‘We Are England’ Photography Competition

Commonwealth Games England have launched the photography competition aimed at finding the ultimate photographs that best represent England in all of its glory.  The competition is to celebrate everything about England and ‘Englishness’ and the winners will be exhibited at a top London Art Gallery.

Photographs can be of anything at all that represents England – from a historic English landmark, to a traditional English game taking place in a park, or even photographs taken live at an English sporting event. All it needs to do is encompass the spirit of England to those entering.

Claire Jones, Senior Marketing Officer at Shropshire Tourism said, “This is a good opportunity for people in Shropshire to show what the county means to them, and to raise the profile of Shropshire in a nationwide competition. There are some amazing prizes on offer, including lunch hosted by double Olympic Gold Medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and Centre Court Wimbledon tickets.”

The ‘We Are England’ competition coincides with St. George’s day, and winners will also be invited to attend a champagne breakfast at the launch of the exhibition at the SW1 Gallery on Wednesday, April 21^st, and will be joined by some of the top Commonwealth Games England athletes and representatives. The exhibition of the winning photographs will run until Sunday, April 25^th. Entrance will be free of charge to the public.

The competition will be split into three categories - a professional photographer category, an amateur photographer category for the 16 and under age group, and an amateur photographer category for the 17 and over age group. Entries are to be emailed to weareengland@threepipe.co.uk, and although there should only be one photograph per email, there is no limit to the number of entries that can be submitted. The deadline is 9^th April. For full terms and conditions visit www.weareengland.org

Shropshire Cycle Forum

Have your say!

If you want to get involved in the development of cycling schemes in Shropshire, why not come along to the Shropshire Cycle Forum? This group is open to local cyclists and has an evening meeting every 3 months.

For more information please visist the Shropshire Council website: http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/cycling.nsf/open/AC0016DE034C86B18025753F0052C7BB

Online Mapping of All Shropshire's Cycle Routes

You can now look at Shropshire's entire cycle route network online using the new interactive map generated by Shropshire Council. Shropmap allows you to zoom into your area of interest to a very high level of detail or you can simply use it to see how the cycle routes connect across the whole of Shropshire. - To see all of Shropshire's cycle routes, including the National Cycle Network, click here

To see Shropshire's National Cycle Network only click here

Brand NEW National Cycle Network leaflet Route 44 is now available

A new cycling leaflet is now available; the Six Castles Cycleway leaflet covers the challenging 58 mile route along National Cycle Network route 44 from Shrewsbury to Leominster via Bishops Castle, Craven Arms and Ludlow.

This free leaflet is available from local visitor information centres and libraries or you can request copies from Transport Planning tel 01743 253008 or e-mail: transport@shropshire-cc.gov.uk. Download the Six Castles Cycleway leaflet by clicking here

Sustrans Connect2 Initatives

Shropshire County Council is celebrating following the announcement that Sustrans’ Connect2 is the winner of The Peoples £50 Million Big Lottery Fund. To find out more about Sustrans' Connect2 and what is planned for Shrewsbury following the win go to:

http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/cycling.nsf/open/5905C886F7C5A064802572A3005A8F32

Brand new National Cycle Network leaflets - available now for free!

Shropshire County Council has produced 8 new cycle leaflets covering National Cycle Network Routes 31, 45, 75 and 81. Pick them up for free from Visitor Information Centres, order them direct from Shropshire County Council by calling 01743 25 3008 or download them here:
Route 31 - Oswestry, Ellesmere & Whitchurch (1.69 MB)
Route 45 - Mercian Way - Wyre Forest to Bridgnorth (1.69 MB)
Route 45 - Mercian Way - Around the Wrekin (Ironbridge to Shrewsbury) (2.33 MB)
Route 45 - Mercian Way - Whitchurch to Shrewsbury (2.37 MB)
Route 75 - Nantwich, Market Drayton & Newport (1.47 MB)
Route 81 - Lon Cambria - Welshpool to Shrewsbury (2.02 MB)
Route 81 - Shrewsbury to Wellington (1.47 MB)
Route 81 - Wellington to Albrighton (1.47 MB)

New market town cycle leaflets

Following the huge success of the Market Drayton and Wem cycle ride leaflets, Shropshire County Council can now offer a total of 8 market town leaflets. Additional leaflets for Bishop's Castle and Ludlow are in the pipeline and will be published in the near future. The leaflets contain maps and directions for exploring areas around Shropshire's market towns, and rides vary from under 10 miles to over 20 miles. Pick them up for free from Visitor Information Centres, order them direct from Shropshire County Council by calling 01743 253008 or download them here:
Wem (386.1 KB)
Market Drayton (1015 MB)
Whitchurch (1.41 MB)
Church Stretton (1.41 MB)
Ellesmere (1.52 MB)
Craven Arms 1 (408 KB)
Craven Arms (2535 KB)
Cleobury Mortimer (1022 KB)
Ludlow (1022 KB)

Shrewsbury Sports Village

The new cycle circuit at Shrewsbury Sports Village is now officially open. More details at:
www.shrewsbury.gov.uk/public/sport/facilities/shrewsburysportsvillage/default.htm

Lots of new places to park your bike

Shropshire County Council continues to provide secure cycle parking in public locations and has recently installed cycle parking at local libraries in the Bridgnorth area, at railway stations in South Shropshire and throughout the centre of Oswestry.

If you have a suggestion for a site where bike parking would be of benefit to the local community, e-mail: transport@shropshire-cc.gov.uk