Women’s only bike clinic – Feel confident and safe on your bike
Women’s only bike clinic – Feel confident and safe on your bike This workshop will give you the skills to feel confident on your bike in both the city environment and out on the road with a bunch. Spend an hour with elite cyclist Genevieve Whitson who will help you hone your skills with braking,…
Circus from the Sea Family Bike Ride
Circus from the Sea Family Bike Ride Bicycle Decorating, Face-painting and Family Bike Ride Starting at Victoria Park, you will be taken on your journey by one of our trained ride leaders from Sustrans along the cycle routes of Leith finishing at Dock Place (where Leith Market is usually held). The event is Circus from the Sea themed…
Cycling Summit Scotland – Inspiring Scotland to Cycle
Cycling Summit Scotland – Inspiring Scotland to Cycle cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control The inaugural Cycling Summit Scotland will take place on Friday 14 June. A half day conference featuring high profile speakers from the world of cycling, this event has something for everyone. Whether you are a commuter, enjoy cycling recreationally, race…
Watermans Free Bike Check
Watermans Free Bike Check Watermans Solicitors is delighted to bring you a free bike check drop-in session in partnership with Singletrack Bikes and The Edinburgh Festival of Cycling. The event will be held at our new office premises at Dock Place, Leith, Edinburgh. On the day, the mechanics will check everything on your bike and…
Watermans Free Pop Up Physio Clinic
Watermans Free Pop Up Physio Clinic Watermans Solicitors together with ESP PHYSIO are proud to bring you a free ‘pop up physio’ session to help keep you active and injury free. ESP physiotherapists will be in our new office premises at Dock Place in Leith, Edinburgh. The physios will discuss all things health & fitness…
Pedal on Parliament 2023
Eleven years after the first Pedal on Parliament (the event which inspired the formation of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling) the big ride is back! On Saturday 22 April 2023 – there will be a mass, family-friendly, cycle to the Scottish Parliament to send a loud message to politicians that there must be no backpedalling!…
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) BIG Charity Auction
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) BIG Charity Auction Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) are raising funds to support their vital work: providing new Scots refugees and asylum seekers with essential mobility and freedom of movement via free bikes. Bikes empower individuals and families to explore their new communities, connect with services, boost their physical and mental health,…
Spokes meeting: Tramline to Granton: Orchard Brae or Roseburn Path?
Spokes meeting: Tramline to Granton: Orchard Brae or Roseburn Path? Edinburgh City Council plans to consult in summer 2024 on connecting Granton to the existing tramline, then onwards to Bioquarter. Our meeting will debate the pros and cons of the two alternative route proposals – some of these are discussed in the 21.2.24 blog at…
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) – Bike Donation Drop
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) – Bike Donation Drop Do you have a bicycle that you could donate to a New Scot refugee/asylum seeker? Bicycles provide essential mobility and freedom of movement for isolated and economically disadvantaged new Scots. With no right to work and an asylum allowance of only £6 per day for all daily…
VerseCycle
VerseCycle Join the cycling poet Caroline Burrows and her bike for an hour of story telling and poems, on themes ranging from literary cycling adventures, star gazing, being eco-friendly, mental health, heartbreak, social commentary, and trees. Caroline’s work has featured on BBC Radio 4, been published in Adventure Cyclist, Cycle UK and BBC Sky at…