News Date: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Vote for a New Footbridge
Tim is supporting the charity Sustrans in their campaign to win money for a new footbridge in Shoreham. Sustrans works towards promoting sustainable ways to travel, such as walking and cycling, which are good for the environment and for people's health. The charity is behind the campaigns Safe Routes to Schools and Bike It and campaign to ensure that pedestrians and cyclists have quick and easy access to local services.
In December Sustrans Connect2 project will be competing against three other charitable projects to win a Big Lottery Fund grant of ?50 million. If Sustrans are successful, part of this ?50 million will go towards a new footbridge in Shoreham which would enable children to cycle to school safely. Indeed children really want to be able to cycle to school - 31% would if they could but only 1% of them do.
The winner of the Lottery grant will be decided by a public vote. You can find out more by visiting www.thepeoples50million.org.uk. Online voting begins on 26th November and telephone voting will take place over the weekend of 7th-9th December. Sustrans are running a service to remind you to vote - to be sent a reminder you will either need to text 'Connect2' to 80010 or call Sustrans on 0845 058 13 73.
