GOVERNMENT CHIEF TRANSPORT ADVISOR PRESENTS CYCLING AWARD TO EALING
COUNCIL
London Borough of Ealing was given a Special Commendation Award at the
2004 London Cycling Awards given by the London Cycling Campaign on
13th October.
LCC, the 9,000 strong body representing London's cyclists, said:
"Again and again over the years Ealing Council's Bicycle
Support Team led by the indefatigable Dr. Robert Davis came
close to winning not one but several awards. This year the
judges decided they wanted a special commendation to go to
Bob and his team for their continued hard work marketing and
promoting cycling in Ealing via a wide range of joined up
initiatives across the community".
Professor David Begg, Chair of the Commission for Integrated
Transport, presented the award to Dr. Robert Davis, Cycling Officer at
LB Ealing, who paid tribute to the work of Cycle Training UK, the
agency employed by Ealing to staff the Bicycle Support Team projects.
(These included the Drayton Bridge Summer Bike Project, which was one
of the two finalists in the Best Community Cycling Award.)
Copies of "Marketing Cycling" and further information is available
from the Cycling Officer, Dr. Robert Davis on 020 8825 5771 and davisr
<at> ealing.gov.uk
NOTE: "Marketing Cycling" describes a number of initiatives, including
on-road cycle training, "bike buddying", schools cycle parking,
provision of lockers and domestic cycle parking, carried out by LB
Ealing with financial support from Transport for London.
WARNING! Next sentence contains H word! Look away now!
Bob is an ardent opponent of helmet compulsion and promotion; many of
the cyclists in his literature are ordinary folks on ordinary (well,
safety) bikes doing ordinary things without "looking like Martians"
[(c) Shagger Norris]
Guy
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