📅 Don’t miss the opportunity to ask questions and hear where candidates stand on making walking, wheeling and cycling accessible for everyone.
👉 Register now: www.cyclinguk.org/hustings-sct...
#ActiveTravel #Scotland #Hustings #WalkWheelCycle
🎤 Hosted by @lesswastelaura.bsky.social and in collaboration with @wwctrustscot.bsky.social and @WomenonWheelsHub, this is your chance to hear directly from candidates on the future of active travel in Scotland.
A poster depicts four people riding bikes through the park, the poster advertises the Active Travel Hustings event
🚨 5 days to go until our Online Active Travel Hustings.
Check out the panel:
Mark Ruskell – @scottishgreens.org
Sally Pattle – @scotlibdems.org.uk
Brian Whittle – @scottories.bsky.social
Maree Todd – @snp.org
Graham Simpson – @reformukscotland.bsky.social
Invited - @scottishlabour.bsky.social
A promotional poster which shows four people riding their bikes through the park on a sunny day. The poster has information on an online hustings event on 14 April
🚶♀️🚴♂️🛴 Join us for the Scotland Active Travel Hustings!
📅 Tue 14 Apr | ⏰ 6–8pm | 💻 Online | 🎟 Free
Hear from party reps & ask your questions about walking, wheeling & cycling in Scotland.
👉 Register: www.cyclinguk.org/hustings-sct...
#ActiveTravel #Scotland #Cycling #Walking #Wheeling
@cyclingukscotland.bsky.social is recruiting for the posts below
➡️Development Officer (Aberdeenshire Bothy)
➡️Development Officer (Aberdeen)
More info at tinyurl.com/2zpt6s7z #charityjob
We’re calling on the next Scottish Government to invest in active travel, make roads safer for everyone, support more children to cycle, improve access to green spaces and deliver real transport choice across the country.
Scotland deserves a transport system where everyone can safely walk, wheel or cycle for everyday journeys, whether that’s in our towns, cities or countryside. Cleaner air. Safer roads. Connected communities.
We’ve launched our manifesto for Scotland ahead of May’s election.
Our message is simple.
Make cycling the easy choice 🚲
Take a look at what we’re proposing and see how you can help make it happen 👇
www.cyclinguk.org/campaigns/el...
We are deeply saddened to share that our former colleague Jeff Frew has died.
Our thoughts are with Jeff’s family, friends, and all who had the privilege of working alongside him.
You can read our tribute to Jeff here:
👉 www.cyclinguk.org/obituary/jef...
🚲 We’re Hiring – Development Officers for Connecting Communities (Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire)! 🚲
If you’re passionate about community engagement, love working with people, and want to make a real difference in the North East, we’d love you on our team!
👉 Apply now: careers.cyclinguk.org
Start of election hustings article... Spokes/CUK Election Hustings #Holyrood2026 Spokes and Cycling UK are holding a joint election hustings, on Monday 16 March, for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, to hear from Holyrood candidates on cycling and related policies. Rather than the usual hustings approach, which can be rather boring, our meeting will comprise several sections, with speakers undertaking Initiation, Interrogation, Combination, Clarification and Education, as in the agenda below.
#Hustings #Holyrood2026
#SpokesMtg ✔️🚲🚲
March 16 --> www.spokes.org.uk/2026/02/spok...
@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @kate-c.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @ianmurraymp.bsky.social @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @sw20.info @keithirving.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @jennycooper.bsky.social
The session will explore how cycle campaigners can better understand planning and place in Scotland—crucial skills with an eye on what happens after 7 May.
Sign up here - forms.office.com/e/gjBPLM78iZ
This is what happens when cycling becomes part of everyday play.
Through our Play Together on Pedals programme, Novar Nursery replaced bikes and trained staff, and the change was immediate.
Read the full story: www.cyclinguk.org/project/play...
Thanks to @glasgowcc.bsky.social for funding.
Cycling UK's final webinar in our Scottish mini-series takes place on 25 February, 19:00 – 20:30, featuring @planningaidscot.bsky.social
👏 Another big win this week but for cyclists at train stations!
British Transport Police will now investigate bike thefts at stations even if bikes are left for over two hours. A real campaign win made possible by supporters speaking up.
🔗 cyclinguk.org/btp-backtrack
At a Lanarkshire primary school, cycling confidence is now part of the timetable. 🚲✨
Read the case study and see what changed, and what the school wants to do next. 👇
www.cyclinguk.org/project/play...
Thanks to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), through the People and Places Fund.
This is a great opportunity to get to know what national active travel organisations are up to in the lead up to the election on 7 May, and how you can speak up for cycling and walking near you.
Next Wednesday, we're hosting an 'Active Travel Speed Dating' session.
Featuring: @wwctrustscot.bsky.social @walkingscotland.bsky.social @ramblersscotland.bsky.social @markjmcintyre.bsky.social
Sign up:
👉https://forms.office.com/e/EUz5RTaRiq
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Andy’s journey shows how the right support can make everyday cycling possible.
With funding from @hitrans.bsky.social and support from @moraycouncil.bsky.social, we are helping people discover that cycling to work can be practical, safe, and enjoyable.
Read Andy’s story cyclinguk.org/cc-andy
Thanks to our Connecting Communities project, Goran borrowed an e-bike and started cycling from Danderhall to the hospital instead.
👉 Read Goran’s story and see how one e-bike loan turned a stressful commute into quality time and better health:
www.cyclinguk.org/connecting-c...
This spending commitment clearly recognises the role active travel plays in creating healthier communities, stronger local economies and safer streets. We look forward to working with the Scottish Government to bring about these benefits.
www.cyclinguk.org/news/scottis...
Projects that promote cycling and walking are popular because they work. When people have greater freedom to travel, high street businesses, public health and local communities thrive.
Today's budget is positive news for walking, wheeling and cycling in Scotland. The rise in funding from £189m to £226m will reduce NHS costs, ease congestion, and provide people with the infrastructure to make more affordable journeys.
“New town, new friends, new freedom.” 💙
👉 Read Gail and Katherine’s story and see how gentle led rides are helping residents in a brand-new town feel connected, confident and ready to choose the bike more often:
www.cyclinguk.org/connecting-c...
This is a great opportunity to show how cycling benefits you and the environment, and to make your voice heard on decisions that will shape Scotland’s future.
👉 Have your say:
www.cyclinguk.org/article/have...
🖊️ To help you respond, we’ve produced a brief guide on how to answer the transport questions — with a focus on how cycling can reduce climate pollution, improve health, and make Scotland’s communities better places to live.
📝 The Scottish Government has published its draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) and is asking for your views on how it can be improved.
“Cycling makes me feel good… the Bothy rides are a real mood-lifter.” 💚
👉 Read Irene’s story and see how supportive, women-led rides are helping people in Aberdeenshire feel confident on their bikes again: www.cyclinguk.org/connecting-c...
Thanks to Nestrans and @abshirecouncil.bsky.social!
“We use our bikes for most local journeys now.”
👉 Read Elaine’s story and see how a short e-cargo bike loan helped her family save money, stay active and rethink local travel: www.cyclinguk.org/connecting-c...
Thanks to @hitrans.bsky.social and @moraycouncil.bsky.social for funding in Moray.
