Transforming Travel

There is availability on BCP Council's upcoming Bike Maintenance course at Kings Park Cycle Centre on Tuesday 9 May, 7-9pm. Find out more and book at: https://bit.ly/3Vwh0iF

Could your school win? Take part in the Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel competition between 20-31 March and your school could win prizes every day for having the most children walking, wheeling or scooting in. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3mHQy8n

Good news to Beryl Bike and e-scooter users.
BCP Council mobility partner Beryl have extend the area of their service across the Sandbanks Ferry to Shell Bay and Studland.

“I hope these new cycle lanes will encourage more students to cycle, walk, wheel or scoot more – safety was a huge deterrent when I was at uni, but it’s great to see these issues finally being addressed.”

We caught up with former Bournemouth Uni student Alex to find out what he thinks of all the improvements 👇 https://bit.ly/3ZT6Mdb

Just one week to go until the Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel starts! Walk, cycle or scoot in between 20-31 March, and your school could win prizes! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3mHQy8n

Great initiative for International Women's day from our cycle and e-scooter hire partners, Beryl.

🎉 Join the Beryl Women’s Tour! 🎉 Run by women, for women.

With stripes for record speeds and circles for tracks, our Beryl Burton inspired e-scooter and bike marks the launch of the Beryl Women’s Tour and International Women’s Day 2023. 🔥

We have 3 sessions for you to choose from: Bike Happy, Group Rides & Scoot Happy.

Designed to improve knowledge and ability in a relaxed, pressure-free environment; our women’s only sessions are available for all ages (16+) and experience levels. We’d love for you to get involved!

🤩 Find a session near you: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/beryl-womens-tour-794849

The new The Dolphin Poole Cycle Hub in Poole opens on Monday 27th February! We're inviting everyone to celebrate Dorset's first secure public cycle hub.

Funded through our Active Travel Fund, we’re delighted to have worked with The Dolphin to provide this new facility.

The Dolphin Cycle Hub offers 24-hour access for members, affordable storage options and secure parking for up to 34 bikes, cargo bikes and non-standard cycles.

Between 10am - 2pm on Monday 27 February, you can see the new unit for yourself and take part in practical sessions.

🚲 The Dorset Police Neighbourhood Team will give guidance on bike security including free bike tagging for attendees.

🚲 Cycle Paths will offer a free bike safety check and will undertake minor repairs or adjustments where possible.

Who's coming to the big launch? 🙌

Find out more: http://bit.ly/3KANUeM

Did you know that we've re-introduced our bikes and e-scooters to the Kinson area of Bournemouth?

The vehicles are now available to use at five re-opened bays, located on Pinewood Avenue, East Howe Lane, Pelham Sports Centre, Anchor Road and at Kinson Library.

The decision to reintroduce the scheme to Kinson was made in November last year following feedback from scheme users. The scheme is regularly reviewed by Beryl and BCP Council to ensure it provides the best possible service for users.

Following the expansion into Ferndown and Wimborne, it was decided that the scheme’s commercial situation had changed sufficiently to enable the reintroduction.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3KvHRIp

Sandra Kent, Longfleet Primary said ‘It's brilliant, we can't wait to get started. We’ll use the banner in the letter head in the parent newsletters and I can also send the information out in the weekly alerts to raise awareness’

The toolkit is linked to the national curriculum so could form part of curriculum time.

The Clean Air Toolkit can be downloaded here👉 https://bit.ly/3XzLH6V

Steve Biebly, Bethany Juniors said “Using the toolkit to introduce the issue of air pollution was a fantastic experience for our Year 6 pupils. It enabled them to study a local problem in a real context and gave them a real purpose for doing their persuasive writing. I would certainly recommend it!”

The toolkit is linked to the national curriculum so could form part of curriculum time.

The Clean Air Toolkit can be downloaded here👉 https://bit.ly/3XzLH6V

A series of walking and cycling improvements are planned between the existing shared path at Redhill Roundabout and Chapel Gate Roundabout. These improvements form part of a sustainable travel route linking Bournemouth town centre and Ferndown.

Find out more at a public drop-in event taking place:
👉Thursday 16th February
👉Midday – 4pm
👉Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre, Granby Road, Bournemouth BH9 3NZ

View the plans here - www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/tcfriverstour

River Stour Transforming Travel River Stour route improvements

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“It is freedom, independence and enjoyment, it’s great!” 🚴

If you think that being in your eighties will stop you from cycling, think again!

David, 86, from Poole, tells us how travelling on his e-trike gives him independence.

Click here to read his blog 👉http://bit.ly/3JRr02c

BCP Council's first 2023 Bikeability Level 1 & 2 (aged 9 up) and Level 3 (aged 10 upwards) public courses are now available to book for February half term, including the new Bikeability Fix courses, where your child can learn how to fix their own bike.

Courses take place at Kings Park Safety Centre and Bournemouth Velodrome, and are available for all children who live or go to school in the BCP area. Book here: https://bcpcouncil.coordinate.cloud/list

COMING SOON! 🔔 The Dolphin Cycle Hub, 🚴 Dorset’s first secure public cycle hub, is opening in March.

BCP Council is proud to have secured money from the Active Travel Fund to invest in this facility. Located opposite Primark in the Dolphin Shopping Centre, there will be space for up to 34 bikes, scooters, cargo bikes and non-standard cycles, as well as 24-hour secure access for members. Make use of storage lockers, a repair station, a bike pump and charger points for e-bikes, too.

Shop, dine and explore Poole knowing your bike is safe and sound 😁

Find out more: https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/news-article.aspx?title=dorsets-first-secure-public-cycle-hub-to-open-in-the-dolphin-shopping-centre

🛴 Beryl and BCP Council are celebrating the second anniversary of the e-scooters trial in Bournemouth and Poole.

Since their launch on 25th January 2021, the popular e-scooters have clocked up 610,740 journeys and covered over 2,141,520km.

Customer feedback shows that nearly 1/3rd of the e-scoter journeys replaced a vehicle journey, which has saved an estimated 90 tons of CO2 emissions.

Click here for more👉 http://bit.ly/3JdyQmq

Reminder: Cobham Road Wimborne Rd Junction will close overnight from tomorrow (Monday) night

A final reminder that the junction of Cobham Rd and Wimborne Rd, into the Ferndown Industrial Estate, will be closing overnight (8pm to 6am) for resurfacing work from tomorrow night, Mon 23 Jan, to the night of Thursday 27 Jan, ending at 6am on Friday 28.

A diversion will be in operation around the A31 when the junction is closed (see map).

Please allow extra time for your journey and thank you for your patience as we build greener, safer infrastructure in south east Dorset.

🛴Want to improve your riding confidence and become an e-scooter pro?

Complete Beryl’s FREE online safety course and earn a FREE ride up to 30 minutes!

Click here for more👉 https://scoot-happy.com/

Advance Notice: Cobham Road - Wimborne Rd Junction overnight closures

Wimborne Road West, near the junction into Ferndown Industrial Estate between Award Rd and Cobham Rd, will be closed for resurfacing every night (8pm to 6am) from 23 to 27 January. The closures will end at 6am on 28 Jan.

A diversion will be in operation around the A31 when the junction is closed (see map).

Please allow extra time for your journey and thank you for your patience as we build greener, safer infrastructure in south east Dorset.

A new year, a new you!

If it’s a new year’s resolution or just a personal goal to get fitter, healthier and more active.

Why not try walking, jogging or cycling on a shorter journey this week to kickstart your 2023 health journey?

Read tips on preparing for your active travel journey here👉https://bit.ly/AutumnReadyTips

To help with the cost-of-living pressures and to encourage more people to take sustainable travel, the Government is subsidising most single bus fares, capping them to just £2 for the first three months of 2023.

morebus joined this scheme and is offering tickets capped at £2 for the full duration from 1 January to 31 March 2023.

For more details on how the scheme works please visit👉 https://www.morebus.co.uk/single-bus-fares-reduced-ps2

The next phase of work on sustainable travel improvements along Wimborne Road in Poole starts at the junction with Fernside Road on Monday 9 January.

Temporary traffic signals will be in place at the New Inn junction from 7pm on 8 January until July 2023. Delays are expected. Please allow extra time for your journeys and plan an alternative route where possible.

The junction of Darby’s Lane with Wimborne Road will be temporarily closed to cyclists during this period. For safety reasons cyclists will need to dismount and walk their bikes through this junction.

Thank you for your patience while we build a greener, healthier, better connected region.

For more information👉 https://bit.ly/WimborneRoadPoole

🛴 🏆 Bournemouth and Poole’s e-scooter trial is the second most well-used in the country with four trips per e-scooter being made every day! It reflects our on-going commitment to sustainable travel and our existing Bike Share scheme, giving people convenient and attractive travel choices.

Did you know that we're running some of the most well-used e-scooter trials in the country?

The latest Department for Transport figures show Bournemouth to be the second and Norwich to be the fifth most utilised trials in the 32 across the country.

Released this week, the data shows that the Bournemouth and Poole scheme generates four trips per e-scooter per day, while the Norwich scheme generates 3.4 trips per e-scooter per day.

The figures are an average based on the lifetime of each trial.

Read the full story here https://bit.ly/3htoMdQ

The following roads near the George Roundabout in Poole will be closed 19:00 to 06:00 on 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd December:

👉 Wimborne Road between the junction with Stadium Way and the junction with George Roundabout.
👉 Denmark Lane for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.
👉 Serpentine Road for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.

The night closures are needed to undertake reconstruction of the carriageway. The work, rescheduled from last week due to the cold weather, forms part of the Wimborne Road Transforming Cities Fund project in Poole.

Thank you for your patience while we build a greener, healthier, better connected region.

For more information👉 https://bit.ly/WimborneRoadPoole

The following roads near the George Roundabout in Poole will be closed 19:00 to 06:00 on 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd December:

👉 Wimborne Road between the junction with Stadium Way and the junction with George Roundabout.
👉 Denmark Lane for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.
👉 Serpentine Road for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.

The night closures are needed to undertake reconstruction of the carriageway. The work, rescheduled from last week due to the cold weather, forms part of the Wimborne Road Transforming Cities Fund project in Poole.

Thank you for your patience while we build a greener, healthier, better connected region.

For more information👉 https://bit.ly/WimborneRoadPoole

Wimborne Road, Poole Improvements to Wimborne Road

All children need a safe route to school Head of Behaviour Change & Engagement Chris Bennett discusses our need for safe routes for children walking and cycling to school and what we're doing about it.

Scheduled works at Wimborne Road, Poole are delayed due to extreme cold weather expected this week.

We'll advise on the rescheduled dates for the work once this has been confirmed.

Thank you for your patience while we build a greener, healthier, better connected region.

For more information👉 https://bit.ly/WimborneRoadPoole

🔴Reminder for tomorrow🔴

The following roads near the George Roundabout in Poole will be closed 19:00 to 06:00 on 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th December:

👉 Wimborne Road between the junction with Stadium Way and the junction with George Roundabout.
👉 Denmark Lane for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.
👉 Serpentine Road for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.

The night closures are needed to undertake reconstruction of the carriageway. The work forms part of the Wimborne Road Transforming Cities Fund project in Poole.

Thank you for your patience while we build a greener, healthier, better connected region.

For more information👉 https://bit.ly/WimborneRoadPoole

The following roads near the George Roundabout in Poole will be closed 19:00 to 06:00 on 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th December:

👉 Wimborne Road between the junction with Stadium Way and the junction with George Roundabout.
👉 Denmark Lane for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.
👉 Serpentine Road for the first 50m from the junction with Wimborne Road.

The night closures are needed to undertake reconstruction of the carriageway. The work forms part of the Wimborne Road Transforming Cities Fund project in Poole.

Thank you for your patience while we build a greener, healthier, better connected region.

For more information👉 https://bit.ly/WimborneRoadPoole

Wimborne Road, Poole Improvements to Wimborne Road

Congratulations to Hanna from Malmesbury Park Primary School who recently celebrated her award-winning WOW badge design at a school assembly with Cllr David Kelsey and Living Streets .

WOW is Living Streets’ walk to school challenge which rewards children who walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or park and stride to school with a monthly badge. Hanna’s design features on WOW’s November badge.

For more information on Hanna’s winning design please visit👉 https://bit.ly/3Y7PYz1