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Date: Monday 24 May 2010 Time: 10.45am
Place: Parkview Community Centre, Blackmore Crescent , Sheerwater
Cycle legend attends grand opening of Parkview bike racks
At 92-years-old local cycling legend Albert Welvaert knows a good bike rack when he sees one. So it was with great pleasure that he agreed to ceremoniously cut the ribbon to mark the grand opening of the new bike racks at the Parkview Community Centre on Monday 24 May.
Albert, who has been taking to the saddle for regular cycle rides around Woking for more than 85 years, will be stopping off on his regular bike ride with local cycling club, The Midweek Wayfarers, for the ceremony before elevenses at the community centre.
“I may be in my 90s but there are plenty of miles in my legs yet. I’m sure it’s the cycling that keeps me feeling young, but I do need to stop off for lunch or a quick pint sometimes,” Albert says. “It was an honour to be asked to open this new bike rack. It is great that there are places to park your bike when you stop for a rest and with the café in the centre, this is an ideal stopping point on a ride along the Basingstoke Canal .”
The bike racks at the Parkview Community Centre are on the Ceres and Saturn Trails, which provide links from Sheerwater to Woodham and West Byfleet through to Woking Town Centre.
Paul Fishwick, Cycle Woking Programme Manager, adds: “The new bike racks are the latest infrastructure improvements to be made to encourage people to get out cycling. These racks will enable people to visit the community centre on their bikes, providing a safe place for them to lock them up. The Basingstoke Canal towpath is a popular route for cyclists and we hope that facilities, such as these new bike racks, will encourage more people to get out cycling.”
Date: Monday 24 May 2010 Time: 10.45am
Place: Parkview Community Centre, Blackmore Crescent , Sheerwater
Cycle legend attends grand opening of Parkview bike racks
At 92-years-old local cycling legend Albert Welvaert knows a good bike rack when he sees one. So it was with great pleasure that he agreed to ceremoniously cut the ribbon to mark the grand opening of the new bike racks at the Parkview Community Centre on Monday 24 May.
Albert, who has been taking to the saddle for regular cycle rides around Woking for more than 85 years, will be stopping off on his regular bike ride with local cycling club, The Midweek Wayfarers, for the ceremony before elevenses at the community centre.
“I may be in my 90s but there are plenty of miles in my legs yet. I’m sure it’s the cycling that keeps me feeling young, but I do need to stop off for lunch or a quick pint sometimes,” Albert says. “It was an honour to be asked to open this new bike rack. It is great that there are places to park your bike when you stop for a rest and with the café in the centre, this is an ideal stopping point on a ride along the Basingstoke Canal .”
The bike racks at the Parkview Community Centre are on the Ceres and Saturn Trails, which provide links from Sheerwater to Woodham and West Byfleet through to Woking Town Centre.
Paul Fishwick, Cycle Woking Programme Manager, adds: “The new bike racks are the latest infrastructure improvements to be made to encourage people to get out cycling. These racks will enable people to visit the community centre on their bikes, providing a safe place for them to lock them up. The Basingstoke Canal towpath is a popular route for cyclists and we hope that facilities, such as these new bike racks, will encourage more people to get out cycling.”
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