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BBC man to start race
May 3, 2019
WheelPower, the National Charity for Wheelchair Sport, has said that the BBC’s Buckinghamshire-based Art Editor Will Gompertz (pictured) will start the Tour de Vale Charity Bike Ride at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Sunday June 9. Will was previously director of Tate Media, and has written extensively for The Guardian and The Times newspapers. There are three routes […]
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New boost for cyclists
April 1, 2019
Work has started on a second extension to the popular Buckingham to Winslow shared footway and cycleway. The extension, commissioned by Buckinghamshire County Council at a cost of £180,000, will serve the Swan Pool Leisure Centre, the Buckingham School and the Royal Latin School. It involves widening the pavement along the Buckingham-bound side of London Road, providing a link […]
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Cycle buddy offer
August 8, 2018
To celebrate Cycle to Work Day 2018, the Haddenham to Thame Cycleway group (CycleHAT) is organising a free buddy scheme to escort want-to-cycle commuters between Thame Town Hall and Haddenham & Thame Parkway train station during the morning commute. The hope is that a number of commuters who usually drive to the station will be […]
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Saddle up and go
May 24, 2018
UK cycling author Simon Warren has described the Chiltern Hills an ‘area of outstanding natural brutality’. He has released an exclusive e-book detailing the 10 key climbs for the Chiltern 100 Cycling Festival. Riders tackling the Gran Fondo route (161km), will take on 2,085m of vertical climbing, ranging from long and steady climbs to punchy 25% […]
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Support group plea
April 29, 2018
Buckinghamshire Mind is launching a vital new peer support service for people with mental health problems in Bucks, following the huge success of the service in East Berkshire. The mental health charity is expanding Friends in Need, which has had extremely positive results in East Berkshire, to benefit residents of Buckinghamshire. The new service is […]
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Chain gang all set!
April 18, 2018
A group of 20 residents from Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are preparing to cycle from Paris to Bordeaux. The team began their charity fundraising last year by cycling from Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, to Paris in three days and raised more than £28,500. This year the team will start at the Eiffel Tower 2nd May, where they […]
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