Get Ready for Spring - Emerging from Hibernation

Now that the days are getting longer, and, hopefully milder, things are starting to happen again. There are various events now in the calendar - see below for some dates for you and your families: all events open to all.

- Saturday 16 March: Spokes stall at Edinburgh Farmers Market, 9.30-1.30, Castle Terrace.  Get your cycling maps for Edinburgh and the Lothians, and pick up a limited-edition Spokes-map buff as well as general info, factsheets, chat etc.

- Monday 8 April: Spokes public meeting, 6.45 (coffee and stall for maps, info etc) for 7.30pm.  Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Presentations and discussion on The Future of Local Transport. Main speaker Prof Iain Docherty, with special input on cycling from Jim Eadie MSP [Cross-Party cycling group] and Cllr Jim Orr [Edinburgh cycling supremo].  More info at on the Spokes website.

- Sunday 28 April - Innertube Postcode Challenge: a fun family day on North
Edinburgh path network. See www.elgt.org.uk for details.

- Sunday the 19th of May – Pedal on Parliament mass ride, 3pm from the Meadows along on an entirely traffic-free route down to Parliament.More details at pedalonparliament.org/news/

- Saturday 22 June: the first ever Edinburgh "Heels on Wheels" event, part of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling! Meadows from 11am – 3pm.  An inclusive and educational event including activitiessuch as:

- Cycling stalls for info, maps etc; market stalls with ladies cycling gear.
- Representatives from Cycling clubs – many cycling clubs are actively trying to encourage women to join. A good opportunity for clubs to chat with interested women.
-   Mini-Cyclocross demonstration tbc

-Cake and coffee, Chocolate Tree with their cargo bike.
- ‘Best dressed’ competition. Categories include: best dressed bike, best most fashionable coordination of bike and rider, the ‘how does she do that?’ award (for most unlikely cycling outfit).

- Cycling instructors – teaching a novice to cycle

The organisers are looking for potential stallholders, as well as volunteer stewards to help run the day. Please do get in contact if you can help out. Contact www.edfoc.org.uk.