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On Your Bike: New Project Highlights Carisbrooke To Newport Cycle Routes

CycleWight, the Island’s cycling advocacy group, has joined forces with Newport High Street Heritage Action Zone to highlight cycle routes into Newport from Carisbrooke or Gunville.

Working together they have identified a number of cycling greenways which take you on pleasant quiet roads and shared paths. The routes will encourage you to get on your bike and help you feel safer, more comfortable and confident with your cycling.

The aim of the project is to reduce the number of cars on the road and get more people enjoying the health benefits of being out on their bike.

You can sign up to join a series of led rides which will introduce the routes with the added bonus of coffee and cake. These are planned to take place in March 2022.

They will also be running some fun competitions to encourage you to participate with lots of local prizes.

For updated information on this community project,  join the community Facebook page @carisbrookeandgunvillegreenways where you will be kept up to date with regular posts on the greenways progress, get safe cycling tips and be able to share your own views.

Residents of Carisbrooke or Gunville are also invited to complete a survey on the page to find out how they are travelling into Newport, and what might encourage them to travel by bike more often.

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