RONDJE NOORDZEE
The Highland Council
15 juni 2001
Cycling In The Highlands Gets International Support
Cycling in the Highlands is getting International support from a group of twenty cyclists who are part of the launch celebrations for the North Sea Cycle Route. The cyclists have arrived at John O’ Groats today and will be hosted at different venues along the route by Highland Councillors and local school children.
The group will be received this afternoon in Thurso by the Caithness Area Committee Convenor, Councillor John Rosie. The group will be travelling between Thurso and Tongue on Saturday and then southwards to Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel on Sunday.
On Monday 18th June the group will be received at the Royal Burgh of Tain by the Area Committee Convenor, Councillor Margaret Paterson, Councillor Alasdair Rhind and Councillor James Paterson and children from the three primary schools in Tain.
The group departs Tain on Tuesday morning and will cross the Nigg Ferry at about 10.45am to reach Cromarty Primary School on the Black Isle. Children from the school entered a poster competition for the North Sea Cycle Route and have reached the final round in the competition. A group of children and parents will be going to Aberdeen for the prize ceremony on Saturday 23rd June.
The cyclists will arrive in Inverness City at 4pm and will join Highland Cycle Forum.
At their meeting to launch the new Highland Cycling Strategy. The new Strategy has been co-ordinated by the Highland Cycle Forum and the meeting in The Royal Highland Hotel will have speakers on cycling tourism, the Great Glen Cycle Route, cycle training and Safer Routes to School. Councillor Sandy Mackenzie, Chairman of Highland Cycle Forum said "the new Highland Cycling Strategy is being launched by the Forum partners and aims to highlight the health, recreation, environment and transport benefits for the Highlands". He said "there are nearly fifty delegates coming to the launch meeting from many different organisations. The Forum will meet with the North Sea Cycle Route riders at Station Square Inverness and highlight the growing aspect of cycling tourism".
The riders will meet Inverness Provost, Councillor William Smith and other Councillors at Inverness Chambers after 7.30pm.
On Wednesday 20th June the group will visit Raigmore Primary School and meet the local member Councillor David Munro and school children.
The cyclists will arrive in Nairn at 2.30pm and will meet the Area Committee Convenor, Councillor Sandy Park and school children at Rosebank Primary School.
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