Newsletters

Issue 21 May - June 08

Women on Wheels

Next Ride: Sunday 29 June

If you are a women, new or nearly new to cycling, Women on Wheels is a great opportunity to get a bit more confident while doing something social, fun, good for the environment and good for you!

The rides are once a month always on the last Sunday of the month and start from outside Borders Book Shop at the Market Place, Kingston, at 10am. We look forward to seeing you there.

How to look after your bike

A well maintained bike makes cycling more enjoyable and more efficient. Kingston Council provides free cycle maintenance courses that run monthly. The courses are held at St Johns’ Church hall in New Malden from 9.00 to 13.00. The next course is 21 June. If you would like to sign up for this or any future courses call 020 8547 5865 or email cycling@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Walking Works Update

33 organisations took part in the ‘Step into Spring’ pedometer challenge, which included workplaces such as John Lewis, Marks and Spencer and Kingston University. The pedometer challenge was launched on Walk to Work day, Thursday 24 April 2008 and lasted 4 weeks. Two thousand pedometers were handed out to employees who were also entered into a local prize draw.

The winners of the prize draw were:

Rachel Hill, PRC Architects, Surbiton;
Avinash Patel, Wolters Kluwer;
Celia Hamdani, Kingston University

Dr Bike

A free check of your bike and minor repairs. Next Dr Bike: Kingston Town Centre, outside Bentall Centre, Saturday 14 June.

National Lift Share Day, Monday 9 June

Along with walking, cycling and public transport, being part of the massive expansion in car sharing is a practical way to help tackle the irritations of driving and start to address the twin problems of peak oil and climate change.

Liftshare is a national website-based car share matching service which aims to help you make better use of the estimated 38 million empty seats on the UK’s roads every day, whether you own a car yourself or not.

Tempted? Live or work in the Royal Borough of Kingston? Then join Liftshare and enter the prize draw to win lunch for a car-full of people at a Kingston town centre restaurant!*

Just sign up at www.liftshare.org before the end of National Liftshare Day on Monday 9 June - then forward the confirmation email that they send you, to travel.plans@rbk.kingston.gov.uk . Please include your postal address or workplace and a contact telephone number.

* Lunch for five people at a restaurant to be decided – including everything except alcohol

Car Clubs coming to Kingston

PrFont34Bin0BinSub0Frac0Def1Margin0Margin0Jc1Indent1440Lim0Lim1Car clubs provide a great alternative to private car ownership. Cars are parked in designated car bays and when you need a car you just book it, drive it and return it.

Kingston Council is going to be launching a car club soon. There are two bays planned for the clock tower in Surbiton, if you have any suggestions for where you would like to see a bay, get in touch travel.awareness@rbk.gov.uk