Walk/Run/Ride Sheffield - June
June is the month for cyclists, runners, walkers and scooterists of the Outdoor City, with prizes, games and explorations on offer for anyone getting around under their own steam.
Love to Ride and other cycling organisations are celebrating Bike Month, while Move More Month sees the Beat the Street game launch on June 16th. Meanwhile the summer sees Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust launch 30 Days Wild inviting us all to explore the natural world every day of June.
Our advice: sign up for all three, make your trips on foot or by bike, and everybody wins, including you (one way or another)!
Meanwhile Sheffield Council is asking employers and key workers to think about whether loaning an e-bike (or e-cargo bike) might help reduce congestion and pollution and save them money all at the same time. Find out more at:
Love to Ride: Log your rides, win prizes, and join the lobby for a cycling city: https://www.lovetoride.net/southyorkshire
Beat the Street: Join the citywide game in June and July, and win prizes as you walk, ride, run or scoot to Beat Boxes all over Sheffield: https://www.beatthestreet.me/sheffield/
30 Days Wild: guides and ideas for ‘random acts of wildness’ throughout June: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild
Bike and Cargo Bike Loans: coming soon, expressions of interest from key workers and local organisations at https://www.sheffieldcycleboost.org
Discount E-Cargo Bikes for Organisations: coming later in 2021, email Paul.Sullivan@sheffield.gov.uk after assessing your needs (at https://www.adifferentgear.com for example)
Other initiatives for active travellers include:
Let’s Ride — for all levels of cyclist, including women’s beginner sessions: https://www.letsride.co.uk/
Discounts for NHS workers — 5% discount (on everything) for all NHS staff at Tony Butterworths Cycles — https://tonybutterworths.com
Learn to ride or gain cycling confidence: https://www.pedalready.uk/
E-Cargo Bike business to business deliveries: cheaper than a van, and often quicker too says https://www.russellsbicycleshed.co.uk/deliveries (Special deals for Love to Ride organisations too.)
