Give cycling a spin at the science park to catch the biking bug

The BUG event, being held at the Royal Society of Chemistry on the 8 June 2010, from 11am to 2.30pm will have a large number of bikes available for new and novice cyclists to try out. In addition to trying out road, commuter, fold-up and hybrid bikes on test runs, experts will also be on hand to answer cycling questions and provide advice.

“If you are thinking about either cycling to work or for leisure, this event will help you decide which bike fits you best,” said Gary Armstrong, Coordinator for Travel Plan Plus (an EU project that is establishing a workplace travel network in the Science Park area of Cambridge).

Not only will this event help with getting people to try cycling, you can come along to point out cycling issues in the area, receive updates on upcoming Bike Week events and get advice on how to cycle better. All attendees will be entered into a prize draw for a TP+ Altura High
Visibility Jacket, provided courtesy of Taylor Vinters Solicitors.

Gary added, “There will be many bikes available, free for anyone to try out. It would be great to see a mass of people trying out different types of bikes, discovering that cycling is really a realistic option for commuting to work.”

Along with trying out new bikes, attendees will also be able to enter into the Cambridge Cycle Challenge. If you try out a few bikes for a total of 10 minutes, you qualify for the Challenge with the potential to win prizes. Vanessa Kelly, the Cambridge Cycle Challenge Coordinator
will also be there to hand out muffins and help you register for the Challenge.

The TP+ Bicycle User Group event is open to all commuters working in the Travel Plan Plus area, namely Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge Business Park, St John's Innovation Park, Cambridge Regional College and Taylor Vinters Solicitors. Commuters wishing to take part should contact the TP+ Commuter Centre located in the Cambridge Science Park Innovation Centre on 01223 427053 or email gary.armstrong@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

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Notes for editors:

Contact Gary Armstrong of Travel Plan Plus on 01223 715695.

TRAVEL PLAN PLUS

For more information on the TP+ project visit the Travel for Work Partnesrhip web site:
http://www.tfw.org.uk/tpplus.php or speak to Gary on 01223 715695, email:
gary.armstrong@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

This project is being managed by the Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership (TfW) on
behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council.

It is being funded by the European Commission's Executive Agency for Competitiveness and
Innovation under its "Intelligent Energy – Europe" Programme.

Other contributing funders are the Cambridgeshire County Council, EEDA, The Highways
Agency and Cambridgeshire Horizons.

The project is establishing a large travel for work network in the Science Park area of
Cambridge. Other sites in the project are in Stockholm, Bages (Spain) and Gyor (Hungary).
The lead partner is Loughborough University’s Travel Studies Team.

Travel for Work

TfW is a not-for-profit partnership hosted by the County Council, one of its eleven partners. It
is dedicated to working with employers to deliver and promote sustainable and healthy travel
by employees. TfW provides free advice on increasing the range of travel options available to
employees for commuting and travelling on business, and provides travel solutions and tools
for Cambridgeshire employers and developers. The partnership helps employers prepare and
implement effective travel initiatives that ease transport and access problems associated with
existing sites and or new business developments. To find out more visit www.tfw.org.uk or
contact Mark Webb on 01223 715696 or email info@tfw.org.uk.
TfW works with employers to promote all forms of sustainable travel both for getting to
and from work and for travelling on business. More information can be found at
www.tfw.org.uk