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2 Jul 2025

MPs have called on Amazon and eBay to tighten controls after e-bikes and chargers flagged as serious fire risks were found for sale on their platforms.

25 Jun 2025

The E-Bike Positive campaign has seen major success in the first half of 2025, with its message reaching nearly 8 million people across the UK through high-profile media coverage and growing...

20 Jun 2025

The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has asked the ACT, and its parent company Bira, to help them reach out to small business retailers across the country, for their quick input on...

20 Jun 2025

Activate Cycle Academy has reopened its Cytech training facility in Darlington, offering a full range of courses from Home Mechanic up to Cytech Technical Three.
 

18 Jun 2025

The Association of Cycle Traders believes the time has come for greater accountability throughout our supply chain, writes ACT Director Jonathan Harrison in an article published for BikeBiz.

16 Jun 2025

The ACT has welcomed the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking's report "Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes", which calls for urgent Government action to...

11 Jun 2025

A new academic study has found that overzealous pro-cycling campaigners on social media may be inadvertently damaging the case for better cycling infrastructure across the UK.

11 Jun 2025

Bira has welcomed the Welsh Government's consultation on business rate reforms for retail shops, whilst calling for significant improvements to ensure the proposals truly support high street...

10 Jun 2025

Bike thefts across England and Wales have continued their steady decline, according to new data released by cycle insurance specialist Bikmo.

9 Jun 2025

Retailers on Britain's high streets are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the first-ever Love Your High Street Awards, designed to celebrate the small businesses that bring...

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OIA promote Outdoor Recreation at the heart of COVID-19 recovery

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News , Outdoor News

The Outdoors Industries Association (OIA) have recently begun the process of collaboration with the diverse sector to talk to Government about a White Paper to promote Outdoor Recreation at the heart of recovery.

The OIA has previously backed the Government's stance towards encouraging the public to behave responsibly while exercising outside during the lockdown. The Association is now promoting the benefits of outdoor activities and the key role they can play in the UK recovering from the effects of COVID-19.

This news comes following the encouraging sales in the cycling sector and the announcement made a few days ago that the government is continuing to support this outdoor activity with a huge investment in active commuting. The CEO of OIA, Andrew Denton, hopes that Outdoor stores will see a similar strong surge in two week's time when they can join Bike shops.

Denton said the following of the outdoor recreational sector and the impacts it could have: "Whether it be to build a lean, healthy population, better able shrug off a second wave, or a population that avoids international travel in the next few months to take leisure time in the UK, where families are exposed to UV and build vitamin D outdoors - both known to help stop the spread of COVID-19, or perhaps to go camping in the ‘well ventilated' campsites of Britain!

"Wherever you look the solutions to the crisis appear to play to the strengths of the Outdoor sector, let's work together to promote a life well lived, an active life outdoors, to build a resilient, healthy nation better able to recover and bounce back to the new normal."

 

OIA supports ActSmart charity bronze offer!

The OIA have had a long standing partnership with ActSmart and have recently joined us in our bid to raise money for the National Emergencies Trust.

ActSmart are offering businesses three months of FREE access to a range of services and support with the ActSmart bronze subscription. In return, all they ask is for a small charitable donation (minimum £5).

The aim of the initiative is to supply businesses with key resources that will support and guide them through the unprecedented Coronavirus pandemic, whilst also providing donations for a very worthy cause.

Sign up now for the FREE three month Coronavirus support package.

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