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LPS Visits QMU
Lismore Primary School had its first cycle trip today. Twenty two children and four adults (including Head Teacher Marlene Galashan) enjoyed a six mile round trip to the new Queen Margaret University. The sun shone, the shop in Newcraighall got some extra business and the swing park made a good snack stop. The children mostly understood the idea [...]
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BBC Meets Minister
Bingham’s community policeman Mark Thomson was asked to attend a photocall yesterday – at the same time as the usual Friday afternoon Bingham Bicycle Club. So he took the club members to Holyrood High School’s playing fields to see the launch of a rugby initiative. It was also a chance to meet local MSP and [...]
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Down to the Woods Today
The Bingham Clubbers followed the Brunstane Burn to the back of Newhailes House and explored the woods. They found that local youngsters had built an interesting series of bumps and jumps. A bit too interesting for anyone not used to anything too extreme, so the riders went to another nearby hill for some practice!
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BBC Wins Fund Bid
Bingham Bicycle Club has been awarded £3,000 from the Bingham Community Regeneration Fund. The money will be used to buy more tools and spares for the workshop in the garage at the Bingham Community Complex, pay for sessional workers and a trip to Glentress. The money will be administered by ChangingPace.
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CDO Visits BBC
City of Edinburgh Council’s new Cycling Development Officer, Richard Orr, visited the Bingham Bicycle Club yesterday and was impressed with what he found! The garage with a pile of bikes that had been abandoned all over Bingham and rescued by the concierge; the ‘really nice kids’; the neglected BMX track - ‘I see great potential’; the Bings - ‘even more potential, [...]
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BBC on Tour
On Friday the Bingham Bicycle Club explored The Innocent, passed St.Leonard’s Police Station, checked out the new ‘swing park’ at The Meadows (photo), relaxed at the Pavilion Cafe, investigated the Bicycle Works, bought cheap inner tubes at The Bike Station, passed ‘St. Trinian’s’ and raced back home through The Tunnel.
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Meadows or Bings?
That was the question on Friday afternoon. Most young people from the Bingham Bicycle Club voted for a return visit to the Niddrie Bings, though some would have preferred a longer ride! Part of Bings (nearest to Newcraighall Road) is due to be built on ‘soon’. Route on Mapmyride. Click on photo for bigger version. [...]
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Week Two Success Too
The second week of the Bingham Bicycle Club attracted even more young people – and a Grandfather – for bike tune ups. More bikes fixed and more satisfied ‘customers’. Money has been applied for to buy more bike stands and tools. . .
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BBC Popular
The first day of the Bingham Bicycle Club attracted lots of young people. Lots of tyres were blown up, several punctures were fixed. One lucky person got a ‘new’ wheel from the collection of abandoned bikes salvaged by the local concierge. Some of the people who went on the Build a Bike course helped to [...]
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Look What I’ve Got
Bingham beat officer Mark Thomson has a new bike. Click photo to see it. It helps him to get from his base at Craigmillar Police Station to the, not so, mean streets of Bingham quicker than walking! Local youngsters will have to get in training if they want to beat Mark for speed. Some of [...]
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