Workplace Challenge campaign launched in June 2010!
 

Pedals has been very much involved in the preparations of this summer's local campaign to encourage more people to try cycling (or other active travel) to and from work. For full information see The Big Wheel website at www.thebigwheel.org.uk/challenge

The campaign is being spearheaded by Sports Nottinghamshire and The Big Wheel (Greater Nottingham Transport Partnership), with support from the City and County Councils, the Energy Saving Trust, Sustrans (UCycle Project) and Pedals.

It was launched on 3 June and will run from 20 June, in Bike Week, until 30 October. People are now encouraged to register and log their cycling and other forms of physical activity, to see the effects in terms of calories shed and C02 reduced, etc,. and to make use of the many links to sources of support and further information.

Registration process is now live on Shape Up Notts! so if you're not already a member, you can register by visiting http://www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk/shapeupnotts/register.php and if you are, login at http://www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk/shapeupnotts/login.php and follow the links from your profile homepage.

Further information can be found here or on the Sports Nottinghamshire (Shape Up Notts)
website at: www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk or in the leaflet attached below
or from Ria Kennerley,
Sport & Physical Activity Manager,
Sport Nottinghamshire,
email: ria.kennerley [at] ntu [dot] ac [dot] uk

or from Helen Hemstock,
The Big Wheel (GNTP)
email: helen.hemstock [at] gnpartnership [dot] org [dot] uk

Update of 1 September 2010

£1,000 Cash Prize

The Department for Transport (DfT) offers information for both employers and employees on the Cycle to Work scheme on their website here.

Guidance on the Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice scheme was published by the DfT in October 2009: more information at http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/cycling/cycletoworkguidance/pdf/518054

See also the Cycle-friendly Employers site at: http://www.cyclefriendlyemployers.org.uk/

• For local information on this
  see also The Big Track website at: http://www.thebigwheel.org.uk/index.php/new_news/more_news/bike_to_work/
• Bike to Work (Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire scheme for people living in Nottingham City or Hucknall): wheels2work [at] rcan [dot] org [dot] uk

  

  TSW Cycles of Woodborough have teamed up with the national Cyclescheme to offer employees the opportunity to purchase tax free bikes and equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme at their work place. The scheme is not just an incentive for a healthy lifestyle but also offers financial benefits for both the employee and employer.

  More information on the TSW Cycles scheme can be found in the attached document below.