The Winter 2024/25 RCC newsletter pdf is now downloadable from the Newsletters page, or you can also click on each article to read them separately. In this issue we talk about: Cycling Should Be For Everyone Since our strap line is ‘working for a cycle-friendly Reading’, we think that cycling should be accessible for all. In this […]
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Whatever your age! For the last two years Avanti Cycling has been running weekly FREE Cycle sessions for adults across Reading using various fundraising grants and some support from RBC. We run three levels: This programme of tiered training from beginner through to gaining confidence on busy roads has been hugely successful, with over 100 […]
Continue ReadingI spoke to Ayo Sokale, who is a Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Caversham and Deputy Mayor. She had attended a cycle training course for Councillors, which was run by Avanti Cycling (avanticycling.co.uk) on the Saturday of storm Dudley, and I asked how she found the experience. She told me that she found the session […]
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Aiming to make cycling accessible to everyone The Big Bike Revival Fix, Learn, Repair programme funded by Cycling UK offers a range of activities to help make cycling accessible to everyone. Avanti Cycling Community Interest Company (CIC) has partnered with Reading Bicycle Kitchen (RBK) and has been running a series of workshops and training sessions […]
Continue ReadingFor hundreds of Lockdown cyclists!!! And Reading Bicycle Kitchen gets a new home I’m hoping all RCC members have heard about, visited or even volunteered with this fantastic community facility; Reading Bicycle Kitchen (RBK) – who have helped repair, recycle and reuse hundreds of bikes during the challenging COVID Lockdowns, meaning lots more people across […]
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