Summer roadshow is coming to Nuneaton
Shoppers in Nuneaton are being offered the chance to ask Warwickshire County Council for help in tackling congestion in the town.
Staff will be on hand at a roadshow in Nuneaton’s Ropewalk Shopping Centre on Thursday, August 14.
They’ll be there to answer questions about travel and more specifically how to walk, cycle and use public transport more often. Copies of the Nuneaton Cycle map guide, bus timetables and a wealth of other information will be available for visitors to take away.
There will also be the opportunity to find out more about tackling congestion at the school gates, and to learn about School Travel Plans. Once a Travel Plan has been written it allows the school to apply for a grant. The grant can be spent on the school site for things like paths, sheltered areas for parents to wait and cycle storage areas.
Just six per cent of secondary children cycle to school in Nuneaton and Bedworth, but when asked how they would choose to travel to school around 20 per cent would choose to cycle.
Cllr Martin Heatley, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “The summer holiday is the ideal opportunity for students and parents to practice the walking, cycling or bus route to school before the start of term. Children will get the regular exercise they require and valuable road safety, independence and social skills that will help them in life.”
The county council has organised cycle training courses for children at the Manor Park School, Beaumont Road, Nuneaton, during the week commencing 18th August. Children aged 7 to 9 can take part in a skills course, and on-road training will be available for those aged 9 and over. Courses cost £13 and £20. Call Mary Holiday on 01926 412776 for bookings and enquiries.
Visitors to the stand on Thursday will also be able to find out about reducing waste and saving energy.