Baldernock Cycle Festival, Sat. 26th March from 1pm to 5pm Come and see The Clan, the UK most extreme cycle stunt team in action at Solid Rock Cycles, Balmore, East Dunbartonshire, just a short drive out of Glasgow. This is a Cut The Carbon Baldernock event in association with ED’s Cycle Co-op, winner of the UK Bike Week Cycle Festival Image of 2010. There will be races, Dr. Bike and a whole host more, so it will be another festival [...]
Press Release
ED’s Cycle Co-op hailed a ringing success by Provost
At the recent seminar on the cycling successes that has been achieved by the local community group, ED’s Cycle Co-op, Struan Stevenson MEP offered to host a delegation of Bishopbriggs cyclists to the European Parliament in Brussels. Struan Stevenson MEP said “I was truly impressed with the dedication, enthusiasm and impact that this local community group, lead by Bishopbriggs families, has achieved in getting European levels of cycling at St. Matthew’s Primary School, and more generally in Bishopbriggs. It goes [...]
On yer bike – cycling in East Dunbartonshire.
Published on Tue Jan 25 12:09:32 GMT 2011 A SPECIAL bike scheme in Bishopbriggs is proving to be streets ahead. Since it began in May 2009 East Dunbartonshire’s Cycle Co-operative has encouraged people across Bishopbriggs to take up cycling and it now hopes to expand its work, which includes providing cycle training, maintenance and guided rides, in 2011. The idea for the co-op came to founder Mark Kiehlmann in August 2008 as he helped his son Patrick ride to school. [...]
Simultaneous Bike Bell ringing, ED’s style.
ED’s Cycle Co-op was delighted that around 20 schools, over 2,500 pupils across Scotland took part in our Simultaneous bike bell ringing Guinness World Record attempt on European Car Free Day, 22nd September 2010. Every nursery and primary in Bishopbriggs took part, as well Turnbull High School and other schools across Scotland in: East Renfrewshire; Moray; Aberdeen; and Edinburgh. Check out our short video with with clips from schools in Bishopriggs, Moray, Aberdeen and the lve webcast into the Scottish [...]
Retro 1970s Choppers a hit at new Cycle Club
Turnbull High School launch Cycle Club with ED’s Cycle Co-op and £4,600 of Sustrans funding, former pupil Peter Jakubski, with his collection of 1970′s Raleigh Chopper bikes. Today, Wednesday 27th Oct. at Turnbull High School, former pupil Peter Jakubski, a collector of 1970′s Raleigh Chopper bikes, launched the new Cycle Club. ED’s Cycle Co-op has secured a £4,600 “Tackling the School Run’ grant from UK charity, Sustrans, to support the pupils cycle safely and maintain their bikes. Around half a [...]
UnLtd Sport Relief for Bishopbriggs BMXers
Bishopbriggs Academy pupil, Andrew Ashworth (15) has raised £1,000 in order to combat misconceptions of youth culture. Andrew recently won a £1,000 award from UNLtd Sport Relief, a UK wide programme for 11 to 21 year olds, funded by Comic Relief, to help his fellow BMX riders find a place to ride without causing a nuisance. A number of young people in Bishopbriggs, as well as elsewhere, enjoy the healthy activity of riding their BMX bikes, but just doing so, [...]
ED’s Bike Map published in Bike Week
Today, over 8,000 primary pupils will receive a Cycle Map of East Dunbartonshire. The map has been developed in partnership between East Dunbartonshire’s Cycle Co-operative and East Dunbartonshire Council, with funding from the Climate Challenge Fund and Sustrans. The map has been published in time for the UK’s Bike Week and distributed by East Dunbartonshire Council to every primary pupil in their final week of term, before heading off on their summer break. The map contains many of the local [...]
