We look forward to the opening of the Hicks Lodge Cycling Centre and will certainly be taking a trip there when it is open in the near future.
This is a press report of progress so far.
Cyclists from around Leicestershire donned their cycling shorts ( I don't think so -Ed) and headed to Hicks Lodge, near Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire on Monday 6 December to take a tour around a new cycle centre.
They were joined by funders of the £1.5 million National Forest Cycling Centre to see how the hub is taking shape. Supported by Natural England and the 6Cs Strategic Green Infrastructure Board, the centre will have a variety of bikes available for hire to the general public once completed.
The centre is one of a series of facilities designed to help communities from Leicester, Nottingham and Derby connect with their green spaces, whilst increasing their levels of fitness as part of the 6Cs Green Infrastructure. The main partners in the project are the National Forest Company and site-owners Forestry Commission. Funding from the 6Cs Strategic Green Infrastructure Growth Fund and the Leicester & Leicestershire Sub-regional Investment Programme has made the cycle centre possible.
Eight miles of off-road cycle routes are being constructed in the heart of the National Forest area for when the centre is officially opened in April (perhaps -Ed) next year. In addition to the hire facility, the centre will also offer bike repairs for those who already own a bike, a mountain bike skills development area, children’s play area and cafe.
Chris Gordon, Natural England Leicestershire Team Leader and 6Cs Chair, said: “I am delighted that the project is going ahead. This centre will allow many people around the county who don’t own a bike, to cycle around Leicestershire in and amongst their green spaces and explore areas they otherwise wouldn’t have access to.”
“The building is really taking shape and forms a dramatic focus for this great new cycling centre,” said Alan Leather for the National Forest Company. “The Centre is geared for families and novice cyclists, who will either be able to bring their own bikes or hire them from the centre’s own bike hire and repair workshop. Youngsters will be able to learn to ride, practice their off-road skills or even get an introduction to racing, while families enjoy the surfaced trails and explore the attractive woodlands.”
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