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Supporting Women to Ride webinar

Written by Claire Sharpe | May 28, 2021 at 8:23 AM

For our Supporting More Women to Ride webinar we hosted a webinar with some of the best women in biking in Scotland. We came together to share data and discuss how to support more women to enjoy cycling.

Each shared their unique insights, fantastic data and projects and programmes in Scotland to support women to cycle more often and more confidently. Joining us was:

Fleur Ammerlaan - Insights Manager, Love to Ride
Natalie Cozzolino - Monitoring & Development Officer, Cycling Scotland
Tierney Lovell - Inclusive Design Manager, Sustrans
Adele Brennan - Coordinator, Strathaven Breeze Birds and Owner, Bike Barn 

Click below to watch the webinar.

 

 

As promised here are the resources provided by our panel!

Events and Campaigns:

Bike Month - Love to Ride - Bike Month is a celebration of biking that aims to encourage and support you, your friends, family and community to get out and ride. Summer is the best time to promote all the benefits of riding a bike - the weather is at its best and the days are getting longer. It provides the ideal conditions to encourage everyone to enjoy activities that are good for our physical and mental health and keep us connected with the world around us. Join us for Bike Month this June!

#AndSheCycles - Sustrans - September - supporting girls and young women to cycle

Pedal to Empower Campaign - World Bicycle Relief - 5th June - cycle and help provide women and girls in need with life-changing bicycles!

Women's Festival of Cycling - Cycling UK - 11-31st July

 

Case Studies:

Bike for Good - Case Studies

Sustrans - Bikelife Report: Reducing the Gender Gap

Sustrans - Cycling for Everyone Report

 

Local Cycling Groups:

Belles on Bikes> - Cycling UK Scotland - A network of inclusive cycling groups in Scotland

Breeze Bikes - British Cycling 

Find your local cycling club - Scottish Cycling