Transport for London
London community and 999 awards May 2008
Community award winners
One of the initial barriers to participation in our project was the preconception that cycling isn't 'cool' (which incidentally has now been thoroughly squished!) so it was great to be able to show it can be glam too!!
— 2007 Community Group Winner
Introduction
The community awards are for London based groups working at grass roots level who lead from within the community to enable or encourage members to include cycling in their lifestyle. Only community groups who have received a TfL grant through the Cycling London Promotion Partnership Community Grants Scheme are eligble for the awards.
Note: This does not include large London wide, or UK wide organisations which run some projects at a grass roots level but have an umbrella organisation and strategy. For example the London Cycling Campaign (LCC).
Cycling for Young People award
Winner
Family Cycling Club, Curwen Primary School
Community groups were encouraged to self-nominate the best cycling project to promote cycling among young people. These projects demonstrated outreach or impact in some or all of the grants scheme criteria:
- Promoting cycling with children (family activities)
- Maintaining cycling amongst 11-16 year olds, especially girls
- Incorporating positive messages about responsible road use, health and/or participation in active sports
- Encouraging cycling in black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities
- Increasing access to cycling for low income and mobility impaired people
- Using cycling to develop skills, self confidence and job opportunities
Cycling for Adults award
Winner
St Bernards Bike Project, West London Mental Health Trust
Community groups were encouraged to self-nominate the best cycling project to promote cycling among adults. These projects should demonstrate outreach or impact in some or all of the grants scheme criteria::
- Promoting to outer London car owning households (trying cycling and addressing safety concerns)
- Promoting to commuters, especially 16-34 year olds (increasing cycle use)
- Promoting to leisure cyclists (encouraging cycling for work and short local journeys)
- Incorporating positive messages about responsible road use, health and/or participation in active sports
- Encouraging cycling in black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities
- Increasing access to cycling for low income and mobility impaired people
- Using cycling to develop skills, self confidence and job opportunities
Creative Solutions award
Winner
Ride 'n' swim, John Ball Primary School
Community groups were encouraged to self-nominate the most innovative cycling project which also met the largest number of grant criteria.
Promoting to potential cyclists:
- Outer London car owning households (trying cycling and addressing safety concerns)
- Commuters, especially 16-34 year olds (increasing cycle use)
- Leisure cyclists (encouraging cycling for work and short local journeys)
- Cycling with children (family activities)
Addressing issues:
- Maintaining cycling amongst 11-16 year olds, especially girls
- Incorporating positive messages about responsible road use, health and/or participation in active sports
- Encouraging cycling in black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities
- Increasing access to cycling for low income and mobility impaired people
- Using cycling to develop skills, self confidence and job opportunities
Cycling Legacy award
Winner
Parents for Pedal Power, Cargobike Project
Community groups were encouraged to self-nominate the cycling project which has led to the most long-lasting and significant changes to a community.
Eligible projects would demonstrate one or more of the following:
- A longer-term commitment to cycling and its wider benefits to the local area and its people.
- How funding from the CLPP grant has been used to generate longer term investment of money or time from other organisations
- Beneficial changes in general attitudes towards the group or individuals connected to the project derived from the grant
- Significant and ongoing benefits to the lifestyle, confidence, health or inclusion of individuals connected with the project
If you have any queries about the Cycling Communities awards please email cyclingcommunities@tfl.gov.uk or call our cycling team on 020 7027 9220
