The group was founded in 2011 and is affiliated with Cycling UK. They have around 2 dozen paid members and 450 Facebook likes and 1000 Twitter followers. They work to encourage cycling in Dumfries by finding barriers to cycling, campaigning for improvements, organizing educational and celebratory rides, and building partnerships with local businesses and the council. Going forward, they aim to keep advocating for infrastructure improvements, expand their membership and partnerships, and continue promoting cycling as a fun activity.

1. Bringing Cycling Home

2. Who we are and what we do
“We want to celebrate what’s great
about cycling in Dumfries, and
encourage as many people to join us
as we can, but we also want to try
and improve the facilities in any way
we can.”
•Founded 2011
•Cycling UK affiliated group
•Work with local CTC member group
•c. 2 dozen paid up members
+ 450 FB likes, 1000 Twitter
followers
•3 women and 2 men on the board

3. Smarter choices?

4. Dumfries – a mixed picture

5. What we do
Find out the local
barriers to cycling

6. What we do
Campaign

7. What we do
Complain…

8. What we do
Complain…
(and occasionally take matters into
our own hands)

9. What we do
Encourage
Rides pitched at all ages and abilities

10. What we do
Encourage
Annual Bike Breakfast brings cyclists,
politicians and officials together

11. What we do
Educate
Getting people to think beyond the
7Stanes and leisure riding

12. What we do
Educate
A jaunt to the Netherlands …

13. What we do
Celebrate
It’s okay just to have a bit of fun too

14. What’s next?
Keep on going
Three years of campaigning over the
new hospital crossing and no end in
sight …

15. What’s next?
New partnerships
Our bike message challenge is starting
to build alliances with local businesses

16. What’s next?
New partnerships
Reaching out beyond the stereotypical
cyclist …

17. What’s next?
New partnerships
Prioritising gaps in the network with
the council using Cyclescape

18. What’s next?
Build our numbers
We need more people – members, and
doers

19. What’s next?
Above all …
We need to keep on having fun

20. Thank you
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