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May
Pateley pump track tops district's active travel grants
Years after it was first mooted, Pateley Bridge is to finally get a pump track, thanks to a grant from the York and North Yorkshire combined authority.
Pateley Bridge Town Council has been awarded £65,847 from the Mayor’s Active Travel Fund to create the facility.
A pump track is a hard-surfaced circuit that uses bumps and bends to help cyclists and scooter riders generate momentum.
The award is one of 39 schemes across the region to have benefitted from a share of £4 million from the fund, whose purpose is to make it easier and safer for people to walk, wheel and cycle, rather than using powered transport such as cars.
The pump track could look like this one in Wetherby.
David Skaith, the Labour Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, said:
We know many people want to walk, wheel and cycle more, but too often face barriers, whether that’s concerns about safety, a lack of skills or confidence, or the cost of buying a bike.
That’s why I launched this fund: to make active travel safer, easier and more accessible for people travelling to school, training, work, healthcare appointments and leisure activities.
We received a huge number of applications from across the region, showing the demand for better infrastructure, training, and the appetite for more opportunities to make affordable and sustainable travel choices.
Five other schemes across our district – all of them primary schools – have also been awarded funding.
In Harrogate , the Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust has been given £51,969 to expand the Bike Library, Bike Bus and Park & Stride initiatives at Oatlands Infant School.
Also in Harrogate, St Robert's RC Primary School has been awarded £16,630 for secure bike storage, bike libraries and engagement events.
In Boroughbridge, £13,800 will help Roecliffe C of E Primary School improve its cycling culture through skills training, Bike Bus activity, secure storage and community repair events.
In the Vale of York, Great Ouseburn Primary School has been given £6,162 for balance bikes, secure storage, staff training and community repair sessions.
And similarly, Sharow C of E Primary School, near Ripon, has been awarded £5,850 for balance bikes, secure storage and maintenance workshops, to enhance early cycling skills.
David Skaith and Rhiannon Letman-Wade, active travel commissioner.
Mr Skaith added:
I’m proud to support these 39 schemes, investing in new and improved facilities, building confidence, and creating safer routes.
Together, they will help leave a lasting legacy of inclusive active travel, safer school journeys, and healthier, greener, more connected communities for generations to come.
The Active Travel Fund forms part of the mayor’s £7 million Moving Forward campaign, which aims to make York and North Yorkshire a healthier and more thriving region through investment in schemes that support movement, health and connection to the outdoors.
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