THE SEARCH IS ON FOR ONE CYCLING CITY AND TEN NEW CYCLING TOWNS

Cities and towns keen to revolutionise cycling in their areas have been invited by Phillip Darnton, Chairman of Cycling England to come forward with bids for a share of the £47m funding for the new Demonstration Areas, which forms part of the record £140m funding for cycling announced by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly in January.

The 11 new towns and city will join the existing 6 Cycling Demonstration Towns, which have pioneered local initiatives such as redesigning and building new cycle routes and training people to
cycle safely.

Over 60 local authorities have already expressed an interest in becoming new Demonstration Towns and Cycling England looks forward to seeing their ideas and initiatives to help get people cycling as well as those of other local authorities.

The deadline for applications will be 31 March 2008 and Cycling England will announce the winning City in early June, along with at least five or six of the ten new Towns. Those areas will begin delivering their programmes in September 2008. The next four to five towns will be announced in autumn 2008.

First contact can be made via the email form below.