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good going Newsletter Issue 3
good going Newsletter Issue 3
ISSUE 3 - DECEMBER 2004
Keeping safe this Christmas with delicious mocktails – that’s good going!
In this issue:-
Special offer for good going pledgecard holders
Want to become a pledgecard holder?
"My other car is a bus" campaign
Christmas mocktails
Since 1999, fatalities involving drink driving have been increasing nationally. In response, the Council’s Road Safety & Travel Awareness Unit has put together a leaflet of “mocktail” recipes for you to enjoy with family and friends this Christmas. Download a leaflet of recipes.This leaflet is also available in libraries within the borough.
If you will be drinking alcohol over the Festive Season, why not catch a bus or train and let someone else take care of the driving?
Special offer for pledgecard holders
For the month of January, you can go to any Jongleurs Comedy Clubs for only £12 per person, food included, just by showing your good going pledge card!
For more information or to book, call 0208 980 7874 and quote: Jan offer. Details of how to become a good going pledge cardholder can be found below.
Refurbished SouthWest Trains result in wider aisles and wider smiles!
The refurbishment of the first 455 train has just been completed, as part of SouthWest Trains £67 million refurbishment project.
Managing Director Andrew Haines said: "This project underwent a huge consultation period so I feel it is fair to say that the train has been designed by its users. At every level of the design process, passengers and passenger groups, as well as key organisations such as the British Transport Police, have reviewed the final design of this refurbished train."
Improvements to the fleet of trains include on-board CCTV, passenger information systems and flexible spaces for wheelchairs and bicycles.
The current 3+2 seating has also changed - the middle of the three seats has been removed creating wider aisles. This means passengers will be able to pass each other more easily, with the end result being passengers are more likely to move down the carriage, leading to less congestion and faster boarding and alighting times.
For information about South West trains new fares and schedules, visit www.swtrains.co.uk
Want to become a pledgecard holder?
Making a pledge simply means agreeing to support the good going campaign by using sustainable modes of transport, such as cycling, walking and public transport, whenever you can!
Everyone who signs a pledge receives a good going loyalty card which gives them London wide and borough specific offers and incentives organised by Transport for London (TfL), as well as regular updates on the good going campaign and events.
You can sign up anytime good going event or online at www.goodgoing.co.uk. Bulk copies of the pledge application for friends or colleagues to sign are available by emailing your details to goodgoing@towerhamlets.gov.uk
New tube and bus fares
From 2 January 2005, new fares are being introduced on Tube, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), bus and Tramlink services. Oyster Pre Pay will offer users significant savings and cheaper Pre Pay fares will apply on the Tube and DLR after 7:00pm and on the buses after 9:30am on Monday to Friday and at all times over weekends and public holidays.
A copy of the new fares can be downloaded from www.tfl.gov.uk
The good news is that any Super Saver tickets bought now (at pre 2 January prices) will still be valid after the introduction of the new fares!
To find your nearest ticket selling outlet in the borough, or for information about money saving Oyster Cards, visit our Buses page.
"My other car is a bus" campaign
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new £2million advertising campaign to increase bus use during off peak hours.
The three-month campaign will use TV, radio, cinema and print advertising to target families and school children in an effort to ease suburban congestion and promote buses as a viable and easy alternative to cars.
The campaign rolls out as the latest Department for Transport (DfT) statistics show the number of bus journeys in the capital reached 168 million last year despite a fall in usage in the rest of England.
The London bus network is now one of the largest and most comprehensive urban systems in the world. Each weekday 8,000 London buses carry 6 million passengers on over 700 different routes. Bus use has risen by 11% and night bus use by 29% in the past year. The extra 168 million passenger trips have driven bus use to its highest level for over 35 years.
Access information about bus routes in Kingston.
Walkability
The Walkability Project, being piloted by Living Streets in Harlesden, Hanwell, Harold Hill and The Heathway, will work to make walking in and around London easier and more enjoyable for everyone.
The Walkability Project will identify barriers to walking and offer solutions. Local residents, businesses and community groups from the four pilot towns will be invited to participate in the Community Street Audit - a method of using the consumer's view point.
The Association of London Government is funding the project. For the latest news about the project visit www.livingstreets.org.uk
Get walking in Kingston …
The Kingston Walking for Health Initiative arranges regular walks for different levels of fitness across the borough. All walks are led by qualified walk leaders who have been trained by the National Walking for Health Initiative.
For further information or to be added to the database to receive a regular newsletter, contact Jane Reardon, Co-ordinator - Kingston Walking for Your Health on 020 8547 5312 or email jane.reardon@rbk.kingston.gov.uk.