Connect2 A Slice of £50m Lottery Cake For Banbury and Didcot - ITV 4th December
Your Vote Could Make The Difference: Online Voting Opens Today
The first opportunity to help bring a slice of a £50 million Big Lottery Fund grant to Oxfordshire starts today - so everyone is encouraged to get online to support Sustrans’ Connect2, and transform walking and cycling in our region. By going to www.thepeoples50million.org.uk and voting for Sustrans’ Connect2 everyone can help bring new local travel routes to the doorstep, making it easier for millions of people: both locally, and across the UK to walk and cycle for everyday journeys. Internet voting starts today, Monday 26 November, at 9.00 am and closes at 12 noon on Monday 10 December.
79 communities around the UK, including Banbury and Didcot, would benefit from the sustainable transport charity winning the £50 million grant in the Big Lottery Fund’s: The People’s £50 Million contest in December. Connect2 would build bridges, foot and cycle paths, and even reinstate a ferry, giving people easier and healthier access to their schools, workplaces, shops, parks and countryside. Connect2 is competing against 3 other organisations, with the winner being decided by public vote.
The Banbury Connect2 scheme will improve the towpath and construct a new pedestrian/cycle bridge over the canal. This will provide a traffic-free link for commuters and shoppers to get to the railway station and town centre on foot or by using a bicycle. An improved towpath would also encourage those living in and around the town to walk or cycle to the attractive countryside south of Banbury.
Didcot is a community divided by the mainline railway. A successful Connect2 scheme aims to replace the narrow one-way tunnel and raised footpath shared by pedestrians and cyclists. Access to the railway station, local schools and shopping centres will be much improved. Together with other improvements around the town, walking and cycling around Didcot will become the easiest and quickest way to travel.
Sustrans’ Chief Executive John Grimshaw says, “Now’s your chance to make sure some of that £50 million Lottery money benefits people here in Banbury and Didcot. Log on to www.thepeoples50million.org.uk and vote for Sustrans’ Connect2, and get your friends, family and colleagues to do the same. A vote for Connect2 is a vote for a healthier more sustainable future, for us - and our children: just a minute of your time could make all the difference. And if you don’t have access to the internet, look for the programme about Connect2 on ITV1 on 4 December*, or text Connect2 to 80010 or call us on lo-call number 0845 058 13 73 and we’ll send you the voteline number as soon as we know on 7 December.”
Broadcaster Jon Snow (Channel 4 News) says, “I’m backing Sustrans’ Connect2 Lottery bid to bring good news to the UK’s pedestrians and cyclists. Connect2 will make a real difference to communities across the UK, giving more people, including schoolchildren and commuters, the chance to travel in ways which benefit their health and the environment.”
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is leading the Connect2 bid, along with former minister Charles Clarke. Connect2 is also supported by author Bill Bryson, designer Wayne Hemingway and actor Alistair McGowan, among others.
Each of the bids will be highlighted in programmes on ITV1 in the week commencing 3 December. Sustrans’ Connect2 will be featured on 4 December*. The winner will be announced on 12 December.
The first opportunity to help bring a slice of a £50 million Big Lottery Fund grant to Oxfordshire starts today - so everyone is encouraged to get online to support Sustrans’ Connect2, and transform walking and cycling in our region. By going to www.thepeoples50million.org.uk and voting for Sustrans’ Connect2 everyone can help bring new local travel routes to the doorstep, making it easier for millions of people: both locally, and across the UK to walk and cycle for everyday journeys. Internet voting starts today, Monday 26 November, at 9.00 am and closes at 12 noon on Monday 10 December.
79 communities around the UK, including Banbury and Didcot, would benefit from the sustainable transport charity winning the £50 million grant in the Big Lottery Fund’s: The People’s £50 Million contest in December. Connect2 would build bridges, foot and cycle paths, and even reinstate a ferry, giving people easier and healthier access to their schools, workplaces, shops, parks and countryside. Connect2 is competing against 3 other organisations, with the winner being decided by public vote.
The Banbury Connect2 scheme will improve the towpath and construct a new pedestrian/cycle bridge over the canal. This will provide a traffic-free link for commuters and shoppers to get to the railway station and town centre on foot or by using a bicycle. An improved towpath would also encourage those living in and around the town to walk or cycle to the attractive countryside south of Banbury.
Didcot is a community divided by the mainline railway. A successful Connect2 scheme aims to replace the narrow one-way tunnel and raised footpath shared by pedestrians and cyclists. Access to the railway station, local schools and shopping centres will be much improved. Together with other improvements around the town, walking and cycling around Didcot will become the easiest and quickest way to travel.
Sustrans’ Chief Executive John Grimshaw says, “Now’s your chance to make sure some of that £50 million Lottery money benefits people here in Banbury and Didcot. Log on to www.thepeoples50million.org.uk and vote for Sustrans’ Connect2, and get your friends, family and colleagues to do the same. A vote for Connect2 is a vote for a healthier more sustainable future, for us - and our children: just a minute of your time could make all the difference. And if you don’t have access to the internet, look for the programme about Connect2 on ITV1 on 4 December*, or text Connect2 to 80010 or call us on lo-call number 0845 058 13 73 and we’ll send you the voteline number as soon as we know on 7 December.”
Broadcaster Jon Snow (Channel 4 News) says, “I’m backing Sustrans’ Connect2 Lottery bid to bring good news to the UK’s pedestrians and cyclists. Connect2 will make a real difference to communities across the UK, giving more people, including schoolchildren and commuters, the chance to travel in ways which benefit their health and the environment.”
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is leading the Connect2 bid, along with former minister Charles Clarke. Connect2 is also supported by author Bill Bryson, designer Wayne Hemingway and actor Alistair McGowan, among others.
Each of the bids will be highlighted in programmes on ITV1 in the week commencing 3 December. Sustrans’ Connect2 will be featured on 4 December*. The winner will be announced on 12 December.
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