Sustrans' Active in Ashington

A look at the walking and cycling services that the project has to offer.

Active in Ashington aims to increase physical activity levels and sense of well-being amongst residents of Ashington, Northumberland. The project engages with the local community to identify barriers to greater levels of walking and cycling.

Active travel is promoted as a means of accessing employment, schools, local services, parks and green spaces and the wider countryside.

The project involves improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure, local map production, guided walks and rides, cycle training and bike maintenance skills sessions.

Active in Ashington also recycles bikes donated by the public and works in conjunction with Wansbeck Works and Wansbeck on Wheels to offer loan bikes to the long term unemployed as a form of transportation to the workplace.

For more information please contact: activeinashington@sustrans.org.uk

Active in Ashington is also is part of a portfolio of projects being delivered by Travel Actively, a consortium of leading walking, cycling and health organisations committed to providing opportunities for 1.8 million people to become physically active through active travel by 2012.

The consortium is funded with more than £19.9m from the Big Lottery Fund's Well-being programme, which provides funding to support the development of healthier lifestyles and to improve well-being. Full details of the work of the consortiums work is available on the website: www.travelactively.org.uk

Consortium partners are British Cycling, CTC, Campaign for Better Transport, Cycling England, Living Streets, London Cycling Campaign, the National Heart Forum, the National Obesity Forum, the Ramblers, Sustrans and Walk England.

The Big Lottery Fund has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK since its inception in June 2004. It was established by Parliament on 1 December 2006. Full details of the work of the Big Lottery Fund, its programmes and awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

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