Cycling Scotland

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More than a third of people living in Scotland don’t have a safe and secure place to store their bikes at home with people living in high-rise buildings, tenement flats and apartment blocks being the worst affected, a new report has shown. Research by the country’s national cycling group

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Over £2 million has been allocated to employers, health and social care providers, social housing residences, community groups, schools and campuses to make it easier and more accessible for more people to cycle.

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Melville Housing Association is the new centrepiece of a quiet corner for reflection in the Midlothian village of Gorebridge, thanks to funding from Cycling Scotland’s Social Housing Partnership Fund, and the hard work of a dedicated band of community volunteers.

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A green fingered couple have teamed up with Melville Housing Association to transform an unloved patch of communal space behind their Penicuik home into a fabulous community garden. Sam and Shona Wilkie, who moved into Melville’s Windsor Lane development in 2013, began the project a little ove

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Social housing providers can now apply for grants of up to £25,000 per site to improve cycle parking, storage, shelter and security at their properties. Delivered by Cycling Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, Sustrans Scotland and Living Streets Scot

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The first round a fund for registered social landlords in Scotland to encourage more people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys has been oversubscribed, providing funding for 46 projects from 33 social housing providers, a progress report into the initiative has revealed.

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Cycling Scotland staff have been getting on their bikes in lockdown to support homeless people in Glasgow. Since April 8, nine staff have been delivering food and essential supplies to homeless people and asylum seekers temporarily housed in Glasgow hotels.

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Cycling Scotland’s Cycling Friendly initiative has opened again for applications in 2020, meaning social landlords can apply to the £1.7 million allocation from the Scottish Government which supports more people to cycle.

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Families in Foxbar have been given a cycling boost after Paisley Housing Association delivered some pedal power. Twenty four properties in Findhorn Avenue are now sporting high security bike lockers in their back gardens – ideal for encouraging people to get on their bikes.

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