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YouTube Competition 29 May 2008
As part of its efforts to promote sustainable travel, Aberdeenshire Council wants cyclists to submit short films in the run up to Bike Week 2008 which will be shown on the YouTube.
Participants should record a short film lasting no more than two minutes on the theme of What Cycling Means to them, and what they think should happen to make cycling in Aberdeenshire a more attractive prospect.
As well as broadcasting their creative talent and views on cycling to a potential audience of millions, they could win a £200 voucher for a cycle shop of their choice.
Aberdeenshire Council’s Transportation Team has created and is developing a Sustainable Travel YouTube Channel to try to encourage more people to travel by sustainable means.
The best clips from the competition will be hosted on the dedicated Channel, with the competition winner announced during Bike Week (June 14-22).
Aberdeenshire Above Average 13 May 2008
Aberdeenshire Council's commitment to cycling has been nationally recognised by an initiative which aims to ensure it becomes a realistic travel and leisure choice for the travelling public.
Cycling Scotland’s National Assessment Project aims to encourage organisational cultures positive to cycling and inform action at a national level.
The council’s investment in and promotion of cycling was scored far above the national average in the survey, which gathered information on the cycling policies and practices of local authorities.
Aberdeenshire Council has encouraged children to cycle where it is safe by delivering on-the-road cycle training at schools and investing in infrastructure around schools.
Good scores for the marketing of cycling were achieved due to the council’s work promoting Bike Week, the Go For It initiative and its cycling web pages.
Great Drumtochty Challenge 24 April 2008
For the first time ever the Great Drumtochty Challenge will not be held in May, the date for this year is the 1st of June.
Other changes include the support Edinburgh Bike Coop. They will give a free multi-tool to every entrant and a chance to win a £100 voucher to spend in any of Edinburgh bike Coop's shops. They will also have a shop mechanic onsite to help with those last minute tweaks or that flat tyre that you thought you had repaired.
Another first for this year is the Schools and Colleges category is finally getting off the ground with teams coming from Hazelhead Academy and hopefully some of the schools in Angus.
Cycling Roadshows in Elgin and Forres 27 Mar 2008
The Company of Cyclists Roadshow makes a week long visit to Moray ahead of the new cycling season to raise awareness about the benefits of cycling as an everyday means of transport, recreation and sport.
Over 40 different bikes will be available to try out ranging from the everyday to the extraordinary. Star of the show is undoubtedly the seven seater conference bike, of which there are only four in the world.
The roadshows will take place in Anderson’s Primary School on Saturday 29 March and in Cooper Park, Elgin on Sunday 30 March. Both events run from 10.00 – 4.00pm and all activities are free. As well as the advice on offer from expert cyclists about maintenance and cycling safety there will also be the chance to get a free health check for your own bike with Doctor Bike.The event has been supported by Moray Council, Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity and Hitrans, the regional transport partnership.
Forres CC Website 3 Mar 2008
Forres Cycling Club, may have been founded in 1938 but they are not afraid of technology. Their new website and forum have gone live - check it out here. The club is essentially a road racing club however the membership consists of a wide variety of abilities, aspirations and interests. They also promote excellent races theoughout the season; another reason to check out their site!
Pitfichie Trails Update 26 Apr 2007
All harvesting work has now finished on Pitfichie, so all trails are now open. However, a small section of forest road was damaged during the work but should be repaired before the summer. Please note that timber lorries can be expected on forest roads so please be vigilant and take care.
The trail on top of Cairn William was completed recently and has been designed to be ridden from west to east. This trail includes challenging sections to ride on such as rock slabs, a rock staircase, jumps and berms and is a great ride with views!
Over the next few months, FCS will be re-waymarking the Pitfichie Cycle trail in line with the national mountain bike trail guidelines. The trail over Cairn William and Green Hill will be graded as red (difficult) and is suitable for proficient bikers with good off road riding skills. The trail is steep and tough and mostly on single-track with technical sections and variable surface type.
The existing blue trail , which basically goes around the bottom of Cairn William and Pitfichie , will become white. This trail does not fit the standard signage as it is basically following the forest road.
The two downhill sections will become orange as this is suitable for technical downhill riders as the trails have serve features.
Find out more about Pitfichie Forest.
Grampian Tigers Spring to Life 18 Apr 2007
Over the last year the Aberdeenshire Cycle clubs have worked with Scottish Cycling to establish a Go-Ride club in Aberdeenshire. Go-Ride is British Cycling's Club Development Programme aimed at improving both young riders and clubs, and will be provided through a new Youth Cycling Club called GRAMPIAN TIGERS.
The Tiger's first sessions, are to be held at Hazelhead park and will be run by British Cycling trained coaches, starting on Monday 30th of April 2007 from 6 p.m. till 7 p.m.
Find out more by visiting their website.
Go-Ride Underway 2 Apr 2007
The first Go-Ride Event, part of a scheme aimed at getting more youngsters on their bikes was launched in Aberdeen on 2nd April.
The support of Aberdeen City Council's schools department allowed youngsters at Hazlehead Primary to be the first in the north-east to use the programme before it is rolled out across Aberdeen. The pupils were helped by qualified coaches who offer guidance on a range of cycling disciplines from mountain biking to BMX.
Co-ordinator Jo Conlon has been quoted as saying: "We are delighted to be taking the lead with Scottish Cycling in this new, free programme and look forward to working alongside local cycling clubs to increase participation in the sport. Cycling is fantastic exercise and the skills you learn as a youngster stay with you for life. Our aim is to include as many city children as we can in Go-Ride and help put them on the road to a healthier future."
Aberdeen City Bottom of League 2 Apr 2007
Aberdeen Cycle Forum highlight Aberdeen City's poor record on cycle spending. In a press release they state:
A survey of councils in Scotland reveals that Aberdeen council is near the
bottom when it comes to spending money on cycling.
The survey by Spokes, the Edinburgh Cycling Campaign, shows that Aberdeen's spend on cycling left it 26th out of the 27 local authorities surveyed. Aberdeen's spending of less than 1% was well below the Scottish average of over 3%, and well below some councils who spend over 9% of their transport monies on cycling.
Even when spending from other sources are taken into account, such as from Nestrans the regional transport body, Aberdeen is still well down in the cycle spending league. The survey shows that Aberdeen City Council spent less
than £ 70,000 on cycling from a total transport budget of some £7.5million.
Read more on this report at the Forum's website.
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