{"id":347031,"date":"2026-01-01T21:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/347031\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T21:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:32:09","slug":"gear-up-this-winter-cycling-event-at-the-orbital-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/347031\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gear up this winter&#8217; cycling event at the Orbital Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The event, which has been organised by Swindon Travel Choices in collaboration with British Land, Swindon Police, and Haydon Wick Parish Councillors.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It will take place on Friday 2 January, between 12pm and 3pm outside the Everlast Gym.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Among the supporters are local councillors Vinay Manro and Leanne Stevenson, who have both previously shown support for community-focused cycling activities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cllr Leanne Stevenson has championed the bike donation and gifting project at Haydon Wick Council, which saw residents donate 16 bikes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  These, alongside donations from across Swindon, were redistributed to new owners in time for Christmas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor Vinay Manro said: &#8220;I have co organised bike marking events at the Orbital over a number of years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;They have consistently been well used by local residents, which is why we have arranged another session this January.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk\/news\/25729966.company-behind-regent-circus-demolition-plans\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Who are the company behind Regent Circus demolition and what are their plans?<\/a><br \/>With many of these bikes and others in regular use, security marking matters. Marked bikes are less attractive to thieves and far more likely to be returned if stolen.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    The upcoming event offers an opportunity for residents to have their bicycles security marked for free.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    Attendees can also pick up freshly minted cycle and orienteering challenge maps, and enjoy complimentary refreshments.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n  The event is informal and focused on active travel, safety, and community wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Residents are also invited to speak to Councillor Vinay Manro about any local issues.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Further details about the event and other upcoming events can be found on the Swindon Travel Choices website.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VajdodB84Om7xQIYmC1x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The event, which has been organised by Swindon Travel Choices in collaboration with British Land, Swindon Police, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-347031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}