MORE people in the city will be encouraged to ditch the car for walking and cycling.

Worcester City Council said it will be trying to support more people to travel by foot or bike including cycle share schemes for residents and visitors and extra cycle parking at parks and community centres.

The council said it would also be working with schools to encourage more students to walk and cycle.

The boost for active travel is to help meet a national target to see half of all journeys in towns and cities made by bike or foot by 2030.

Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would boost fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution.

“Helping people to walk and cycle more, or take up another form of active travel, can only be a good thing,” she said.

“It increases their health and well-being, reduces pollution and congestion, and helps Worcester edge closer to becoming a carbon-neutral city..

“I hope the committee will give its support to this important new plan.”

The council will also be driving home the benefits of switching at its big showpieces like the Worcester Show and Victorian Christmas Fayre and other events.

The council said it would also be leading by example and encouraging more of its staff to walk or cycle to and from work and while out and about.

This includes improving bike storage facilities at the council’s offices, offering training on cycling safely, allowing staff to borrow e-bikes for journeys between council premises, and promoting a scheme that allows employees to spread the cost of buying a new bike.

Worcestershire is among one of only four counties in the country to have the worst possible ‘zero’ rating from Active Travel England, which offers councils a share of £200m to build walking and cycling routes and make other improvements.

Because of its poor rating, Worcestershire County Council was not even allowed to bid this time around and as a result received no money.

The work will be discussed by the council’s health and wellbeing committee at a meeting in the Guildhall on June 12.

Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would boost fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution.

“Helping people to walk and cycle more, or take up another form of active travel, can only be a good thing,” she said.

“It increases their health and well-being, reduces pollution and congestion, and helps Worcester edge closer to becoming a carbon-neutral city..

“I hope the committee will give its support to this important new plan.”

The council will also be driving home the benefits of switching at its big showpieces like the Worcester Show and Victorian Christmas Fayre and other events.

The council said it would also be leading by example and encouraging more of its staff to walk or cycle to and from work and while out and about.

This includes improving bike storage facilities at the council’s offices, offering training on cycling safely, allowing staff to borrow e-bikes for journeys between council premises, and promoting a scheme that allows employees to spread the cost of buying a new bike.

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23567777.council-reveals-plan-help-worcester-ditch-car-foot-bike/

On 06/06/2023 12:33 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> MORE people in the city [Worcester, apparently] will be encouraged to ditch the car for walking and cycling.

Maybe.

But will the assorted cleaning-operative experts on Ecology and
International Trade be able to *persuade* them?

Encouragement is one thing... as the fly said to the spider.

[ ... ]

> https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23567777.council-reveals-plan-help-worcester-ditch-car-foot-bike/

QUOTE: Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would boost fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution. ENDS

Watch out for the fist shaking Mr Toads on their way to the UKIP funeral ceremonies.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> QUOTE: Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and
> wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would boost
> fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution. ENDS
>
> Watch out for the fist shaking Mr Toads on their way to the UKIP funeral ceremonies.

Like it or loathe it, UKIP is the only political party ever to see its
raison-d’être come to fruition.

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On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 3:07:35 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE: Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would boost fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution. ENDS
>
> Watch out for the fist shaking Mr Toads on their way to the UKIP funeral ceremonies.

Here is the man in charge when it got no seats and was wound up.

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7926846.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/UKIP-supporters-Neil-and-Christine-Hamilton.jpg

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 3:07:35 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> QUOTE: Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and
>> wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would
>> boost fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution. ENDS
>>
>> Watch out for the fist shaking Mr Toads on their way to the UKIP funeral ceremonies.
>
> Here is the man in charge when it got no seats and was wound up.

…the task for which it was formed having been accomplished.

> https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7926846.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/UKIP-supporters-Neil-and-Christine-Hamilton.jpg

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaqS9_lX0AMurs7?format=jpg&name=large

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaqS9_lX0AMurs7?format=jpg&name=large
>

“…had its way long enough”?

We were in the EEC, EC, or EU for 43 years, and we’ve been out of it for
just over three.

Let’s see how the next 40 years works out - it’s only fair: what’s sauce
for the goose is sauce for the gander.

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On 06/06/2023 05:44 pm, swldx...@gmail.com...

....pretending to answer himself, said:

> On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 3:07:35 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

>> QUOTE: Councillor Lynn Denham, chair of the city council’s health and wellbeing committee, said travelling by foot, bike or scooter would boost fitness and cut congestion and harmful pollution. ENDS

>> Watch out for the fist shaking Mr Toads on their way to the UKIP funeral ceremonies.
>
> Here is the man in charge when it got no seats and was wound up.

You're the one who is wound up.

brextard

Particularly dense variety of Brexit voter with zero capacity for rational independent thought and a sub-zero grasp of English grammar. Often found polluting sensible online discussions with an endless stream of repetitive drivel.
Brextard: “we had r vote get over it snowflake,,, out means out so shut up”
Normal human: oh dear, he’s gone full brextard.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> brextard
>
> Particularly dense variety of Brexit voter with zero capacity for
> rational independent thought and a sub-zero grasp of English grammar.
> Often found polluting sensible online discussions with an endless stream
> of repetitive drivel.
> Brextard: “we had r vote get over it snowflake,,, out means out so shut up”
> Normal human: oh dear, he’s gone full brextard.

Still fighting the battles of 2016?

<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9IyFLDtjk>

(Safe)

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On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 5:16:55 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> brextard
>
> Particularly dense variety of Brexit voter with zero capacity for rational independent thought and a sub-zero grasp of English grammar. Often found polluting sensible online discussions with an endless stream of repetitive drivel.
> Brextard: “we had r vote get over it snowflake,,, out means out so shut up”
> Normal human: oh dear, he’s gone full brextard.

King of the swivels admits he failed.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyAbp9EXgAAFT7E?format=jpg&name=900x900

Promised to bugger off if that happened.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 5:16:55 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> brextard
>>
>> Particularly dense variety of Brexit voter with zero capacity for
>> rational independent thought and a sub-zero grasp of English grammar.
>> Often found polluting sensible online discussions with an endless stream
>> of repetitive drivel.
>> Brextard: “we had r vote get over it snowflake,,, out means out so shut up”
>> Normal human: oh dear, he’s gone full brextard.
>
> King of the swivels admits he failed.

Get your Gammon swivels here:

<https://www.gammontechstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GTP%2D1501%2E&CartID=0>

(Safe)

> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyAbp9EXgAAFT7E?format=jpg&name=900x900
>
> Promised to bugger off if that happened.

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On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 9:32:05 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 5:16:55 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> > brextard
> >
> > Particularly dense variety of Brexit voter with zero capacity for rational independent thought and a sub-zero grasp of English grammar. Often found polluting sensible online discussions with an endless stream of repetitive drivel.
> > Brextard: “we had r vote get over it snowflake,,, out means out so shut up”
> > Normal human: oh dear, he’s gone full brextard.
> King of the swivels admits he failed.
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyAbp9EXgAAFT7E?format=jpg&name=900x900
>
> Promised to bugger off if that happened.

Needless to say - he has broken that promise along with all the ones offering cheaper food and energy.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 9:32:05 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 5:16:55 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> brextard
>>>
>>> Particularly dense variety of Brexit voter with zero capacity for
>>> rational independent thought and a sub-zero grasp of English grammar.
>>> Often found polluting sensible online discussions with an endless
>>> stream of repetitive drivel.
>>> Brextard: “we had r vote get over it snowflake,,, out means out so shut up”
>>> Normal human: oh dear, he’s gone full brextard.
>> King of the swivels admits he failed.

>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyAbp9EXgAAFT7E?format=jpg&name=900x900

>> Promised to bugger off if that happened.

> Needless to say - he has broken that promise along with all the ones
> offering cheaper food and energy.

The breaching of the Nova Kakhovka dam has f*****d the irrigation systems
that farmers relied on. Besides the agricultural land lost to flooding,
this will ruin Ukraine’s ability to supply grain to Africa.

Food prices will soar due to this one event.

If the Zaporizhya nuclear power plant does a Chernobyl, food prices will
skyrocket.

These disasters will not be fixed for years to come.

None of which has anything to do with Brexit, UKIP, gammon swivels, Nigel
Farage, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Audi drivers, SUVs, Mr Arsehole, ‘close
passes’, or indeed any of your bêtes-noir.

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On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 6:52:41 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> > King of the swivels admits he failed.
> >
> > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyAbp9EXgAAFT7E?format=jpg&name=900x900
> >
> > Promised to bugger off if that happened.
> Needless to say - he has broken that promise along with all the ones offering cheaper food and energy.

All serial liars.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyFYxWvX0AIX19f?format=jpg&name=small

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> All serial liars.

> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyFYxWvX0AIX19f?format=jpg&name=small

So you’re willing to blame people for not seeing the direct effects of a
major war that was six years in the future. Get real:

The breaching of the Nova Kakhovka dam has f*****d the irrigation systems
covering a huge area that farmers relied on. Besides the agricultural land
lost to flooding, this will ruin Ukraine’s ability to supply grain to
Africa.

Food prices will soar due to this one event.

If the Zaporizhya nuclear power plant does a Chernobyl, food prices will
skyrocket.

These disasters will not be fixed for years to come.

None of which has anything to do with Brexit, UKIP, Nigel Farage, Liz
Truss, Boris Johnson, gammon swivels, Audi drivers, SUVs, Mr Arsehole,
‘close passes’, rollover accidents, ‘must-get-in-fronters’, pavement
parkers, or indeed any of your bêtes-noir.

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Since the Brextards caused the GBP to crash by 20% "on day one", prices of everything rose instead of this total lie.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyGYPbEXwAA3o_f?format=jpg&name=medium

They continue to rocket due to those morons.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Since the Brextards caused the GBP to crash by 20% "on day one", prices
> of everything rose instead of this total lie.
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyGYPbEXwAA3o_f?format=jpg&name=medium
>
> They continue to rocket due to those morons.

So you’re willing to blame people for not seeing the direct effects of a
major war that was six years in the future. Get real:

The breaching of the Nova Kakhovka dam has f*****d the irrigation systems
covering a huge area that farmers relied on. Besides the agricultural land
lost to flooding, this will ruin Ukraine’s ability to supply grain to
Africa.

Food prices will soar due to this one event.

If the Zaporizhya nuclear power plant does a Chernobyl, food prices will
skyrocket.

These disasters will not be fixed for years to come.

None of which has anything to do with Brexit, UKIP, Nigel Farage, Liz
Truss, Boris Johnson, gammon swivels, Audi drivers, SUVs, Mr Arsehole,
‘close passes’, rollover accidents, ‘must-get-in-fronters’, pavement
parkers, or indeed any of your bêtes-noir.

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On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 1:17:45 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> Since the Brextards caused the GBP to crash by 20% "on day one", prices of everything rose instead of this total lie.
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyGYPbEXwAA3o_f?format=jpg&name=medium
>
> They continue to rocket due to those morons.

QUOTE: Brexit Caused a Third of UK Food Price Inflation, LSE Paper Says. ENDS

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/brexit-caused-a-third-of-uk-food-price-inflation-lse-paper-says#xj4y7vzkg

So much for the hollow promises of cheaper everything.

LIARS WANT KICKING OUT ASAP.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 1:17:45 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Since the Brextards caused the GBP to crash by 20% "on day one", prices
>> of everything rose instead of this total lie.
>>
>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyGYPbEXwAA3o_f?format=jpg&name=medium
>>
>> They continue to rocket due to those morons.
>
> QUOTE: Brexit Caused a Third of UK Food Price Inflation, LSE Paper Says. ENDS
>
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/brexit-caused-a-third-of-uk-food-price-inflation-lse-paper-says#xj4y7vzkg

“Register to see more”

No, thanks.

> So much for the hollow promises of cheaper everything.

Wars can really do that, can’t they?

(rhetorical question)

> LIARS WANT KICKING OUT ASAP.

Like those that set the Middle East on fire for their own aggrandisement
and brought untold misery to millions?

(rhetorical question)

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Even their own side has rumbled this shower as a bunch of far right bigots and fruit loops.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHarXmXsAMRezm?format=jpg&name=medium

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Even their own side has rumbled this shower as a bunch of far right bigots and fruit loops.

> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHarXmXsAMRezm?format=jpg&name=medium

BBC’s Question Time is thought to be one of the most highly rigged
programmes the Beeb puts out, and that’s saying something.

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Does she include the tripling of the national debt since 2010?
Never mind the thousands of businesses that Brexit has destroyed.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHwX0wWAA0SP-B?format=jpg&name=medium

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does she include the tripling of the national debt since 2010?
> Never mind the thousands of businesses that Brexit has destroyed.

You mean businesses that stuck their heads in the sand, and refused to
adapt their business models to the changes that were coming.

In Germany, one bicycle company found a way to deal with the issues, and
sells their bicycles here cheaper than before Brexit!

British businesses needed to get off their rear ends, but preferred to moan
about Brexit. Tough titty.

> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHwX0wWAA0SP-B?format=jpg&name=medium

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