August 28, 2019
Category: wellbeing
August 18, 2019
Box Hill Is Tops For Cycling Climbs
According to exercise app Strava, the UK’s National Trust property Box Hill has beaten the winding French Alpine passes to be crowned the most popular cycling hill climb in the world.
August 17, 2019
Speaking Nature’s Language
What do you think of when you hear the words: tweet, web, stream, cloud? Do you think of birds, spiders, rivers and skies? Or messaging, data and live video? A new study has shown that our language for the natural world is being lost or overtaken by uses that refer to digital technology, especially among younger generations.
August 14, 2019
In South Tyrol With Mountain Guide Michi
Off to Italy with a German phrase book? Well, it makes sense if you’re visiting the South Tyrol and, with place names in both Italian and German, you get double your money’s worth. We were told shortly after we arrived that ‘The British discovered the South Tyrol – and then forgot about it!’. In just a few days, we discovered just what a loss that oversight has been.
August 9, 2019
Urgent Govt Action Needed On Active Travel
An alliance of walking and cycling organisations has urged the UK Government to seriously commit to funding significant improvements in active travel, following the publication last month of a report on active travel by the Commons Transport Select Committee.
August 6, 2019
UK Govt Wants Kids To Head Outdoors
Last month, UK Education Secretary Damian Hinds launched #SummerOutdoors which will suggest free or low-cost options to keep children entertained and spark interest in character-building activities during the summer break. Children and families will be encouraged to explore the outdoors during the summer holidays, as a series of fun tips and events for kids happening across the country will be signposted each week.
July 22, 2019
Short Film Facing Sunrise Wins Marketing Award
While dealing with one of the darkest times of her life, processing family trauma and recovering from injury, Azzah embarks on a mission for adventure after overhearing the question “What do you want to do before you die?” The story explores identity, self-discovery, answering the call of the natural world, and the difference between living and just being alive.
July 20, 2019
Cycling Adventures On The Big Screen
TOUS EN SELLE is the first event fully dedicated to bicycles on the ‘Big Screen’ which will take place in the Grand Rex, one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world with one of the largest screens, in Paris on 26 September this year. The event, with the slogan of ‘Human Adventure’, is entirely dedicated to cycling with three and a half hours of exciting documentaries from around the world.
July 8, 2019
Traynor On The Trail 