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Transportation & Highways Newsletter

On your Bike for Bike week

Challenging families to get out of their cars, step away from the TV and get on their bikes.

Cycling events

A national celebration of freedom, Bike Week is an annual opportunity to promote cycling and demonstrate the social, health, and environmental benefits of cycling, not to mention the sheer convenience of the bike.

Bike Week 2008 will take place from 14th – 22nd June and is this year challenging families to get out of their cars, step away from the TV and get on their bikes. ‘Free the Family’ and rediscover how much fun you can have together on a bike.

Thousands of free cycling events will provide plenty of opportunities for people to get on their bikes. This year there will be something for everyone from total novices to passionate cyclists.

Bike Breakfast cycle event

Bike2work breakfasts for people who cycle to commute will be offered in Bath, Keynsham and Radstock on the Wednesday 18th June.

Family cycle treasure hunts

Family cycle treasure hunts are also proposed in Radstock on the Colliers Way and on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. The Bristol and Bath Railway Path treasure hunt will be a joint authority event with South Gloucestershire.