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Hi discussions are due to take place at Chester next week! Peter Cox Programme Leader in Community Studies School of Social Science University of Chester Parkgate Road Chester CH1 4BJ 01244 375444 xt2039 Quoting "Rosen, PJ" <[log in to unmask]>: > Colin/anybody, > > Has anything come of this idea? It's gone rather quiet! > > Paul > > Colin Langdon wrote: > > Hi, > > I have been lurking on the list for some time as I have an interest in > > the social effects of cycling. > > > > I run a not-for-profit Community Interest Company delivering cycle > > training. > > > > We have just won a contract to deliver on-road cycle training to 4500 > > year 5/6 children across Merseyside this year, and the contract is for 5 > > years (numbers for future years will depend on funding). > > > > We think that the provision of such training to children of this age may > > affect their lifestyles and have far reaching effects, not just on their > > road safety skills (the prime reason for providing the training) but > > also on such things as their health, educational achievements, > > employability and social skills. > > > > The project is big enough for discernible measurements to be taken and > > continues for long enough to see if the effects are permanent. > > > > We think this project is ideal to research. > > > > For ourselves, as a social enterprise, we would like to be able to > > demonstrate the wider social effects of the training. If this is > > successful it would make a good case to have such training extended and > > possibly funded by central government. > > > > I'm looking for institutions who would be interested in doing the > > research, if we can get it funded. Do you think it is viable? > > > > Any suggestions as to where to look for funding or indeed to do the > > research would be welcomed. > > > > Best wishes >