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Valleytoliosttwo big cycling events 23 by Vivien Meath C
ycling is coming to the Ribble Valley with a vengeance during the summer months.
Two major cycling events are to take
place. The first is the Tour of Pendle and Ribble Valley Road Race on July 24th. The second is the ClitheroeTown Cen
tre Race, which is part of the Elite Rid ers’ National Championship and is to take place on the evening of August 3rd. In order to stage the latter event, a
number of roads in Clitheroe will need to be closed to traffic from around 5-45 p m. through to 10 p.m. Vehicular access to properties will be affected during that time. Residents in the areas affected have
been sent letters by Street Scene Man ager Graham dagger, himself a keen cyclist, and will be updated in coming months with more specific details. Plans of the race route, which incorporates Wellgate, Lowergate, Moor Lane and Castle Street have also been sent out. A similar event held in Colne last year,
organised in conjunction with Pendle Borough Council, attracted hundreds of spectators and top cyclists. Ribble Valley Borough Council has
developed a draft cycling strategy which IS currently available for public consulta tion. It IS
planned that the public launch
of the strategy will take place on the Wednesday of the ClitheroeTown Cen tre Race.
Riders head fo r the Nick O' Pendle during last year's Tour o f Britain cycle race Bowmab
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fter the success of the MaryTowneley Loop bridle way in the South Pennines,
the Lancashire Rural Futures came up with the initiative to develop a circular bridleway through the For est of Rowland, linking up with coastal areas. Phase one, which is now com
plete, runs from Lancaster to Chip ping via Salter Fell. The route links existing bridle
ways with six kilometres of new tracks and the project could not have been managed without the help of Lancashire Countryside Ser vices and the North Lancashire Bri dleways Association. It has taken several years to
accomplish and now the first 47 kilometres of the overall bridleway
route has been finished. . Much of the new bridleway is
through areas of fell and moorland, which can be very barren with no shops, services and mobile phone coverage. As a result, the co-opera
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tion of landowners and the local community was vital to make the initiative a success. Negotiations with farmers to
offer stabling, grazing, trailer park ing and bed and breakfast for rid ers, cyclists and walkers along the more isolated parts of the route, where there were no hotels and public houses, was imperative. Eight out of the nine accommoda tion providers are working farms. The Alpes are livestock farmers
atWhitewell and have diversified to accommodate riders, cyclists and walkers. A multi-purpose building has been erected and this can be used for livestock in the winter and stabling for horses throughout the summer. The farm aiso allows riders to
use three large block areas of land to ride across, weather permitting. Mrs Stott at Clarke Flouse Farm,
Chipping, was approached by Rural Futures to be a involved in the initi- atve. She offers basic accommoda tion in the form of a camping barn, outdoor washing, stabling, grazing and trailer parking.
y \ Y J \ %, The route o f the newly extended bridleway isl The Forest of Rowland has been
designated as an Area of Outstand ing Natural Beauty and is one of 41 one such sites in England and Wales. An AONB site since 1964, it is recognised by the Government as being of equal landscape value as the National Parks and is protect ed by the AONB legislation (Coun tryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and National Parks Access to the Countryside Act 1949). Riders Barbara Flartley and Liz
Davidson have ridden most of the route from south to north. Starting at Chipping at 10-30 a.m., they rode home to Roeburndale, arriving at 7- 30 p.m. The 25-mile ride took them
through the wooded and hilly land; scape of the RIbble Valley up into / Slaidburn and on to the moors., They travelled for 13 miles through' the fells and moorland and could see for miles the magnificent views over Morecambe Bay and the Fylde.
Barbara and Liz, who have both
ridden the MaryTowneley Loop, comment that the Rowland tracks
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The Dunsop Bridge to Slaidburn section is one o f the most pictu r esque parts o f the bridle way Isl
were good with marker posts and rider-friendly gates. Barbara said that a nice day was needed to fully appreciate the views and ride over the fell. " It was quite an adventure and one I would gladly do again," sheadded.- B A waterproof leaf let showing the
full bridleway map with information about the route,accommodation and livery is available free of charge from Lancashire Countryside Services on 01772 534709 or via e-mail: to coun-
trysideservices@env.lancscc.gov.uk
s. You can even use household
; New Year likely to have given up - r within six months, it is now time for 'people to take steps to get healthier this summer.
Take steps to a healthier future 0
NLY:14% of the country regu larly attend a gym. And, with ; a third of those who joined at
heart. In comparison, the average, person's daily walking usually con- : sists of only some 4,000 to 6,000 s ' steps. So the extra few steps help to n ot:
i' ViThe most popular preference to . i exercising in the gym is walking, ■ according to 67% of those asked in a ■recent survey by Lloyds pharmacy of over 2,000 people. ‘
f This finding is supported by the
1 British Heart Foundation, which re c-, : ommends that we should take '10,000 steps a day to help reduce ..
diores in the battle
to.get fit Isl ? body fat and maintain a heaithy y ,;
only firm and tone, but also keep y* your heart in shape, too. People can take the extra steps to stay fit this summer. It is very easy.:
: and can fit perfectly into a daily rou- y tine.
* Simply use a stepometerto track ;.- your walking habits. It clips onto your; belt or waistband and follows you , . around for the day, letting you know . ; if you have reached your 10,000 steps-or notl
Here are six fun ways to increase
your step count: 1. Use the toilet on one of the
other floors in your home or at work.: 2. Walk to the next bus stop along •
the route rather than your usual stop , and get off a stop early - or even walk all the way. : 3. Go on romantic walks with your : : better half. 4. Create a competitive chart at
work to see who walks the furthest: during lunch. 5. Visit a large shopping centre
and "shop till you drop” :; 6.' Hide the remote - and get up to :; change the channel.
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