Halcrow, Swindon office take part in Bike2Work week

Bike2work week photo Halcrow, Swindon office is taking part in this week’s national Bike2Work week (11-19 June).
Bike2Work rides are being organised to help reduce the number of unnecessary car journeys by commuters.

To highlight the need for greener travel, over 50 Halcrow employees based at Burderop Park near Wroughton will be cycling to work during the week. The main celebration will be on Thursday 16 June 2005 when cyclists will receive a free breakfast on arrival.

Employees will be cycling to work from surrounding Swindon areas such as Marlborough, Calne, Broad Hinton, Malmesbury and Ramsbury as well as even further a field. Two Halcrow employees, Nick Dobinson and Peter Burchill will be cycling from Bristol.

The efforts of employees at Halcrow are particularly commendable as the office is located at the top of a steep hill.

Keen cyclist John Sreeves, will pedal from Wanborough to Burderop Park, a regular journey for the engineer. He commented: “I always cycle to work regardless of the weather. The route is stunning and I really enjoy it. Surprisingly one doesn’t get wet as often as is portrayed, probably a soaking fewer than 12 times a year. I get used to the temperatures which last year ranged from -8.5 ° to 28 ° C. You don’t need to buy fancy biking gear; all my bicycles are second hand. Often I can get to work quicker than my colleagues who are stuck in traffic jams, I’d recommend it.”

On a national level, more than 2,000 local cycling events and rides are expected to attract at least 300,000 participants, most of whom will be new or returning to cycling.

The first national Bike Week was held in 1923. Last year more than 1,400 events attracted 250,000 cyclists. Bike Week is organised for 16 organisations that want to encourage ‘more people to cycle more often’, funded by UK and sponsored by the cycle industry’s Bike Hub.

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