As our six-week 'Returning to Cycling' programme draws to a close, Bike Minded coordinator, Patrick Tumilty, reflects on a successful start to the New Year...
When Christmas’ festivities are over, many of us choose the New Year to try something new. This may mean sashaying to a Samba class or signing up for French lessons. January can signal the perfect time to train for your first 5km run or give you the resolve to reduce your meat intake.
As cycle maintenance courses go, City & Guilds Level 2 is the ‘Daddy’: It’s the industry standard qualification for professional mechanics, and it’s perfect for the dedicated home mechanic who wants to be able to fully strip down and rebuild a bicycle.
At the beginning of January, Life Cycle's Communications Officer decided to “go back to school” and booked herself some cycle skills tuition with a Life Cycle instructor. Here is her report back on the experience...
Life Cycle’s Communications Officer, Becky, tells us why she’s finally taking the plunge and booking some free, 1:1 cycle skills tuition.
Happy New Year! Nowadays I don’t normally ‘do’ New Year’s resolutions (tellingly, they have stayed the same every year). But here we are at the dawn of 2019 and I’ve decided to practice what I’ve been preaching since I started at Life Cycle:
Has the New Year got you reflecting on your career prospects? Those looking for rewarding part-time work have a fantastic opportunity to re-train and start a career in cycling with Life Cycle. If you want to be more active, love working outdoors and want to pass on skills, confidence and independence, then why not train with us?
Life Cycle was founded in September 1999, meaning that 2019 will be our 20th anniversary year! In order to celebrate 20 fantastic years of transforming lives through cycling, we will be organising a series of events and activities in 2019 - to showcase our work; thank our supporters, staff and volunteers; and promote our activities to new audiences.
If getting into cycling is one of your New Year’s resolutions, we're here to help! We have some exciting opportunities for people that are looking to improve their physical or mental wellbeing through cycling – and those aged 50+ who would like some relaxed support from one of our ‘Cycle Buddies’:
Improve your wellbeing in a relaxed, non-competitive environment with our ‘Return to Cycling’ rides.
“Climate breakdown, soil loss and the collapse of habitats and species: all are driven by rising consumption. Every Friday is a Black Friday, every Christmas a more garish festival of destruction… snow saunas, portable watermelon coolers and smartphones for dogs” – George Monbiot
Life Cycle was delighted to attend this year’s Travel Awards, hosted by Travelwest. Chief Executive Poppy was accompanied by Life Cycle fundraiser Becky and our lovely instructor/mechanic/ride leader Jacks.
We enjoyed a three course meal in the company of some of the leaders in sustainable business travel – including Rolls Royce, Eat Festivals, GKN Aerospace and Worle School Academy. It was inspiring to hear about the strides being made by organisations across the West of England, enabling people to choose more active, healthy and sustainable ways of travelling.
Chase the Sun has just launched its 2019 programme of rides, and has announced Life Cycle UK as their official charity partner!
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