at the Festival of Leisure was a little smaller this year and we shared a space with Swadlincote TIC and some of our information was shared by the Sport and Health team at SDDC.  Despite not having our own stall we had a lot of contact with members of the public and our stocks of maps went down considerably.  I would consider the Festival a success from a promotion of cycling point of view.

If you've not been to the Festival of Leisure, this footage of this years festival by SwadlincoteTV sums it up really well.

I would like to thank Gail from SDDC and Debs and Hannah from Get Active in the Forest & SDDC for their help and support.