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25 Jun 2025

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20 Jun 2025

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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.
 

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Glasgow to receive over £500,000 of cycling infrastructure and community investment

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Glasgow is set to receive a substantial boost for cycling infrastructure and community facilities, with over £500,000 of funding to be provided to two major projects.

More than £56,750 will fund upgrades at a popular cycling community facility, while almost half a million pounds is earmarked for expanding and supporting cycling infrastructure such as shelters, storage and e-bike counters in Glasgow city centre.

Glasgow Cycling Investment

The Cathkin Braes Cycle Hub is to receive investment from the Cycling Facilities Fund (CFF) aimed at enhancing local amenities and accessibility, enabling the addition of storage containers and public toilets at the site, supporting greater community access and allowing more opportunities for coaching and youth programmes.

The upgrades are expected to increase use by local cycling clubs including Glasgow Riderz and will build on the legacy of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, as Cathkin Braes remains an important venue for developing cyclists in the region.

Andrew Olney, Director of Libraries, Sport and Communities at Glasgow Life, said: “This funding will improve the facilities available at Cathkin Braes for riders, enhancing the site as a community hub for cycling and making it a more accessible space for all ages and abilities.”

Meanwhile, close to £500,000 is set to receive investments of £10,000 for cycle racks, £175,000 for bike counters to track usage, and £280,000 for secure storage facilities, addressing safety concerns and encouraging more residents to take up cycling as a form of active travel, with the aim of the new facilities to ease storage worries and monitor cycling patterns. Data is also set to be gathered to inform future infrastructure developments.

A Glasgow City Council spokesperson said: “The investment in secure storage and cycle counters will play a crucial role in our active travel strategy, making it safer and more convenient for residents to choose cycling as their primary mode of transport.”

These developments could be set to offer a boost to retailers in the city. ACT member Bike For Good is a Glasgow-based organisation offering to upskill cyclists and mechanics through Cytech training programmes that provide essential skills, with the newly announced funding potentially providing businesses such as this more opportunities to help people support the city’s growing cycling community.

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