Embassy News

What do Glasgow, Edinburgh, Twickenham, Whitchurch, Basingstoke, Brighton, and Tunbridge Wells have in common? Well, if the response to our BikeMinded twitter competition are anything to go by they're just a few of the places people would like to see Copenhagenized in the UK. 

We were amazed at how much some of you could squeeze into 140 characters - not so much tweets as tiny essays:

The Cycling Embassy of Great Britain was invited to take part in a Bristol City Council's Sustainable Development and Transport Scrutiny Commission which was looking for recommendations to improve conditions for cyclists. Jim Davis, Chair of the Embassy, gave a well-received presentation yesterday along with City Council Project manager Ed Plowden, Dr Dave Horton, Dr Fiona Spotswood of University of West of England and representatives from Sustrans. Dr Adrian Davis was chair of the commission.

The Cycling Embassy of Great Britain have written open letters to the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP and the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, who became Secretaries of State for Health and Transport respectively in the cabinet reshuffle last week, pointing out the benefits of investing in the bicycle.

Due to last minute cancellations there are a few places left for the Cycling and Society Symposium which will be held on the 3rd and 4th of September at the University of East London.  If anyone is interested in attending please email Rachel Aldred (r.e.aldred AT uel.ac.uk) letting her know which days you'd like to attend. As well as the symposium proper, there will be a bike ride on the 2nd September in the afternoon.